Lawyers for the pharmaceutical giant added about another 15,000 suits to a previous settlement. Yet over half of all Roundup cases remain unresolved. At an earlier hearing, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria threatened to lift the Roundup lawsuit stay unless Bayer,...
The Nuts and Bolts of a Dangerous Drug Claim
At first blush, dangerous drug claims are deceptively simple. Drug manufacturers are strictly liable for the damages their dangerous products cause. But this simple rule does not fully capture all the complexities involved in these cases. Additionally, many drug...
ATV Wreck Kills One Teen, Injures One Teen
Multiple law enforcement agencies are investigating an All-Terrain Vehicle wreck in Laurel County. Few details were available about the wreck. According to the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, a 15-year-old driver lost control of an ATV on High Moore Road, and slammed...
Feds Demand Answers in Zantac Safety Scandal
The Department of Justice instructed GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi, Zantac’s manufacturers, to provide information about its knowledge of the popular heartburn drug’s NDMA contamination. DOJ lawyers believe that these manufacturers might have violated the False Claims...
Bayer Wants Judge to Reduce Damage Award in Roundup Case
Lawyers for the pharmaceutical giant, which owns Monsanto, asked a judge to slash $4 million from a previous California verdict. Because Dewayne Johnson is not expected to live more than a few more years, he is not entitled to substantial damages for future pain and...
Federal Judge Green-Lights Defective 3M Earplug Lawsuit
U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers brushed aside the so-called government contractor defense, so it looks like these victims might have their day in court. In striking the defense, the judge ruled that 3M designed the defective earplugs with basically no input from...
Illustrating the Three Types of Product Defects
Fundamentally, most product makers care little about their customers’ health and safety. As long as consumers are healthy and safe enough to click “buy now” or go to a store, that’s enough. This relentless pursuit of profits often leads to defective product injuries,...
Citing Increased Cancer Risk, FDA Recalls Zantac
Federal investigators found high levels of a known carcinogen in some Zantac pills. The Food and Drug Administration urged Sanofli to recall the product, and the manufacturer complied. Testing indicated elevated levels of N-Nitrosodimethylamine, a highly toxic...
Recently Released Documents Shed Additional Light on Defective 3M Earplug Claims
A Florida federal judge recently unsealed some documents in a defective 3M earplug lawsuit. These documents cast 3M in a decidedly negative light. 26-year-old veteran Gabriel Thompson suffers from chronic ringing in the ears. He said it was “ridiculous” that he has to...
Bayer Raises White Flag in Roundup Lawsuits
The Germany-based pharmaceutical giant agreed to pay $10 billion to settle current claims and compensate future victims. When Bayer acquired Monsanto in 2018, it thought it was buying a successful company with a huge-selling herbicide. Instead, it bought several...
