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AFFF Firefighting Foam Lawsuits Filed Over Cancer Risk

A growing number of firefighters have filed lawsuits that claim toxic chemicals in AFFF firefighting foam caused them to develop cancer, according to…

Michelle Llamas February 22, 2021
Eisai Loses Motion to Dismiss Design Defect Claim in Belviq Cancer Lawsuit

Eisai Inc. and Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. failed to get design defect claims dismissed in a lawsuit that alleges the weight loss drug Belviq…

Michelle Llamas February 8, 2021
Top Drug and Device Lawsuits of 2020

Several drug and device litigations ballooned in 2020. Some, including Zantac lawsuits, were affected by the year’s major recalls. Others, such…

Michelle Llamas January 4, 2021
Status of Bard, Ethicon and Atrium Hernia Mesh Lawsuits

Three medical device companies face 14,900 hernia lawsuits pending in three federal multidistrict litigations across the country. The COVID-19…

Michelle Llamas October 26, 2020
Johnson & Johnson Settles 1,000 Talc Lawsuits for $100M

After a seven-month lull due to COVID-19, talcum powder litigation is back in the news and in a big way.

Michelle Llamas October 13, 2020
Talcum Powder & Ovarian Cancer Lawsuits: A Q&A with Trial Attorney Trent Miracle

Johnson & Johnson is facing more than 16,500 talcum powder lawsuits consolidated in a multidistrict litigation, or MDL, in New Jersey federal court,…

Michelle Llamas May 11, 2020

Testing Positive for COVID-19: It Felt Like I Had a Compression Belt Around My Chest