Last month, Sterigenics and its parent company, Sotera Health, agreed to pay $35 million to settle cases filed by 79 people who claim that exposure to ethylene oxide (“EtO”) from a medical Sterigenics facility in the Atlanta...more
Recently, a Missouri woman filed a product liability lawsuit against French-cosmetic giant L’Oréal, claiming the company’s hair-straightening products contained dangerous chemicals that caused her to develop uterine cancer....more
Across the country, drinking water supplied by public water systems has been found to be contaminated by toxic chemicals called perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. PFAS, including PFOS and PFOA, are...more
B. Braun, a Germany-based medical device manufacturer, is facing allegations that the company’s Allentown, PA facility exposed workers and nearby residents to dangerous levels of the chemical ethylene oxide. Ethylene oxide...more
What is the latest with the CPAP lawsuits? As 2022 begins, the thoughts of sleep apnea patients and their families are, naturally, returning to the Philips CPAP machine recall 2021....more
1/12/2022
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Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
Dozens of baby food lawsuits have been filed by families of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Here’s what parents should know about the ongoing litigation....more
If you’re the plaintiff in a talc cancer lawsuit, the mid-October news headlines about talc powder product manufacturer Johnson & Johnson filing for bankruptcy are enough to make you worry. What could this move mean for the...more
Agricultural Workers Could Be Entitled to Compensation -
Agricultural workers who were exposed to the herbicide paraquat and have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease may have a claim for financial compensation....more
With $2 billion on the line, the highest court in the nation has refused to hear an appeal that aimed to undo a jury award given to cancer patients and their families....more
6/21/2021
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Denial of Certiorari ,
Due Process ,
Johnson & Johnson ,
Personal Care Products ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Punitive Damages ,
SCOTUS ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Toxic Exposure