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Cancer Causation Toxic Exposure

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Motion for Summary Judgment of Valve Manufacturer Denied

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Plaintiff-Decedent John Gonder alleged exposure to asbestos during his employment as a Con Edison inspector between the 1970s and 1990s. He died in May 2021 at 86 years old from lung cancer. Defendant Jenkins Bros. filed a...more

Maron Marvel

We Are What We Eat: How a Person’s Diet Can Play a Part in Defending a Toxic Tort Case

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For as long as humanity has existed, there has been a love-hate relationship with food and diet in our daily lives. We love celebrating a big moment in our life with a Michelin-rated meal, but the next day many of us are...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Update to Legal Alert: Summary Judgment Reversed In Toxic Tort Matter Involving Bladder Cancer and Exposure to O-Toluidine

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We previously wrote about a federal magistrate judge’s report and recommendation denying exclusion of Plaintiffs’ specific causation expert and granting Defendants’ motions for summary judgment in a toxic tort suit arising...more

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Why Companies Should Consider Genomic Evidence In Defending Toxic Torts

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What is Genomics? Genomics is the study of all the genes within an organism, including humans, and how all of those genes are interrelated and influence the organism.  Genetics is primarily focused on single genes.  Genomics...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Monsanto verdict reduced but case highlights jury realities in products cases

Recently, a jury in San Francisco was asked to determine whether “Roundup,” the world’s most popular and widely used herbicide, causes cancer - a question debated in hundreds of studies by oncologists, clinicians, chemists...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Has the Gate Swung Open? – Recent PA Frye Ruling

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The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently issued an opinion in Walsh v. BASF Corp. addressing the gatekeeper role of the trial judge when reviewing and ruling on the admissibility of expert causation opinions. The PA Superior...more

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Talc Litigation: The Big Picture

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In 2015 and 2016, juries awarded $13 million in a talc case in California, and $72 million and $55 million in talc cases tried in Missouri. The California plaintiff argued that she used talcum powder which contained...more

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