On November 3, Missouri’s Supreme Court refused to review a jury verdict for $2.1B that was delivered to 22 women who claimed that J&J’s talc-containing baby powder caused their ovarian cancer. That verdict was the result of a June 2018 trial where the jury found...
Litigation Update: Juul and Altria Avoid Racketeering Claims in Vaping Litigation
In an order issued on Friday, October 23, Judge Orrick denied plaintiffs’ claims on racketeering charges against Juul and Altria for their lack of specific proof to sustain those charges. Plaintiffs, however, have the option of modifying their filings to make them a...
Litigation Update: California Court Denies Bayer’s Request for Review of Verdict
On Wednesday, October 21, the California Supreme Court denied Bayer’s request to review the case of Dewayne “Lee” Johnson, a groundskeeper who claims that the exposure to Roundup was the cause of his non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Back in August of 2018, the jury had awarded...
Litigation Update: Johnson & Johnson to Pay $100 Million to Settle Over 1,000 Talc Cases
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $100 Million to terminate over 1,000 lawsuits alleging their baby powder contained asbestos which caused cancer in many of the users of the product. The settlement includes lawsuits brought by three firms: Simmons Hanly...
FDA To Host Public Meeting on Safety Communications about Medical Devices
The FDA has announced that it will be hosting an open meeting to address the agency’s safety communications on medical devices to take place on November 17, 2020 at 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET. The objective of the meeting is to share with the public the current practices...
Litigation Update: 3M Sued for PFAs Contamination by New Jersey Town
On Friday, September 11th, Hopatcong Borough filed a federal lawsuit against 3M on charges of alleged contamination of their water supply with PFAs. PFAs, or “forever chemicals”, are known for their failure to break down and their ability to remain in the environment...
Litigation Update: Vaping and Flavored Tobacco Products Lawsuits
The Washington state attorney general has filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court against Juul Inc., alleging that the company knowingly targeted minors in its marketing campaign on social media in an effort to push its products on young consumers. In the suit,...
Litigation Update: Progress of Roundup Settlement in Question
On August 27, plaintiffs’ counsel in the multi-district litigation involving Monsanto and its widely used weed killer Roundup, advised the court that parent company Bayer AG appeared to be going back on the settlement agreement announced in June. At that time, the...
Litigation Update: Boy Scouts of America Files Motion to Restrict Advertising
On August 25, BSA filed a 148-page motion asking the Delaware bankruptcy court to schedule a hearing on its request to restrict a number of ongoing advertising campaigns it says are deviating from the language previously approved in the Bar Date Order issued by the...
Litigation Update: Bayer Settles Essure Lawsuits in $1.6 Billion Settlement
On August 20, Bayer AG announced that it had reached a settlement in the Essure contraceptive device litigation. The settlement will resolve approximately 90% of the nearly 39,000 claims filed in the U.S. by women alleging injury as a result of using the birth control...