Blog Posts in 2019

All Posts

Asbestos-Tainted Talc in Johnson & Johnson Products May Lead to Lung Cancer March 18, 2019
On March 13, 2019, an Oakland, CA jury returned a unanimous Plaintiff’s verdict in the amount of $29.4 million against Johnson & Johnson and one of its suppliers in a case where the Plaintiff alleged ...
Read More
Uloric Lawsuit and Recall Request March 7, 2019
Takeda Pharmaceuticals manufactured the prescription medication Uloric to treat gout, which is a painful type of arthritis that develops when uric acid accumulates in a person’s joints. The buildup ...
Read More
Multistate 3M Defective Earplug Litigation Moves Toward Consolidation February 27, 2019
Previous entries of our blog have examined 3M’s allegedly defective earplugs and the resulting injuries that our military service members suffered as a result of using them. As of the date of this ...
Read More
Tort Reform Strikes Back: The Push for a Constitutional Amendment January 24, 2019
On December 13, 2018, Senator Ralph Alvarado prefiled a bill for the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2019 regular session proposing to amend the Kentucky State Constitution to allow laws that limit tort ...
Read More
3M Pays Out $9 Million for Defective Combat Earplugs January 22, 2019
The contracting company 3M has agreed to pay out $9.1 million to settle allegations that it sold defective earplugs to the United States military. The case alleged that 3M did not disclose to the ...
Read More
Defective Earplugs Supplied to U.S. Military By 3M Cause Permanent Hearing Loss January 15, 2019
It is alleged that 3M’s dual-ended Combat Arms Earplugs (Version 2 (CAEv2)) were sold to the United States Military without 3M disclosing design or manufacturing defects that reduced the earplugs’ ...
Read More