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Monsanto Loses Cancer Trial with a $289 Million Verdict August 16, 2018
A California jury decided that Monsanto should pay $289 million for not warning of the risk of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma from exposure to its weed killing products, Roundup® and Ranger Pro®. There are an ...
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Talc and Asbestos July 27, 2018
In July of 2018 a jury awarded a $4.69 billion verdict to a group of 22 women who proved that Talc Powder, produced by Johnson & Johnson, caused their ovarian cancer. This was the first time in a Talc ...
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Update on RoundUp® Lawsuits February 23, 2018
There are currently over 300 lawsuits against Monsanto Co., the maker of RoundUp®, consolidated in the US District Court of Northern California under Judge Vince Chhabria. The lawsuits allege that the ...
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St. Louis Judge Upholds $110 Million Talc Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson December 4, 2017
In May of 2017 a Missouri jury awarded $110 million to a plaintiff who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after prolonged use of Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder. The verdict was one of five ...
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FDA Issues Critical Letter to EpiPen for Failure to Address Product Failures September 14, 2017
In early September 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a scathing letter to Meridian Medical Technologies rebuking the company for failing to investigate and address component and ...
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The Liability of Hospitals and Doctors Printing 3D Medical Devices May 31, 2017
The 3D printing process entails building solid, three-dimensional objects from digital models, using an additive process in which successive layers of material are assembled on top of one another to ...
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