Eight-hours is all it took for a St. Louis jury to hand Johnson & Johnson their largest legal setback yet for their talc-based products – a $4.69 billion verdict for the role J&J played in asbestos-induced ovarian cancer of 22 women. Unlike prior talcum...
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Month: July 2018
The American Association For Justice Describes Judge Kavanaugh As A “Corporate Puppet”
The American Association for Justice works to preserve the constitutional right to trial by jury and to make sure people have a fair chance to receive justice through the legal system when they are injured by the negligence or misconduct of others—even when it...
Eli Lilly Drops Two Late-Stage Alzheimer’s Drug Trials
Alzheimer’s R&D faces a major setback as Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca drop two late-stage drug trials of an experimental Alzheimer’s drug they were co-developing. This is the latest setback in the quest to finding a breakthrough for the memory-diminishing disease....
The Dangers of Distracted Driving
Distracted driving is any form of activity that diverts a person’s attention away from their primary task of driving. Distractions can cause speeding, drowsiness, and irrational risk taking, among other things. Essentially, there are three types of possible...
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Merck Appeal Over Fosamax Multidistrict Litigation
Lawsuits arising out of severe side effects from Merck & Co.’s Fosamax drug go all the way back to around 2009. Merck has tried tirelessly to get the cases thrown out, arguing that the FDA’s rejection of its proposed warning label should preempt the lawsuits. The...
IKEA Sued Over Another Toddler Death
IKEA is facing yet another lawsuit over the death of a toddler underneath a tipped over Malm dresser after settling 3 earlier suits for $50 million. The two year old boy died underneath the dresser in May 2017. The parents filed suit in Pennsylvania state court in...
