Legal News & Consumer Rights

Roopal Luhana Named to Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for Zantac MDL

Chaffin Luhana LLP is pleased to announce that Co-Founding Partner Roopal P. Luhana was recently appointed by U.S. District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (PSC) in the In re: Zantac (Ranitidine) Products Liability Litigation (S.D.FL.). Luhana was also named Chair of t

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 19 May 2020

Roopal Luhana Named to Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for Zantac MDL

Pharmaceutical Companies Scrambling to Find Origin of NDMA

Amid growing reports of prescription and over-the-counter drugs being contaminated with N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a probable human carcinogen, manufacturers are looking for ways to make sure their products are safe. In a recent report by Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), investigators looked

By Roopal Luhana

/ 19 May 2020

Pharmaceutical Companies Scrambling to Find Origin of NDMA

N.H. Man Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer After 7 Years of Zantac Use

A New Hampshire man recently filed a new Zantac lawsuit in the U.S. District for the Southern District of Florida. He claims that after using the product as directed for years, he suffered from serious injuries stemming from what he claims were unsafe quantities of…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 17 May 2020

N.H. Man Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer After 7 Years of Zantac Use

Lawsuit: All Patients Who Bought NDMA-Contaminated Metformin Deserve Compensation

A New York plaintiff recently filed a metformin class-action lawsuit on behalf of himself and all others who took the type 2 diabetes medication manufactured by Ascend Laboratories. The plaintiff claims that the defendants market their medication as safe, but based on scientific findings submitted…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 15 May 2020

Lawsuit: All Patients Who Bought NDMA-Contaminated Metformin Deserve Compensation

After Over a Decade Taking Zantac, FL Man Suffers Bladder Cancer

In a new Zantac lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the plaintiff claims he suffered from serious injuries after taking Zantac (ranitidine) for years. He blames the manufacturers of the acid-reducing drug for failing to warn about the…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 14 May 2020

After Over a Decade Taking Zantac, FL Man Suffers Bladder Cancer

FDA Grants Bayer Reprieve on Essure Reporting Due to ‘Anticipated Volume’

On Dec. 31, 2018, Bayer stopped selling and distributing Essure—a permanent birth control device—because lawsuits and plummeting sales made the “Essure business no longer sustainable.” The company made the decision after thousands of women complained that the device caused dangerous and painful sid

By Roopal Luhana

/ 13 May 2020

FDA Grants Bayer Reprieve on Essure Reporting Due to ‘Anticipated Volume’

Missouri Hair Salon Sues After Insurance Company Denies COVID-19 Loss Claims

Another coronavirus business interruption class-action lawsuit was recently filed in the Western District of Missouri. This time, the plaintiff is the owner of a hair salon. As a result of government shutdowns, the salon has experienced significant losses. Operations had to be ceased through no…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 12 May 2020

Missouri Hair Salon Sues After Insurance Company Denies COVID-19 Loss Claims

New Study Connects Cosmetic Exposure to Talcum Powders to Mesothelioma

Baby powder manufacturer Johnson & Johnson (J&J) currently faces thousands of lawsuits filed by plaintiffs who claim to have suffered serious injuries after using talc-based products for years. J&J has continued to maintain that its products are safe, but according to a recent study, participants…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 11 May 2020

New Study Connects Cosmetic Exposure to Talcum Powders to Mesothelioma

N.J. District Judge Allows Plaintiff Expert Testimony in Talc Lawsuits

Judge Freda L. Wolfson, who is presiding over centralized pretrial proceedings in the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) talcum powder litigation in New Jersey, recently ordered that the plaintiffs can move forward with their claims, though they will have to adhere to some limits on expert…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 29 Apr 2020

N.J. District Judge Allows Plaintiff Expert Testimony in Talc Lawsuits

Zantac Litigation Moving Forward Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

According to a pretrial order issued on April 3, 2020, Zantac’s consolidated litigation—which is proceeding in the Southern District of Florida—will continue to move forward despite changes associated with COVID-19. U.S. District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg, who was appointed to oversee the proceedings

By Roopal Luhana

/ 23 Apr 2020

Zantac Litigation Moving Forward Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Zantac Manufacturers Well Aware of NDMA Risks Decades Ago, Plaintiff Claims

An Alabama man recently became one of the latest individuals to file a new Zantac lawsuit seeking compensation for serious injuries he blames on the heartburn medication. The case is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, but will be…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 17 Apr 2020

Zantac Manufacturers Well Aware of NDMA Risks Decades Ago, Plaintiff Claims

FDA Releases Results of Talc-Containing Cosmetics: 9 Tested Positive for Asbestos

On March 9, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new update on the results of its testing of talc-containing cosmetic products for the possible presence of asbestos. The results showed that 43 of the samples were negative, but 9 were positive…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 16 Apr 2020

FDA Releases Results of Talc-Containing Cosmetics: 9 Tested Positive for Asbestos