Legal News & Consumer Rights

Firefighter Blames Firefighting Foams for His Kidney Cancer

An Ohio man recently filed a new firefighting foam lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, Charleston Division. He claims that after being exposed to firefighting foams manufactured by 3M, Chemguard, and other companies, he suffered from serious health conditions.…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 13 Apr 2020

Firefighter Blames Firefighting Foams for His Kidney Cancer

Kidney Cancer Caused by Zantac, Washington D.C. Woman Claims

A new Zantac lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia involves claims that the manufacturers of the heartburn medication failed to warn consumers about a potential increased risk of cancer. The plaintiff, a resident of Washington D.C., states that she…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 31 Mar 2020

Kidney Cancer Caused by Zantac, Washington D.C. Woman Claims

Illinois Women Files New Zantac Lawsuit, Claiming Link with Gastric Cancer

An Illinois woman recently filed a new Zantac lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. She claims that after taking the antacid drug for years, she developed cancer, which she believes was caused by the medication. Multiple manufacturers, including Sanofi,…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 20 Mar 2020

Illinois Women Files New Zantac Lawsuit, Claiming Link with Gastric Cancer

FDA Increasing Scrutiny of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers in India

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently cited Dr. Reddy’s plant in India for failing to conduct adequate testing and investigating to maintain the safety of their drug products. Such failures may be tied to the contamination of certain high blood pressure and heart…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 20 Mar 2020

Plaintiffs File Zantac Class-Action Lawsuit Seeking Medical Monitoring for All Members

Thirteen plaintiffs collectively filed a new class-action Zantac lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Ohio. The plaintiffs seek to represent all other U.S. Zantac users who may now be at risk for developing cancer, based on the FDA’s warning that Zantac…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 13 Mar 2020

Plaintiffs File Zantac Class-Action Lawsuit Seeking Medical Monitoring for All Members

Three Plaintiffs Sue Medtronic Over Allegedly Faulty Surgical Staplers

In March 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter to health care providers warning them of the increasing number of adverse events associated with surgical staplers and staples for internal use. The FDA analyzed the medical reports concerning these devices and…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 6 Mar 2020

Three Plaintiffs Sue Medtronic Over Allegedly Faulty Surgical Staplers

Texas Woman Undergoes Multiple Procedures After Surgical Stapler Malfunction

In March 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter to healthcare providers warning them of an increasing number of adverse events associated with surgical staples. The agency analyzed reports received between January 1, 2011, and March 31, 2018, and found 41,000 individual…

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 5 Mar 2020

Texas Woman Undergoes Multiple Procedures After Surgical Stapler Malfunction

New Jersey Jury Orders J&J to Pay $750 Million to Plaintiffs with Mesothelioma

In September 2019, a jury in New Brunswick, New Jersey, ordered Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to pay $37.2 million in a baby powder lawsuit. Four plaintiffs had filed the lawsuit, claiming J&J should be held liable for failing to warn that their talc-based products could be contaminated with cancer-causin

By Eric T. Chaffin

/ 28 Feb 2020

New Jersey Jury Orders J&J to Pay $750 Million to Plaintiffs with Mesothelioma

JUUL Litigation Moving Forward in California with More Cases Filed

On October 2, 2019, the U.S Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) ordered that all federally filed JUUL lawsuits be consolidated into one court in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California for pre-trial proceedings. District Judge William H. Orrick was assigned…

By Roopal Luhana

/ 10 Feb 2020

JUUL Litigation Moving Forward in California with More Cases Filed

JPML Orders Zantac Lawsuits Consolidated in Southern District of Florida

Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) heard arguments to consider consolidating all federally filed Zantac lawsuits before one court. Both plaintiffs and defendants agreed that consolidation was prudent given the shared questions of fact, but they disagreed on the preferred location for the MDL.

By Roopal Luhana

/ 7 Feb 2020

JPML Orders Zantac Lawsuits Consolidated in Southern District of Florida

Will Zantac Lawsuits Be Centralized?

On November 4, 2019, plaintiffs involved in Zantac lawsuits filed a motion with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate all federally filed Zantac lawsuits into one federal court for more efficient pre-trial proceedings. Consolidation will help preserve resources a

By Roopal Luhana

/ 2 Jan 2020

Altria, Major Investor in JUUL, Faces New Class-Action Lawsuit

As JUUL Labs struggles under increasing pressure and investigations over its marketing of its e-cigarettes to minors, one of its major investors—Altria—now faces a new class-action lawsuit filed by plaintiffs who claim the company misled its investors when buying a stake in the manufacturing company

By Roopal Luhana

/ 28 Dec 2019