Bayer’s Attorney general is trying to settle all the U.S. lawsuits over their Roundupweedkiller causing cancer, and while doing so, the company is looking forward to making a proposal that will prevent the plaintiffs' lawyers from advertising for new clients.
Personal Injury News: Pick Of Last Month: Feb-2020
An Army woman whose baby suffered from brain damage during delivery at an Augusta hospital has been awarded a settlement of $3.5 million. The doctor and the hospital responsible for the situation have agreed to pay the amount.
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2020-Feb-03
On Friday, Warren County filed a lawsuit in the United States Federal District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Bowling Green Division, against 29 companies involved in the manufacturing, selling, and distribution of opioids drugs.
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2020-Jan-27
On Friday, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Kenneth Powell drastically cut the $8 billion jury award passed October last to $ 6.8 million in punitive damages over Janssen Pharmaceuticals’ antipsychotic drug Risperdal, which caused a Maryland man to develop enlarged breasts.
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2020-Jan-20
On Friday, Oklahoma Attorney General said that he made an out-of-court settlement of $8.75 million with Endo Pharmaceuticals over the opioids crisis. The settlement amount will be added to a fund set up from the previously obtained $85 million settlement with Teva Pharmaceuticals last year. Also…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2020-Jan-13
Last week, a separate order was issued concerning the growing Zantac multidistrict litigation in which Judge Robin L. Rosenberg of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida dismissed a majority of the state product liability claims, stating that they are preempted by federal law.
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2020-Jan-06
On Friday, Jurors in state court in St. Louis favored Johnson & Johnson (J&J) over a lawsuit brought by a woman alleging that the company’s talcum-based baby powder caused her ovarian cancer. According to the court memorandum, the 56-year-old, a registered nurse, claimed that the use of baby…
Personal Injury News: Pick Of Last Month: Jan-2020
On December 4, a federal civil rights trial, conducted via zoom, ended in a man's favor after the city of Tacoma agreed to pay him $8 million for being shot by a police officer during a car chase in 2011.
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Dec-23
On Monday, Bayer appealed to the U.S. federal court to reverse the $25 million verdict given against them in favor of a Californian man, who alleged the company’s Roundup weed killer for his cancer. The case on appeal before the 9th Circuit involved the claims of the man who was diagnosed with…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Dec-16
Glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup lawsuits are being postponed to allow more time for talks on a settlement following an agreement between Bayer and plaintiffs in its next two U.S. lawsuits over allegations that it causes cancer.
Personal Injury News: Pick Of Last Month: Dec-2019
A Burleigh County jury has awarded more than $1 billion in total damages to a survivor and families of two women killed in a 2015 car crash in Mandan. According to the court documents, on 27th June 2015, a man slammed into the car in which the ladies were travelling at the Mckenzie Drive exit on the Bismarck Expressway which resulted in their…
What Happened In The MassTorts World Last Week? 2019-Dec-02
On Thursday, agrochemicals company Monsanto, a unit of Bayer AG, was found liable for spraying illegal pesticides on research crops in Maui, Hawaii. According to the court documents, the manufacturer agreed to the misconduct of storing and using Penncap-M, an "acute hazardous waste" in 2014. The company was aware that the product was banned for…