Congress is currently looking at a bill that if passed would eliminate the use of fluorinated chemicals used at air bases around the country. Certain per-fluorinated chemicals (PFCs), which are used in the manufacturing of firefighting foam, have been linked to reproductive issues, various types of cancer, suppression of the immune system, and birth...
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Category: Product Liability
Judge Denies Request to Dismiss OH Opioid Lawsuit
A magistrate judge has denied a request to fully dismiss a Summit County, Ohio lawsuit filed against the manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacies of opioids. This may soon have a major effect on hundreds of active lawsuits, increasingly influencing them to settle.
A Breach of Duty Under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970
Magistrate Judge David...
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Johnson & Johnson Required to Pay $4.69 Billion in Product Liability Case
A jury recently awarded 22 women $4.69 billion in a highly publicized product liability case involving the company’s talcum powder products. The women, all of whom suffered from ovarian cancer, claimed that the company’s talcum powder, which was used as a part of their daily hygiene routines, was the cause of the...
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