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Judges Skeptical About 3M’s Bid to Shield from Earplug Lawsuits
Federal appeals court judges on Tuesday heard from Paul Clement, a lawyer for Aearo Technologies, a subsidiary of 3M. Clement urged the three-judge panel of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in...
J & J Subsidiary Refiles Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Johnson & Johnson announced on April 4 that its subsidiary LTL Management LLC (LTL) has re-filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to obtain approval of a reorganization plan that...
Johnson & Johnson loses bid to halt talc lawsuits
Chapter 11 bankruptcy dismissed The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based in Philadelphia on Friday ruled that Johnson & Johnson, on behalf of its subsidiary, LTL Management, could not delay a...
Risks of Zantac Were Kept Quiet for 40 Years
Last week Bloomberg Businessweek published a detailed report on the development of the heartburn drug Zantac, which revealed that Glaxo’s own scientists along with various independent researchers...
Update on Johnson & Johnson’s Talcum Powder Lawsuits
Third Circuit Court dismisses J&J’s bankruptcy bid In a reversal of a New Jersey bankruptcy judge’s ruling, the Third Circuit on Monday dismissed the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed by Johnson...
Zantac Lawsuit News
Zantac Lawsuits in New York Consolidated More than 40 Zantac lawsuits pending in New York have been consolidated by New York’s Litigation Coordinating Panel on January 26. The plaintiffs in the lead...
The Latest on Eliminating PFAS Chemicals
States step up to combat PFAS Nearly all Americans are exposed to water tainted with low levels of toxic chemicals. The Legal Examiner recently stated that 97% of the US population has these...
Update on Philips BiPAP, CPAP, and Ventilator Recall
News from the FDA, DOJ and the stock market November 16, 2022 - This week The New York Times published an article by investigative journalist Christina Jewett with some updates on the status of the...
UPDATE: Camp Lejeune Contaminated Water Lawsuits
The DisabledVeterans.org blog reminds veterans about possible benefits offset The Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (PACT Act) that the Biden administration signed...
Update on 3M Earplug Lawsuit
Mediation session scheduled for October 3 A federal judge has ordered additional mediation sessions in the ongoing efforts to settle 3M earplug lawsuits that have been filed on behalf of more than...