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Update on Zantac Lawsuits
New Lawsuits Filed at the State Level On September 14, law firm Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman filed 88 new lawsuits against GSK, Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Sanofi in Delaware court on...
Update on Roundup Lawsuits
Attorneys for plaintiffs in Roundup lawsuits are urging the federal judge who is presiding over the pretrial proceedings to start “wrapping up” the Multi-district Litigation (MDL) Panel. Billions...
Update on Johnson & Johnson’s Talcum Powder Lawsuits
On Monday, September 19, lawyers for the plaintiffs in the talcum powder lawsuit against Johnson&Johnson argued that the federal appeals court should reverse a bankruptcy court’s decision that...
Philips Recall Updates
CEO steps down, additional devices added to recall In a press release on August 16, 2022, Royal Philips announced that it is replacing its CEO Frans van Houten, who has been in the role for more...
Camp Lejeune Contaminated Water
Chemical pollution of the drinking water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina has been the subject of many studies and the target of many lawsuits from U.S. veterans, their family members, contractors,...
Philips BiPAP, CPAP and Ventilator Recall Issues
Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP) Machines The Philips BiPAP device pushes air into your lungs through a mask or nasal plugs that are connected to a ventilator. Patients with chronic...
Defective Hip, Knee, and Ankle Implants
Joint replacement surgery, whether it is for a hip, knee, or ankle, is usually necessary when the joint is worn or damaged, resulting in loss of mobility and chronic pain, even when resting. Other...
Zantac and Cancer
According to the National Institutes of Health, the heartburn preventative Zantac was approved for use in the United States in 1983 and by 1988 it had become the world’s best-selling drug. In 2004...
What is Ovarian Cancer?
Located at the ends of the fallopian tubes in the female reproductive system, ovaries are almond-sized glands that produce eggs and in which the female hormones estrogen and progesterone are made....
What is Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma?
The Mayo Clinic defines Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma as “a type of cancer that begins in your lymphatic system, which is part of the body’s germ-fighting immune system. In non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, white...