By Everett Catts | December 6, 2023
Cook County, Illinois; California; New York City and South Carolina asbestos litigation ranked second through fifth.
By Emily Saul | September 13, 2023
Lead trial counsel Brandon Perlman credits strong expert testimony with the verdict, which found 85% liability for defendant Burnham LLC and 15% for the plaintiff.
By Amanda Bronstad | June 22, 2023
"This historic settlement is the largest amount ever paid by a single company to resolve claims involving contaminated drinking water and provides compensation critical to protecting our nation's drinking water supplies and upgrading our water treatment infrastructure to deal with this new threat," said Paul Napoli, a partner at Napoli Shkolnik and co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 22, 2023
U.S. Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo, in New York, denied a demand from defendants to disclose of 33 individuals in plaintiff's expert Dr. Jacqueline Moline's 2019 report, used in talc cases nationwide to link cosmetic talc to mesothelioma.
By Amanda Bronstad | May 10, 2023
The plaintiff, Anthony Hernandez Valadez, is 24 years old and alleges Johnson & Johnson's baby powder caused his diagnosis of a pericardial mesothelioma, a terminal cancer.
By Amanda Bronstad | April 27, 2023
U.S. Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo, in New York, is set to decide whether plaintiffs' expert Dr. Jacqueline Moline must disclose the 33 individuals in her 2019 article, one of the first to link cosmetic talcum powder to mesothelioma.
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By Christine Schiffner | April 24, 2023
State attorneys general and plaintiffs firms join forces in fight against environmental pollution caused by "forever chemicals," ushering in a new era of litigation which could cost billions.
By Emily Saul | December 27, 2022
"Mr. McWilliams is just the kindest man who did everything that was expected of him," his attorney Brittany Russell of Weitz & Luxenberg said in an interview. "He went to work every day for 36 years and provided for his wife and his children. Nobody should get cancer just from going to work. I'm really grateful that the jury decided to hold Jenkins accountable for what they did."
By Amanda Bronstad | December 20, 2022
Ken Feinberg told a bankruptcy judge on Tuesday that he was "under the gun" to complete a report that estimated the total value and volume of cancer claims over Johnson & Johnson's baby powder.
By Amanda Bronstad | October 24, 2022
Attorney Danielle Mason said she planned to file two more lawsuits this week.
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