The Latest in Mass Torts

  Brian Barr and Troy Bouk, attorneys at Pensacola-based law firm Levin Papantonio Rafferty, emerged victorious in the first 3M military earplugs lawsuit to go to trial.On April 30, 2021, a federal jury concluded a five-week trial by finding that 3M knew about defects in the dual-ended... To read the entire article, click the title above.

  On April 29, 2021, New York Attorney (AG) General Letitia James announced she has requested information from multiple baby food companies regarding high levels of inorganic arsenic discovered in infant rice cereal products.James sent letters... To read the entire article, click the title above.

  A class action lawsuit has been brought against HRK Holdings, LLC, after an abandoned phosphate fertilizer processing plant in Manatee County developed a “significant leak” on March 25, 2021. The leak threatens local residents with 480 million gallons of toxic wastewater and... To read the entire article, click the title above.

  Patients who have taken the drug Xeljanz to treat certain forms of arthritis and ulcerative colitis are learning that the cure could be worse than the disease.In early February 2021, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an alert to patients, pharmacies, and... To read the entire article, click the title above.

  As the number of talc powder lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson continues to rise, the multinational corporation has reserved $3.9 billion for litigation expenses and settlements, reports Business Insider. The planned reserve represents a marked increase from the $400 million that... To read the entire article, click the title above.

  When New York City Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) listed on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol NYC), price shares plummeted 41 percent within the first day of trading. The crash hit one group of investors particularly hard—those who had purchased New York City REIT as a non-traded... To read the entire article, click the title above.

  Now a registered investment advisor with Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC,  Luke Michael Johnson was once registered as a broker with several securities firms, according to records gathered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)’s BrokerCheck.In... To read the entire article, click the title above.

  Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has barred Edward (Ed) Earl Matthes from working as a broker or even associating in any capacity with a broker-dealer firm. FINRA’s BrokerCheck reports on the events that led to Matthes’ disbarment, including a 20-year history... To read the entire article, click the title above.

  FINRA Permanently Bars James Blake Daughtry From Broker ActivitiesThe Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) barred James Blake Daughtry (CRD#: 3272282), preventing the former broker and investment adviser from working as a broker and from associating in any way with a... To read the entire article, click the title above.

  BREAKING NEWS: LEVIN PAPANTONIO RAFFERTY Investigates Restricted Trading & Market Manipulation Claims against Robinhood, Webull, Interactive Brokers, TD Ameritrade, E*Trade, Schwab & Other Trading Platforms.On January 28, 2021, Robinhood announced that it was restricting... To read the entire article, click the title above.

 More than 2220,000 military members have been patiently waiting for 3M to be held accountable for service members’ hearing losses suffered because of the company’s defective earplugs. That wait now draws to a close. A trial date has been set for March 2021, with Judge Casey Rodgers, Chief... To read the entire article, click the title above.

  The Dupont Co. announced a binding memorandum of understanding related to the environmental liabilities of pollution stemming from man-made chemicals—per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—that are linked to cancer, according to a January 23, 2021 report from the Associated... To read the entire article, click the title above.