The Latest in Mass Torts

  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.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a nationwide lawsuit against Walmart Inc. According to a civil complaint the DOJ filed, Walmart pharmacies across the country unlawfully dispensed controlled substances. At the height of the country’s prescription opioid crisis, Walmart unlawfully... To read the entire article, click the title above.

  “It’s not just about a bridge,” Sarah Papantonio, attorney at Levin Papantonio, said in an interview with The Big Picture host Holland Cooke.Papantonio was referring to the Pensacola Bay Bridge, which was rendered unusable on September 15, 2020, when 27 barges broke loose... To read the entire article, click the title above.

For years, media outlets, medical practitioners, and legal professionals have publicized, studied, treated, and represented women who endured health issues after receiving pelvic/transvaginal mesh implants.However, patients who suffered injuries from their surgical mesh implanted to treat hernias... To read the entire article, click the title above.

  A federal judge has blocked the class action lawsuit proposed in Almond v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, wherein the plaintiff had not yet suffered injury from the defendant’s drug, but rather demanded compensation for medical monitoring to check for signs of damage from the... To read the entire article, click the title above.

The Journal of Robotic Surgery published results of a study touting a new robotic-assisted surgical approach for the removal of Essure, a medical contraceptive device designed as an alternative to tubal ligation.How the Study Was ConductedThe purpose of the study was... To read the entire article, click the title above.

  Johnson & Johnson is the defendant in more than 20,000 lawsuits that allege the company’s talcum-based Johnson’s Baby Powder and Shower-to-Shower caused plaintiffs to develop mesothelioma and ovarian cancer.  In one such case, Olson v. Brenntag N. Am., Inc., plaintiffs Donna... To read the entire article, click the title above.

  Three types of highly textured implants can no longer be supplied or imported to, or exported from, Australia. On October 29, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) had dropped the following three breast implant entries from the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG),... To read the entire article, click the title above.

  On February 23, 2020, the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) warned members about the side effects of Beovu, an injectable drug used to treat wet age-related macular degeneration. The organization reported results from a study revealing side effects of retinal... To read the entire article, click the title above.

  An explosion of recent studies from multiple university medical centers recently exposed that the use of the prescription drug Elmiron® can result in patients’ vision failure, up to and including legal blindness.   Elmiron® is the brand name for pentosane polysulfate sodium... To read the entire article, click the title above.

With 80 product liability lawsuits already filed and hundreds more likely to follow, lawyers are discussing the coordination of multi-district litigation (MDL). To date, legal action has been taken against Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., and... To read the entire article, click the title above.

According to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, more than one million hernia repair surgeries happen every year in the U.S., 90 percent of hernia repair surgeries use hernia mesh.Hernia mesh is a medical device used in hernia repair surgeries. Surgeons implant the screen-like... To read the entire article, click the title above.