STANDING UP FOR YOU WITH SKILLED ADVOCACY

Bayer AG, the company that bought Monsanto, is facing increasing pressure to resolve claims that the weed killer Roundup causes cancer. At least 52,500 plaintiffs have filed suit claiming that their cancers were caused by Roundup. The plaintiffs are generally claiming that glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup, causes non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in some users. The

Tens of thousands of women have sued Johnson & Johnson over injuries from transvaginal pelvic mesh implants. The implants were sold as a treatment for prolapsed organs, but there were widespread complications such as pain, infection and bleeding. The mesh could also shift from its surgically implanted location and puncture the abdominal wall or nearby

Does Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder contain asbestos? If it does, has exposure to that asbestos caused ovarian cancer? The answers to those two questions will depend largely on the testimony of experts. However, J&J argued that none of the plaintiffs’ experts should be allowed to testify in an upcoming bellwether trial on the subject.

According to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, poisonings from cleaners and disinfectants were up 20% during the first three months of this year compared to the same periods in 2018 and 2019. Although the authors can’t be certain, they think that people stepping up their cleaning in response to

What would happen if a child climbed your dresser? What if they pulled out the drawers and used them as steps? Unfortunately, this is an all-too-common scenario. The problem is that many dressers are top-heavy — especially when the drawers are partly pulled out. And top-heavy furniture can fall on children. Tragically, the result is

In October, the Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC announced there had been 73 infant deaths reported that were tied to inclined sleepers. Now, Consumer Reports says there have been 19 additional fatalities, these related to the Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Sleeper. That brings the total number of deaths to at least 92. Yet most of

The weed killer glyphosate may well cause cancer. That possibility led the World Health Organization’s cancer agency, the IARC, to declare glyphosate “probably carcinogenic to humans” in 2015, although several other international agencies did not agree. Naturally, the IARC’s designation was unpopular with Monsanto, the manufacturer of the glyphosate-containing product Roundup. Bayer bought Monsanto in

Pelvic mesh implants were sold by Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries around the world to surgically treat stress urinary incontinence and organ prolapse. Only after many women had been treated did it come to public light these implants could cause serious problems including bleeding, severe pain during intercourse and chronic pain. Last November, an

Recently, a California judge ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay the state $343.99 million for violations of California unfair competition and false advertising laws. After a nine-week trial, the judge found that J&J and its subsidiary Ethicon had failed to disclose known risks associated with its pelvic mesh product. The pelvic mesh was surgically implanted

Pyrethroids are insecticides that are widely used for mosquito and tick control. They are synthetic versions of an insecticide called pyrethrin, which is derived from chrysanthemums. You may have come into contact with pyrethroids because they are commonly used in chemical mosquito control.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that people treat their