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Los Angeles Jury Links Talc To Ovarian Cancer, Awarding Woman $417 Million
Transocean & Halliburton Settlements Update
BP is rightfully blamed for the events causing the explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon rig and the disastrous oil spill that resulted. However, other companies…
Litigation Involving Workers Harmed By On-The-Job Exposure To Isocyanate Foam
In the past, we have discussed dangers associated with workplace exposure to isocyanate chemicals in spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation. Applying SPF insulation creates isocyanate…
Hot Coffee truth: How famous case was twisted by so-called tort reform
Beasley Allen lawyers named to 2018 Best Lawyers in America
Truck platooning: Industry insiders, law enforcement, public say ‘Slow down!’
A number of states have relaxed their laws requiring drivers of heavy trucks to keep a safe and sometimes specified distance between the front of…
Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) MDL granted
JP Morgan And Good Technology Corp. Settle Fire Sale Suit For $52 Million
Good Technology Corp. has settled a stockholder lawsuit that accused directors and financial adviser J.P. Morgan Securities LLC of arranging a wrongful “fire sale” in…
The Psychology of Whistleblowers: Why do some speak up while others keep quiet?
8th Circuit Upholds Toyota Sudden Acceleration Verdict
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a $11.4 million verdict awarded in a suit involving an unintended acceleration defect that caused a fatal…
Anthem Data Breach Litigation Settles for Record-Breaking $115 million
On Friday, June 23, Anthem Inc. announced it had agreed to a settlement over its 2015 data breach, which is estimated to have affected nearly 80…
HoMedics Recalls Massagers Due To Electric Shock and Burn Hazards
HoMedics USA LLC, of Commerce Township, Michigan, has recalled about 400,000 HoMedics handheld massagers. The cord can break near the base of the massager and…
Cab Guards: The Safety Deception
St. Louis talc trial ends in mistrial after SCOTUS ruling
International Tribunal Finds Monsanto Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity
Recently, the International Monsanto Tribunal, based in The Hague, Netherlands, declared that Monsanto’s activities adversely affect more than the world’s access to food. They declare…