A growing number of firefighters are airing concerns about Aqueous Film Forming Foams (AFFFs) and their potential link to numerous health issues. AFFFs, which are used to fight oil- and fuel-based fires, have long been used in the firefighting industries to combat fires at airports and production plants. Additionally, most fire departments require yearly, up to week-long trainings on...
Continue Reading49 active and retired firefighters in San Jose, California filed two lawsuits against major chemical manufacturers like 3M and DuPont. The firefighters accuse the manufacturers of knowingly providing them with gear and substances that contain harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS. PFAS are linked to cancer and various other health conditions. The firefighters believe they deserve...
Continue ReadingA recent study out of Canada highlights the lack of advancement in treatment for pleural mesothelioma. Diagnosis with the cancer, caused by exposure to asbestos, typically leads to survival expectancies of nine to 10 months. Treatment to extend survival time is a main advancement the study shows has not come to fruition. The study reviewed three types of treatment...
Continue ReadingIf you’ve been injured in Indiana due to someone else’s negligence or wrongdoing, you may be considering legal action in the form of a personal injury claim. Part of that consideration involves the question of whether you need a personal injury lawyer. Do I Really Need an Indiana Personal Injury Attorney? You are not legally required to have an...
Continue ReadingMany families are filing lawsuits against Conwed Co. for exposure to asbestos in a Cloquet, Minnesota plant. One widow, June Ulvi, lost her husband to mesothelioma in 2010 after he worked in the plan for 30 years. Jim Ulvi is one of 39 former plant workers diagnosed with the deadly cancer. The Ulvi’s filed a lawsuit before Jim died...
Continue ReadingMay 7, 2021 – Every year in May, on the Friday before Mother’s Day, the United States celebrates National Military Spouse Appreciation Day! Military Spouse Appreciation Day was first recognized by Ronald Reagan in 1984. Many military spouses stay home while their loved ones are deployed or serving away from home for long periods of time. Some manage their...
Continue ReadingMay 5, 2021 — Plaintiffs in the Zantac multidistrict litigation are utilizing the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Ford Motor Co v. Montana Eighth District. The March 25 decision in the Ford case held that state courts in Montana and Minnesota had jurisdiction over product liability claims against Ford despite the company not directly selling the defective vehicles...
Continue ReadingIn an attempt to get a case to the Supreme Court, Bayer AG has entered into a deal with Georgia doctor John Carson where he is required to appeal his Roundup case and continue fighting against the company. Carson sued Bayer in 2017, and after Judge R. Stan Baker in Savannah did not throw the case out at the...
Continue ReadingMay 4, 2021 — After Bayer AG entered into a deal with a plaintiff to keep him fighting the company in court, lawyers for the tens of thousands of other plaintiffs in the Roundup multidistrict litigation are calling out the company’s ill-intentioned move. Bayer is striving to attain a favorable ruling in the Roundup lawsuit litigation that claims exposure...
Continue ReadingMay 4, 2021 — The multidistrict litigation (MDL) handling the lawsuits against Bayer Monsanto Roundup is teeming with over 40,000 unresolved claims that plaintiffs have developed non-Hodgkins lymphoma after exposure to the herbicide. In re: Bayer Roundup Products Liability Litigation is seeing more plaintiffs decide to take their cases to trial because Bayer’s settlement offers are insufficient in providing...
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