Opioid Companies Settle Landmark Federal Trial, Discuss Global Settlement
On the eve of trial in the Northern District of Ohio, three major opioid Distributors and a major Manufacturer of generic opioids settled claims against…
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Monsanto Continues Efforts to Prevent Nation’s Fourth Roundup Cancer Trial
On Sep. 19, lawyers for Monsanto sent a letter to a St. Louis County Circuit Court judge in an attempt to delay the nation’s fourth…
16 Organizations Release Statement Calling for EPA to Remove Glyphosate Products from U.S. Marketplace
Earlier this month, a group of 16 environmental, health, and farmer organizations released a statement calling for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to remove glyphosate-based products…
Hernia Mesh Complication Lawsuits are Mounting Against Big Pharma Companies
As more people are becoming aware of – and victims of – the complications associated with hernia mesh implantation, an increasing number of lawsuits are…
Study Adds to Evidence Linking Injectafer Iron Medication to Severely Low Phosphorus
In January, I announced Pogust Millrood’s filing of the nation’s first lawsuit against the big pharma companies responsible for Injectafer, an IV medication meant to…
Roundup Litigation Updates Ignite Hope for a Bayer Settlement
Recently, Bayer AG announced its plan to explore the possibility of resolving the over 13,400 lawsuits linked to Monsanto’s glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup. Bayer became…
Purdue Pharma Hit with New Opioid Lawsuits Before Nation’s First Trial
On May 16, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, West Virginia and Wisconsin announced that they are pursuing legal action against Purdue Pharmaceuticals and Sackler family members that…
Thousands Claim Monsanto’s Roundup Weed Killer Gave Them Cancer
Today, there are over 10,000 pending lawsuits against Bayer-owned Monsanto that claim its glyphosate-based herbicide weed killer, Roundup, is causing plaintiffs cancer. Glyphosate-based herbicides are…
As Pelvic Mesh Plaintiffs See The Light at the End of the Tunnel, Hernia Mesh Patients are Left Suffering
Recently, a number of plaintiff verdicts and group settlements have marked a promising trend of holding large pharmaceutical companies accountable for the harm that their…
The Complications of Severe Hypophosphatemia (Severely Low Phosphorous) and the Drug that Causes it: Injectafer
In recent years, intravenous iron medication has skyrocketed in popularity in the United States as a means of treatment for those 4.5 million Americans who…