Imagine, after a heavy down pour of rain, that your local wastewater treatment plant failed. And this failure resulted in a lagoon overflowing. Thus causing sewage to spill onto your land and contaminating your drinking well water. Then, after searching…
In July of 2014, two class-action lawsuits were filed against Johnson & Johnson. They’re claiming that the company’s talcum powder products have been causing ovarian cancer in women. Since then, the number of these lawsuits has risen exponentially. This past…
In April, 2015, a $765 million settlement was reached in a multi-district litigation between the NFL and former players suffering from brain injuries. Members of the class action were awarded between $25,000 and $5 million each. This was based on…
A class action investigation has emerged against Bayer HealthCare, the manufacturer of the birth control Essure. Essure is marketed as a permanent, non-surgical form of birth control. However, users of Essure have suffered serious complications such as bloating, rashes, allergic…
On August 17, 2015, a new MDL was established in the U.S. District Court of Arizona that combined 22 outstanding lawsuits involving IVC filters manufactured by C.R. Bard, Inc. In the following months, 34 new lawsuits were added to the…
The popular medication fluoroquinolone has been at the center of tort lawsuits lately. This antibiotic is widely sold, treating common illnesses such as respiratory and urinary tract infections. The cases against the drug manufacturers of fluoroquinolone range from simple negligence…
The District of Minnesota will soon be hearing arguments involving a class action lawsuit brought by patients who allegedly suffered infections caused by the Bair Hugger postoperative warming system. The Bair Hugger is a medical device developed to keep patients warm…
The two leading companies in the exponentially growing daily fantasy sports market are now facing a barrage of accusations of insider trading. This is after it was discovered that employees from one company were using insider information to play and…
The ondansetron medication Zofran continues to generate class action law suits nation-wide. In 2011, the CDC reported that the anti-nausea drug doubled the risk of birth defects in children whose mothers took Zofran during pregnancy. Despite those findings, the drug…
Class action lawsuits involving the recent Volkswagen scandal continue to develop. Soon after the EPA issued a Notice of Violation against Volkswagen back in September after it was found the company feigned its results on emissions tests, the company sought…