According to a recently filed product liability lawsuit, a Missouri woman indicates she developed Parkinson’s disease from Paraquat, following years of exposure directly working with the herbicide, as well as living on a farm where it was regularly used. A Complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on…
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An Illinois man indicates he suffered severe neurological injuries consistent with Parkinson’s disease following exposure to paraquat, a controversial weedkiller used throughout the United States for decades. According to a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, a man claims his injuries were the result of repeated exposure to…
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Another Class Action Complaint was filed against Nissan North America and Nissan Motors regarding the Continuously Variable Transmission (“CVT”) used in its vehicles from 2011 through to the present. The Complaint, filed in the US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, is seeking damages for breach of warranty and for unfair and deceptive…
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The cost of farm crop inputs such as seeds, herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides are increasing at rates that are significantly higher than revenues generated from crop yields. The skyrocketing input prices are causing farmers to take on operating debt, often forcing them into bankruptcy, and creating a crisis situation in the agriculture community for American…
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The U.S. District Judge presiding over all federal Paragard IUD lawsuits has asked plaintiffs to file a “Master Complaint” this month, as part of a process expected to allow the direct filing of future claims through an abbreviated “Short Form Complaint” in the multidistrict litigation (MDL). There are already more than 100 product liability lawsuits…
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Rust-Oleum Corporation has again been hit with a class action lawsuit by consumers who claim that its’ acrylic deck coating products are defective and prone to failure. The products are marketed as – Rust-Oleum Restore Deck Start Wood Primer Restore 2X One Coat Solid Stain Restore 4X Deck Coat At issue is the Restore line…
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The U.S. District Judge presiding over all federal litigation involving kidney problems from proton pump inhibitors (PPI) has scheduled a bellwether trial for early next year, which will be the first out of more than 13,000 Nexium lawsuits, Prilosec lawsuits and other claims filed against manufacturers of the popular proton pump inhibitor heartburn drugs to…
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Winter storms caused power blackouts in mid-February in many places across the United States, including Texas. The Texas power grid was hit severely, with more than four million people experiencing power outages on February 16. Although the storm in Texas was a natural disaster, not all the harm caused by it was natural — indeed,…
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In a new study published this month in Clinical Ophthalmology, researchers at Northwestern University report that Elmiron related maculopathy has a distinct signature that can be identified using multi modal imaging. Imaging confirming retinal damage is likely to provide compelling evidence in lawsuits filed by Elmiron users that their maculopathy was caused by the use…
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Olga Demidova, a Cleveland Ohio mother on behalf of her minor child, recently filed a product liability lawsuit (PDF) alleging her child suffered a severe JUUL nicotine addiction due to the deceptive and illegal marketing of the vape pens towards minors, causing her child to develop chronic lung problems and severe behavioral issues. A similar…
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