Did You Develop Cancer after Talcum Powder Use? Ovarian cancer and mesothelioma have been linked to Johnson & Johnson’s popular talc-based Baby Powder products. Lawsuits allege Johson & Johnson should be held liable. If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with Ovarian cancer after Talcum Powder use, you may qualify to join the …
Did You Suffer Cancer from Exposure to Firefighter Foam? Firefighters, U.S. military servicemembers, airport workers and others exposed to dangerous chemicals in firefighter foams or aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) solutions may face an increased risk of thyroid disease and testicular, kidney and bladder cancers caused by the accumulation of the toxic chemicals in the …
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is urging veterans and service members dealing with illnesses that may be tied to toxic exposure from contaminated water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune to pursue disability claims, even if doing so may reduce the amount of court-awarded relief they may be entitled to down the road. More …
Did You Develop Cancer After Using a Philips CPAP Machine? Certain Philips Respironics ventilators, BiPAP and CPAP machines were recalled by the FDA due to the potential for the sound abatement foam inside the machines to degrade and enter the devices’ air pathway, which could cause users to swallow or inhale toxic gases and particles. …
Were You Diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Due to Roundup Exposure? Monsanto’s widely-used weed killer, Roundup, has been linked to an increased risk of a type of cancer called non-Hodgkin lymphoma in individuals who worked on farms sprayed with Roundup and in people exposed to the weed killer in other ways. Start your claim to learn …
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is recalling all lots of its popular smoking cessation drug Chantix nationwide, due to the presence of unacceptable levels of the carcinogenic chemical N-nitroso-varenicline. Chantix is the latest in a long line of drugs to be pulled from the market recently after the discovery of potentially harmful nitrosamines, which can cause cancer …
Bayer AG, the company that acquired Monsanto in 2018, and its legal woes along with it, is said to have proposed an $8 billion deal to settle more than 18,000 lawsuits alleging that its controversial weed killer, Roundup, causes cancer. The proposed payout, which could take months to work out, is less than the $10 …
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A federal jury in San Francisco awarded plaintiff Edwin Hardeman more than $80 million in damages late last month, after determining that exposure to the popular weed killer, Roundup, was a substantial factor in his development of cancer. According to Hardeman’s lawsuit, the California resident was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in February 2015, after more …
CA Jury Delivers $80.3 Million Verdict in Roundup Weed Killer Cancer Lawsuit Read More »
Bayer, the new owner of Monsanto, the company responsible for manufacturing the controversial weed killer Roundup, reported last month that the number of lawsuits filed over side effects of Roundup exposure has skyrocketed to 8,000, following the recent $289.2 million Roundup verdict handed down in a California court. The multimillion-dollar lawsuit, which marks the first …
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Power Morcellators Banned by Major Hospital Chain Due to Cancer Risks More than 280 hospitals and surgical centers in the U.S. and the UK have banned the use of power morcellators for hysterectomy and uterine fibroid removal surgeries. Amid increasing concerns about the risk of cancer from uterine morcellation, a company representing more than 280 …
