(Mass Tort News) Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman filed a wrongful death lawsuit today on behalf of a North Carolina couple who allege the Gardasil vaccine killed their 13-year-old son. Gardasil lawsuit attorneys Bijan Esfandiari, Michael L. Baum, Stephanie B. Sherman, and Monique Alarcon, along with co-counsel Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., filed the complaint for wrongful death … [Read more...] about Gardasil Vaccine Wrongful Death Claim Filed Versus Merck Over Death of 13 Year Old
Archives for September 2022
New Bellwethers Scheduled in Bard Hernia Mesh MDL 2846, With Many Expecting a Settlement Soon
By Christina Grube, MTN Correspondent (MASS TORT NEWS) - U.S. District Judge Edmund A. Sargus officially scheduled the third and fourth bellwether trials in the C.R. Bard MDL 2846, the largest hernia mesh multi-district litigation (MDL) in the United States. During a recent case management conference, Judge Sargus scheduled Stinson v. Davol (Case No. 18-cv-1022) to begin on … [Read more...] about New Bellwethers Scheduled in Bard Hernia Mesh MDL 2846, With Many Expecting a Settlement Soon
Abbott Baby Formula Litigation Officially MDL
By Matthew Rogenes, Stag Liuzza and Christina Grube, MTN Correspondent Plaintiffs accuse Abbott Laboratories of negligence after receiving baby formula containing Cronobacter, a bacteria causing sepsis and meningitis in infants. Though rare, the germ can live in dry foods such as powdered milk and baby formula and spreads through surface contact. On August 5th, the Judicial … [Read more...] about Abbott Baby Formula Litigation Officially MDL
Camp Lejeune’s Toxic Stew: Unpacking the Chemicals & their Fatal Effects
Image courtesy of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) By Lori Freshwater The story of the chemicals at Camp Lejeune began almost as soon as the base did. World War II changed, everything. In May of 1941, construction began on a tent city using a commandeered family’s summer cottage as headquarters. This kind of transformation was going on across … [Read more...] about Camp Lejeune’s Toxic Stew: Unpacking the Chemicals & their Fatal Effects
UPDATE: Monsanto wins latest Roundup bellwether, first with multiple plaintiffs
Carl Alesi, et al. v. Monsanto Company, case number 19SL-CC03617 in St. Louis County Circuit Court, Missouri. Christina Grube, MTN Correspondent (MASS TORT NEWS) The seventh bellwether trial for Monsanto’s Roundup concluded yesterday with a victory for the pharmaceutical giant. The Missouri-based Alesi v. Monsanto trial marks the first time multiple plaintiff claims were … [Read more...] about UPDATE: Monsanto wins latest Roundup bellwether, first with multiple plaintiffs