By Leah Rush Easterby July 8, 2021 As of July 6, 2021, at least six lawsuits had already been filed by families of the Champlain Tower South (CTS) collapse victims. In a desperate search for answers and transparency, the Town of Surfside created a public database of documents related to […]
by Leah Rush Easterby Contributing Editor 3M Products Liability Litigation MDL 2885 Combat Arms Aren’t Your Typical Earplugs 3M’s Combat Arms are dual-ended earplugs designed for one side to block all noise and the other to be transparent enough to hear voice commands while blocking harmful ballistic noises. U.S. soldiers used the earplugs in Iraq, […]
A MASS TORT NEWS WHITE PAPER Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in tap water across the country- Who knew and when? Environmental testing shows a class of extremely toxic chemicals called PFAS/PFOS are in the US water supply. Why has the public not been informed? By Mark A. York September 22, 2020 “You may not recognize the […]
“A LEGACY TRIAL FROM TVM MDL 2327” Mass Tort News would like to welcome Jane Akre, as our senior contributor and writer on Women’s Health subjects as well as related litigation. Jane is primarily known as the Editor of Mesh Medical Device News Desk, where she has been providing outstanding real-time reporting on TVM and […]
Article Provided by Brenden Leydon Attorney at Wocl Leydon LLC The litigation over the harmful effects of Zantac (generic name is Ranitidine) is just getting underway, and it looks like it will lead to a significant number of cases. What is Zantac/Ranitidine? Ranitidine is an antacid which belongs to a class of drugs known as histamine-2 […]
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, the maker of Nuedexta, a prescription drug approved to treat a rare neurological condition is earning hundreds of millions of dollars a year by aggressively targeting elderly nursing home residents in “off-label” use, for whom the drug may be unnecessary and now recognized as unsafe. Off-label use is when a company offers and […]
The FDA missed a deadly corporate marketing campaign–AGAIN! Juul’s popularity was fueled by the company’s social media marketing that featured attractive young people in fun, trendy settings. A report by Stanford University researchers concluded that Juul’s launch marketing was “patently youth oriented” and “subsequently Juul’s principal advertising themes have been closely aligned with that of traditional tobacco advertising.” Why […]
U.S. health officials are now finally taking an assertive position regarding women getting breast implants by stating that stronger warnings and more details about the possible risks and complications including links to cancer. Why has there been a multi-year FDA delay on this in the USA?
Profits Before Patients is the FDA-Big Pharma Shared Model “BY REMOVING FDA OVERSIGHT BIG PHARMA WAS ALLOWED TO PROFIT FROM LIES” (October 19, 2019) (MASS TORT NEWS) Starting in 2017 and continuing into the foreseeable future, Big Pharma has been fighting major legal battles related to off-label marketing of drugs for unintended uses. They also […]