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• FDA Begins Rejecting E-Cigarette Approval Applications, Banning 55,000 Products

  August 30, 2021

  Russell Maas

  The FDA rejected the approval of 55,000 vaping products, saying they did not do enough to prevent teen use and nicotine addiction.

• Lawsuit Alleges Age-Related Macular Degeneration on Elmiron Was Actually Caused By Bladder Drug

  August 27, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  An Elmiron lawsuit claims the lack of adequate safety warnings led to a woman developing pigmentary retinal changes which were first blamed on age-related macular degeneration.

• NuWave Nutri-Pot Pressure Cooker Lawsuit Filed Following Serious Burn Injuries

  August 27, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A pressure cooker burn injury lawsuit filed against NuWave over its Nutri-Pot digital pressure cookers claims safety features designed to prevent the lid from being removed while contents were under pressure failed, resulting in a woman being scalded when the hot contents erupted from the pot.

• Hundreds of Lawsuits Over 3M Earplug Hearing Loss To Be Worked Up, As Pace of Trials Ramps Up

  August 26, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has announced she is ramping up preparations for hundreds of 3M Combat Arms lawsuits to go to trial due to the massive number of cases filed by current and former service members who say they suffered hearing loss due to defective earplugs.

• Judge Approves $850M Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Lawsuit Settlement

  August 26, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  An $850 million agreement to settle tens of thousands of sexual abuse claims leveled at the Boy Scouts of America has been granted approval by a federal bankruptcy judge.

• Long-Term Side Effects of Philips CPAP Machines Cause Widespread Concerns Following Recall

  August 25, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A massive Philips CPAP machine recall has left customers not only questioning when they will get replacements, but also what the toxic foam lining the devices may have done to their bodies, with neither the manufacturer nor the FDA providing answers.

• Breast Cancer Lawsuit Filed Over Drinking Water Tainted With Firefighting Foam Chemicals

  August 25, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A firefighter foam lawsuit claims water contamination caused by toxic chemicals used in aqueous film-forming foams used on a nearby military base led to a breast cancer diagnosis.

• Nearly 200 Paraquat Lawsuits Over Parkinson’s Diagnosis Pending in Federal MDL

  August 24, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  Paraquat litigation continues to grow, as nearly 200 plaintiffs have filed lawsuits claiming the herbicide caused them to develop Parkinson's disease.

• California to Hold Public Hearing On Adding Cancer Warning Label to Roundup Weedkillers

  August 24, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  California to hold public hearing on guidance on adding warning labels to Roundup weed killer and other glyphosate-based herbicides next month.

• Similac Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Lawsuit Allowed To Proceed, With Certification Of Certain Claims to Conn. Surpeme Court

  August 23, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has cleared the way for a wrongful death lawsuit to proceed against the makers of Similac for the death of a three-month old child, but some charges must first be certified by the Connecticut Supreme Court.