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• JUUL, Sourin and SMOK Among E-Cig Products Most Likely Confiscated By School Teachers: CDC

  October 23, 2020

  Russell Maas

  Schools report a couple brands of vaping products, specifically pod-style cartridges, are confiscated more than any others on school grounds.

• Humira Settlement Results in $25M Payment by AbbVie Over Kickbacks, Lack of Proper Side Effects Warnings

  August 11, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  AbbVie has agreed to pay $24 million to California to resolve claims it deployed "nurse ambassadors" who used deception and gifts to get doctors to prescribe Humira and who interfered with doctor-patient communications.

• COVID-19 Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Infection At California Nursing Home

  August 3, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A nursing home wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the family of a man who died of COVID-19 in a facility they say should have been better prepared for the pandemic.

• Johnson & Johnson Mesh Sales Practices Result In $344 Million Verdict for California State

  February 3, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A California judge wants Johnson & Johnson to pay $344 million to the state for falsely advertising the safety of its vaginal mesh products.

• Lawsuit Seeks Talc Cancer Warnings For Gold Bond, Johnson’s Baby Powder and Other Products Sold in California

  January 30, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit filed in California wants all talcum powder products to carry label warnings indicating they contain chemicals which can cause cancer or birth defects.

• JUULing Nicotine Addiction Risks Not Adequately Disclosed, Multi-Plaintiff Lawsuit Claims

  January 29, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A JUUL lawsuit filed by four California plaintiffs say the manufacturer misrepresented the safety of the popular e-cigarette devices, leading to addiction and injuries.

• Acetaminophen Cancer Risk To Be Evaluated Under California Prop 65 Law

  January 22, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  California may add acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, to a list of chemicals which require label warnings indicating a potential cancer risk.

• Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Settlement Reached Mid-Trial

  January 7, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A talcum powder lawsuit was settled midway through trial in California between Johnson & Johnson and a woman who says she developed mesothelioma due to asbestos fibers in Baby Powder.

• Lawsuit Alleges Jesuit Priest Sexually Abused Boy 1,000 Times

  January 2, 2020

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit filed in California accuses a famed Jesuit priest of assaulting an assistant repeatedly as a child.

• Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Illnesses Have Sickened Over 102 in 19 States, As Two Other Leafy Greens Outbreaks Surface

  December 13, 2019

  Martha Garcia

  The romaine lettuce E. coli food poisoning outbreak continues to spread with more than 100 people sickened by the tainted lettuce.