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• Motel Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Results in $40M Verdict for Survivor

  July 18, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal jury has ordered the owners of a Georgia motel to pay $40 million to a woman who says she was sex trafficked there as a teenager and repeatedly raped.

• Georgia Lawmakers Agree To Shield Bayer From Roundup Cancer Lawsuits

  May 15, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  After being hit with a series of massive verdicts for failing to warn about the link between Roundup and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Bayer has turned to state legislatures as part of an ongoing effort to avoid liability in future claims.

• Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Lawsuit Over Ethylene Oxide Exposure Results in $20M Verdict Against C.R. Bard

  May 8, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has declared a mistrial over the punitive damages phase of an ethylene oxide cancer lawsuit against C.R. Bard after a jury awarded the plaintiff $70 million in compensatory and punitive damages.

• Roundup Lawsuit Verdicts Continue To Pile Up, With $2.1B Award by Georgia Jury

  March 24, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A Georgia jury has ordered Bayer and Monsanto to pay $2.1 billion in compensatory and punitive damages to a man who developed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

• Conyers Chemical Plant Fire Results in Lawsuits Against BioLab Seeking Damages for Georgia Community Residents

  October 2, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Several class action lawsuits have been filed against an Atlanta-area laboratory following chemical plumes and evacuations resulting from a fire this weekend.

• Planters Peanuts Recall Issued Over Listeria Food Poisoning Risks

  May 6, 2024

  Grace Muller

  A Planters peanuts recall has been issued for products distributed in five states due to the risk of listeria food poisoning.

• Bayer Considering “Texas Two-Step” Roundup Bankruptcy to Address Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma Lawsuits: Bloomberg

  March 15, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report indicates Bayer is considering a Roundup bankruptcy filing in an effort to resolve, or at least pause, thousands of claims filed by individuals who say exposure to the weed killer causes cancer.

• Bayer Indicates Resolving Roundup Lawsuits in 2024 is a Priority, Amid Continuing Trials and Verdicts

  March 7, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Bayer's CEO told investors the company will focus on reaching resolutions in about 54,000 outstanding Roundup lawsuits over the next two to three years.

• Bayer Must Continue to Face Roundup Lawsuits After U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Federal Preemption Argument

  February 6, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The Appeals Court for the 11th Circuit says Bayer cannot use preemption to avoid failure-to-warn lawsuits over the lack of Roundup cancer label warnings.

• Ford Truck Rollover Wrongful Death Lawsuit Results in $1.7 Billion Judgment Against Automaker

  August 22, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Ford has been ordered to pay $1.7 billion to the children of a couple killed in an F-250 "Super Duty" truck rollover accident.