29 results

• Plavix Manufacturers Ordered to Pay $834M For Failing To Warn About Risks For Users of East Asian or Pacific Island ancestry

  February 17, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A Hawaii judge has ordered the makers of Plavix to pay $834 million for not providing adequate warning that the blood thinner may be ineffective for much of the state's population.

• Monsanto Pleads Guilty To Illegal Pesticide Spraying In Hawaii, Agrees To Pay $10M

  November 26, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Monsanto has admitted to illegally spraying a banned pesticide on research crops in Hawaii, agreeing to pay $10 million in fines.

• Amid Roundup Cancer Concerns, Hawaii Residents Call For Stricter Pesticide Rules

  January 4, 2017

  Irvin Jackson

  A state lawmaker in Hawaii is planning to propose a ban on Roundup weed killer, as residents call for stricter pesticide controls.

• Monsanto Roundup Lawsuit Alleges Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Diagnosis Caused by Exposure

  March 3, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Monsanto faces a lawsuit that alleges Roundup exposure caused non-Hodgkin's lymphoma for a farm worker in Hawaii, following decades of using the herbicide on and around crops.

• Lawsuit Filed Over Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma From Roundup Exposure

  November 16, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A former coffee bean grower is one of the latest to file a lawsuit alleging that she was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma following Roundup exposure.

• Hawaii County Considers Roundup Herbicide Ban Due To Cancer Fears

  August 12, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Roundup may soon be banned from Hawaii's "Big Island" for the purposes of government use at an upcoming Hawaii County Council vote.

• Second MDL Motion Filed for Lawsuits Over OxyElite Pro, Jack3d

  September 16, 2014

  Austin Kirk

  The makers of OxyElite Pro have filed a second request to establish an MDL for lawsuits over liver damage from their recalled dietary supplements.

• Subaru Air Bag Recall Issued Due to Shrapnel Risk

  August 12, 2014

  Russell Maas

  Subaru is conducting a limited Takata air bag recall in certain high-humidity areas due to growing concerns over dangerous over inflation and injury to passengers.

• Advair Settlement Agreement Reached With 45 States for $105M

  June 5, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  GlaxoSmithKline will pay 45 states $105 million for illegally marketing the asthma drug Advair.

• Cerebral Palsy Settlement Reached for $9M with Military Hospital

  February 10, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A Hawaii military hospital has agreed to settle a cerebral palsy lawsuit for $9 million after facing charges that staff members failed to diagnuse a uterine rupture and botched a cesarean section.