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• Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder Lawsuit Ends in $260M Jury Award For Woman’s Mesothelioma Diagnosis

  June 5, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  An Oregon jury has ruled that Johnson & Johnson should pay a woman $260 million after she was diagnosed with mesothelioma following years of Baby Powder use, which the plaintiff claimed contained asbestos.

• Lawsuits Filed Over Recalled CBD Drops That Contained Actual THC, Resulting in Emergency Room Visits

  October 19, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  Several lawsuits have been filed in the wake of a labeling mix-up which led to consumers unknowingly buying CBD drops at Oregon dispensaries which contained THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, which led to several emergency room visits.

• Nine States File Chlorpyrifos Lawsuits Over EPA Failure To Ban Pesticide

  September 9, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Nine states are now suing to force the EPA to ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos, which has been linked to developmental and neural disorders in children.

• Construction Worker Mesothelioma Lawsuit Results in $8.75M Verdict

  June 9, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  An Oregon jury has awarded $8.75 million to a construction worker dying of mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure

• Chipotle Food Poisoning Lawsuits Filed Over E. Coli Outbreak in Washington, Oregon

  November 10, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Chipotle faces a growing number of food poisoning lawsuits over an E. Coli outbreak that shut down dozens of restaurants in Washington and Oregon, and has sickened at least 42 people.

• Chipotle E. Coli Outbreak Shuts Down Restaurants in Washington, Oregon

  November 3, 2015

  Russell Maas

  Chipotle has closed 43 restaurants in Washington and Oregon as the result of an E. Coli food poisoning outbreak.

• Queseria Bendita Cheese and Sour Cream Recall Issued After Listeria Death

  January 20, 2015

  Russell Maas

  A listeria outbreak linked to cheeses and sour cream products by Queseria Bendita has led to one death and a cheese and sour cream recall.

• Lawsuit Alleges Surgical Robot Parts Left In Woman For Months

  October 6, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  An Oregon woman says a piece of a da Vinci surgical robot fell off inside her body and was left there for months, causing excruciating pain.

• Lawsuits Over 5-Hour Energy Advertising Claims Filed By Two States

  July 22, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  Oregon and Washington are suing the makers of 5-Hour Energy for false advertising, saying that claims that the drinks are safe for children, provide energy from sources other than caffeine and cause no "crash" later are misleading.

• Order Sought for 5-Hour Energy Drink Makers to Turn Over Complete Files

  January 8, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A number of states are urging the makers of 5-Hour Energy to turn over documents they say are needed to determine whether the dietary supplement is safe.