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• Firefighter Turnout Gear Lawsuits Belong in MDL With Other AFFF and PFAS Exposure Lawsuits, Judge Indicates

  August 28, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge is calling for all firefighter turnout gear lawsuits over PFAS exposure to be consolidated with other firefighter foam lawsuits.

• Zantac Cancer Lawsuits Continue To Be Filed More Than 5 Years After Recall

  June 18, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A man diagnosed with multiple forms of cancer has filed a Zantac lawsuit, blaming Boehringer Ingelheim for failing to adequately warn about the recalled heartburn drug's health risks.

• AFFF Chemicals May Accelerate Spread of Cancer, Reduce Drug Effectiveness: Study

  June 13, 2025

  Michael Adams

  New research indicates that toxic PFAS chemicals found in firefighting foam may not only increase the risk of cancer but also disrupt the effectiveness of certain treatment drugs.

• Firefighters’ PFAS Levels Are Highest of All Emergency Response Workers: Study

  June 2, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns that firefighters face the highest levels of PFAS exposure out of all first responders, indicating that this may explain the profession's higher rates of cancer.

• Firefighter Unions File Class Action Lawsuit Over Cancer-Causing Chemicals in Protective Gear

  April 25, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Firefighter unions and municipalities across Connecticut have filed firefighter PFAS exposure lawsuits against the makers of protective equipment used in the field.

• Jury Hears Zantac Cancer Evidence in Illinois Trial Against Boehringer Ingelheim

  February 5, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Trial is underway in Chicago involving allegations that Boehringer Ingelheim's version of Zantac caused two men to develop prostate cancer, because the drug maker failed to properly investigate the risks associated with the recalled heartburn drug.

• GSK Gets Expert Witness Excluded in Zantac Cancer Lawsuit in Florida Before Trial

  August 19, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A Florida judge has dismissed plaintiff's expert testimony in a Zantac cancer lawsuit set to go to trial next month, meaning the cases will likely be dismissed due to an inability to link the recalled heartburn drug to the plaintiff's prostate cancer diagnosis.

• FDA Should Do More to Regulate Food Additives, Health Experts Warn

  August 14, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new report warns that the FDA and lawmakers need to do more to protect U.S. consumers from potentially dangerous food additives that have been introduced without a safety review by federal regulators.

• Emulsifier Food Additives Linked to Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer Risks: Study

  March 7, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new study links consumption of emulsifiers used in processed food to an increased risk of several types of cancer.

• Lawyers Say Firefighter Turnout Gear Lawsuits Require Separate Fact Sheets from AFFF and PFAS Water Exposure Claims

  March 5, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Plaintiffs and defendants have asked the federal judge overseeing all PFAS injury lawsuits to allow separate plaintiff fact sheets for those filing turnout gear lawsuits.