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• Coloplast Mesh Settlement Reached To Resolve 400 Lawsuits: Report

  March 6, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  About 400 Coloplast vaginal mesh lawsuits have reportedly been settled for $16 million.

• Neomedic Cases Added to Vaginal Mesh Litigation in W. VA Federal Court

  February 21, 2014

  Austin Kirk

  A panel of judges has consolidated all Neomedic vaginal mesh lawsuits in federal court along side similar cases from other manufacturers in West Virginia federal court.

• Winter Storm Causes Carbon Monoxide Injuries, Deaths and Warnings

  February 14, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A number of carbon monoxide incidents during the latest string of winter storms has sparked warnings from the CDC.

• Calls For Legislation, Investigations Follow W. VA Water Contamination

  February 5, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  West Virginia officials are supporting new legislation for storage facilities and are calling for a study into the effects of a recent chemical spill into the Elk River as the company responsible for the spill faces lawsuits and criminal investigations.

• CDC Launches Page on MCHM After West Virginia Chemical Spill

  January 23, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  The CDC has launched an information page on MCHM, the chemical that contaminated West Virginia water supplies earlier this month, as the company responsible declares bankruptcy.

• W. VA Residents Sick After Drinking “Safe” Water Following Chem Spill

  January 16, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  After being told their water was safe, more than 100 West Virginia residents have gone to emergency rooms complaining of water contamination side effects.

• West Virginia Water Contamination Lawsuits Filed Over Chemical Spill

  January 13, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  Water contamination from a chemical spill leaves hundreds of thousands of West Virginia residents without drinking water.

• DuPont Lawsuits Continue to Mount Over C8 Water Pollution, Injuries

  December 17, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  A growing number of lawsuits are being filed by former residents near a DuPont plant in West Virginia, alleging that they suffered various health problems from the release of the chemical C-8, which contaminated drinking water over a number of years.

• Settlements Reached in Gas Pipeline Explosion Lawsuits

  August 28, 2013

  Irvin Jackson

  Most of the lawsuits filed after a December gas pipeline explosion near Charleston, W. VA. have been settled out of court for undisclosed amounts.

• Cook Medical Surgical Mesh Lawsuits Consolidated in 6th MDL in W.V.

  June 14, 2013

  Austin Kirk

  An MDL has been established for all Cook vaginal mesh lawsuits, centralizing cases with 5 other MDLs in West Virginia.