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• Talcum Powder Trial Over Ovarian Cancer Death Ends in $72M Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson

  February 23, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A talcum powder wrongful death lawsuit has resulted in a $72 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson for the death of a woman who contracted ovarian cancer after using its products.

• Tobacco Companies Ordered To Pay $35M In Latest Engle Progeny Wrongful Death Lawsuit

  January 4, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  The widower of a Florida smoker was awarded $35 million in the latest "Engle Progeny" smoking trial against tobacco companies.

• Melanoma Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Viagra Side Effects

  December 30, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Pfizer faces a Viagra melanoma wrongful death lawsuit from a woman who says her father died after viagra caused the deadly skin cancer to spread to his brain.

• Lawsuits Allege 3M Respirators Did Not Prevent Asbestos Exposure, Mesothelioma

  December 18, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A trial will begin in February to address claims brought by the families of workers at a Wisconsin door manufacturing plant who say 3M provided their relatives with respirators that did not protect them from asbestos exposure.

• Bair Hugger Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Surgical Site Infection

  December 11, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A bair Hugger wrongful death lawsuit filed by a Texas man claims that his wife died due to a surgical site infection caused by the warming blanket while undergoing heart surgery.

• Taurus Trigger Lawsuits Filed Over Unintentional Discharge

  November 12, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Taurus International faces two lawsuits claiming that it sold pistols with defective triggers that fire while the safety is engaged and when the trigger is not pulled.

• California Truck Accident Lawsuit Results in $13.7M Verdict Over Three Deaths

  November 11, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  The families of three victims who died in a 2012 trucking accident have been awarded $13.7 million by an Oakland jury.

• Mesothelioma Death Lawsuit Over Second-Hand Asbestos Exposure Results in $3.5M Verdict

  October 28, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A judge has awarded $3.5 million to the family of a woman who died of mesothelioma due to second hand asbestos exposure caused by doing her husband's laundry.

• GM Settlement Fund Offers $1M Each in 124 Ingition Switch Death Claims

  August 4, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  GM's independent ignition switch settlement fund has issued a final tally of those it intends to compensate a year after the fund first launched.

• Amtrak Supports MDL for Philadelphia Train Crash Lawsuits

  July 7, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  Amtrak officials have signaled their support for consolidation of lawsuits related to the May 12 crash of train 188 in Philadelphia.