Latest Mass Tort News and Updates

3M Co. failed a bankruptcy court gambit to resolve almost 230,000 military earplug defect complaints and is now finding another road through mass tort litigation…

Bayer AG is on a winning run as it tackles the remaining claims involving its Roundup weedkiller, a turnaround after multiple juries found it liable for cancer and the firm put up…

Following hundreds of complaints of difficulties among women who had the coils implanted, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) compelled Bayer to perform a post-marketing study on the negative effects of…

A group of veterans pursuing lawsuits over hearing injuries caused by 3M Combat Arms earplugs filed a motion for summary judgement, asking the U.S. District Judge…

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals approved 3M’s Aearo Technologies LLC's petition to reconsider a bankruptcy court's judgement, refusing to prevent MDL action against the…

A federal court in Northern California is hearing a case filed by Rhode Island cities and towns against consulting firm McKinsey & Company for its alleged role in fueling the opioid…

The state of New Mexico asked a court on Tuesday to hold Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc accountable for fueling the state's opioid problem, giving the final argument in the latest of…

 Virginia has already received its first payment from the $99 million opioid settlement, spanned over nine years with Johnson & Johnson.

The initial payment of $67.4…

Walmart will pay the state of Florida $215 million as part of a settlement deal to satisfy charges that its pharmacies contributed to the state's opioid problem.

The Attorney…

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and the Center for Society and Health at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) have cooperated to create an opioid cost calculator.

The…