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Weekly Mass Torts Bulletin 2023-January-2
Local governments in Northwest Florida and Miami-Dade County have filed lawsuits against the multinational consulting company McKinsey & Company for prior work in assisting with the marketing of opioids.
Study Finds Vaping Results In Long-term Addiction
Although the makers of JUUL and other popular e-cigarettes have marketed their products as safer than smoking tobacco cigarettes, a new study suggests that vaping actually…
Judge To Meet Hernia Mesh MDL's Lawyers For 2023 Trial
The United States District Judge presiding over all federal hernia mesh lawsuits involving Bard products will meet with lawyers involved in the litigation next week as…
CDC’s New Opioid Guidelines Rejected By Florida
The Florida Department of Health has rejected the new CDC guidelines for opioid prescribing, citing the ongoing opioid crisis and the recent fentanyl explosion.
The CDC updated…
Veterans Ask Court To Lift Stay On 3M's Earplugs Cases
A group of plaintiffs has asked the court to lift the stay on the earplug hearing loss lawsuits and allow the cases to proceed.
Plaintiffs in 13 cases asked the judge on…
Roundup Leads To Antibiotic Resistance In P. aeruginosa
According to the researchers, glyphosate in Roundup may lead to hazardous germs growing resistant to existing antibiotics, resulting in serious damage or death.
The study…
3M Needs To Take Firm Decision To Resolve Earplug Lawsuit
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…
