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Certain cosmetic talc products test positive for asbestos, a contaminant known to cause mesothelioma. A study published in the March issue of the American Journal of Industrial Medicine underscores the link between cosmetic talc and this rare form of cancer. Researchers studied 64 females and 11 males who have been diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma. Each of the […]
Read More »In April, a class-action lawsuit was filed against manufacturers of popular diabetes drug metformin. A prescription medicine, metformin is used by patients with type 2 diabetes to control their blood sugar levels. A complaint filed on April 3 on behalf of various health care insurers alleges that metformin contains unsafe quantities of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a […]
Read More »Juul’s Massive “Influence Campaign” Includes Hefty Campaign Donations The country’s largest electronic-cigarette company, Juul Labs, says it’s trying to earn “the trust of society.” The stated motive, however you interpret it, explains Juul’s aggressive outreach to various state attorneys general, as exposed by the Associated Press (AP) on Monday, March 9, 2020. AP reported that […]
Read More »A manufacturer must report the event and the underlying problem to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) whenever the device manufacturer learns that its medical device caused or contributed to a severe injury or death. It’s the law — and it’s been the law since August 14, 2015. But big corporations have a knack […]
Read More »For years, Johnson & Johnson has occupied the spotlight on talc mesothelioma lawsuits. Now, the mega-corporation shares some of this public attention with cosmetics industry giant Revlon. On February 25, 2020, Laura and Edward McDaniel filed a lawsuit in which they claim that Mrs. McDaniel’s father’s employment at Revlon played a causal role in Mrs. […]
Read More »by Mick Dumke As violent crime continued to climb in Chicago and other cities across the country, Attorney General William P. Barr announced that the U.S. Department of Justice was mobilizing to help: Dozens of federal agents would be sent to work with local police to combat gangs and illegal guns. “Our message to gangs, […]
Read More »By Ernest Canning Under the guise of protecting federal property and public safety, a militarized secret federal police force, deployed by President Trump to Portland, Oregon, has unleashed a totalitarian assault on democracy and the rule of law. The brutal assault has trampled the civil liberties of peaceful protesters, journalists, legal observers, and bystanders. The […]
Read More »By Peter Montague, Truthout After Republicans took control of the U.S. Senate in early 2015, they set out to pack the federal courts with radical right-wing judges. Mitch McConnell said, “My goal is to do everything we can for as long as we can to transform the federal judiciary, because everything else we do is […]
Read More »By Thom Hartmann We have now reached peak Libertarianism, and this bizarre experiment that has been promoted by the billionaire class for over 40 years is literally killing us. Back in the years before Reagan, a real estate lobbying group called the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) came up with the idea of creating a […]
Read More »By Sonali Kolhatkar, Economy For All When President Donald Trump was challenged by Axios national political correspondent, Jonathan Swan, to respond to the fact that, "a thousand Americans are dying a day" due to COVID-19, the president responded as though the grim tally was perfectly acceptable, saying, "They are dying, that's true. And it is […]
Read More »The White House is conducting a review to determine whether former President Trump should continue receiving intelligence briefings now that he has left office. Speaking at the …
Read More »President Joe Biden will continue to review and roll back several of the Trump administration’s hardline immigration policies Tuesday, including introducing a task force to …
Read More »WASHINGTON — A group of House Democrats introduced a resolution Monday to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., from her two committee assignments as a consequence of …
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Certain cosmetic talc products test positive for asbestos, a contaminant known to cause mesothelioma. A study published in the March issue of the American Journal of Industrial Medicine underscores the link between cosmetic talc and this rare form of cancer. Researchers studied 64 females and 11 males who have been diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma. Each of the […]
Read More »
In April, a class-action lawsuit was filed against manufacturers of popular diabetes drug metformin. A prescription medicine, metformin is used by patients with type 2 diabetes to control their blood sugar levels. A complaint filed on April 3 on behalf of various health care insurers alleges that metformin contains unsafe quantities of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a […]
Read More »
Juul’s Massive “Influence Campaign” Includes Hefty Campaign Donations The country’s largest electronic-cigarette company, Juul Labs, says it’s trying to earn “the trust of society.” The stated motive, however you interpret it, explains Juul’s aggressive outreach to various state attorneys general, as exposed by the Associated Press (AP) on Monday, March 9, 2020. AP reported that […]
Read More »
A manufacturer must report the event and the underlying problem to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) whenever the device manufacturer learns that its medical device caused or contributed to a severe injury or death. It’s the law — and it’s been the law since August 14, 2015. But big corporations have a knack […]
Read More »
For years, Johnson & Johnson has occupied the spotlight on talc mesothelioma lawsuits. Now, the mega-corporation shares some of this public attention with cosmetics industry giant Revlon. On February 25, 2020, Laura and Edward McDaniel filed a lawsuit in which they claim that Mrs. McDaniel’s father’s employment at Revlon played a causal role in Mrs. […]
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Simmons Hanly Conroy, one of the nation’s largest mass torts firms, announced The National Law Journal has honored Shareholder Paul J. Hanly Jr. with a 2020 Elite Trial Lawyers Lifetime Achievement Award. The firm also garnered additional honors with a Law Firm of the Year award in the Mass Torts category. “Paul is relentless in his pursuit […]
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