by | Mar 13, 2018 | Asbestos, Talc, Toxic Tort
In July of 2017, CMBG3 Law reported on Johnson & Johnson’s success in having the New Jersey federal court block a class action filing based on claims that the company failed to disclose the alleged ovarian cancer risks of its talcum powder product. Now, after an...
by | Mar 7, 2018 | Asbestos, Toxic Tort
In September of 2017, we reported on the fact that the Florida Supreme Court agreed to hear argument as to whether the state should adopt the Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals standard of review for expert testimony. This week, the Florida Supreme Court heard...
by | Mar 5, 2018 | Asbestos, Toxic Tort
Recently, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) introduced a House companion bill to the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2017 (ARBANA), which was introduced in the Senate in November of 2017. The ARBABA bill was introduced to give the Environmental Protection...
by | Mar 2, 2018 | Asbestos, Talc, Toxic Tort
Earlier this week, the first Florida asbestos-contaminated talc case began trial in Palm Beach County. Plaintiff Robert Lord alleges that he developed mesothelioma from his employment and his stepfather’s employment with a local floor tile showroom. It is...
by | Mar 1, 2018 | Prop 65
California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (commonly referred to as “Proposition 65” or “Prop 65”) was passed with the intention of providing consumers with information regarding cancer-causing agents in products that would allow consumers to...
