#1 Bayer Reeling After Plaintiffs’ Roundup Lawsuit VictoriesPhiladelphia, PA - After Bayer lost the last four Roundup trials--breaking its nine-trial winning streak, the outcome of the trial underway in Philadelphia is crucial to its investors, and to about 50,000 Roundup lawsuits it currently faces. Bayer likely rues the day in 2018 when it bought Monsanto for $63 billion.
#2 Exactech Hip Recall Attorney Weighs InAtlanta, GA - Since attorney Kirk Pope filed in federal court an Exactech class-action lawsuit against the orthopedic device manufacturer alleging its hip implant is defective, his civil litigation law firm Pope McGlamry is working with more clients who have had their Exactech hip recalled. “I have several clients who needed revision surgery—they have suffered terribly due to Exactech’s failure,” says attorney Pope. Their defective hip implant lawsuits claim that the Exactech implant used during a routine total hip arthroplasty surgery was defectively designed, manufactured, marketed, and sold by Exactech.
#3 Camp Lejeune Litigation on Track, First Settlements Reached, and Unpublished Cancer StudyJacksonville, N.C - November has been a big month for Camp Lejeune attorneys. Litigation is on track – literally. Discovery is divided into two tracks of five illnesses each and the first lawsuits are slated for 2024. The first government settlements have finally been accepted and Reuters reported an unpublished study finding elevated Camp Lejeune cancer rates at the U.S. military base, which could result in even more Camp Lejeune lawsuits.
#4 Is Tampa's population growth causing dangerous roads?Santa Clara, CA - Florida is a prime destination not only for occasional vacationers, but also for people looking to settle down. With its warm climate, sunny skies, endless beaches and tourist attractions, there are so many reasons why people are choosing to call Florida their home. Florida has a population of 20.6 million, making it the third most populated state in the United States. This number does not account for the millions of visitors who descend upon Florida each year.
#5 Health Care Provider Settles Overtime LawsuitSanta Clara, CA - Bayada Home Health Care agreed to settle for $700,000 a minimum wage and overtime lawsuit brought by a group of client service managers. The home health care provider told a New Jersey federal court that the settlement finally puts an end to six years of litigation and the workers concurred, saying that the 63 workers could lose out on any recovery should the case continue – a case that has already gone to trial once.
#7 Zetia and/or Statins: The Good, the Bad and the UglyHalle-Wittenberg, Germany - Can a drug designed to curb heart attacks also cause heart attacks in some people? Apparently, it's possible with statins or medication like Zetia when used in combination with a statin. Statins are designed to lower the "bad" cholesterol thought to be a contributing factor for heart attack and stroke, while leaving the so-called "good" cholesterol to do the good work that good cholesterol, ultimately, does.
#8 Family Feud Savages ESOP Participants’ Retirement FundNewark, NJ - On May 9, former participants in the Asbury Carbons, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) filed a class action ERISA lawsuit in the District of New Jersey. Lance Miller and Larry Richardson et al. v. Neil Brozen, Asbury Carbons Inc., Patrick Sook and Asbury Carbons Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan alleges that ESOP fiduciaries allowed Asbury Carbons, a family-owned company, to be sold to a hedge fund for much less than it was worth. The ESOP owned a significant portion of company stock, and as a result of the sale, ESOP participants lost more than half the value of their retirement savings.
#10 Seroquel Side Effects for the ElderlyPearblossom, CA - Seroquel is a neuroleptic indicated for the treatment of bipolar disorder—and like most drugs carries a host of Seroquel side effects, including diabetes, tardive dyskinesia and even birth defects. However, there is a little-known use for Seroquel off-label that concerned the daughter of one Alzheimer's patient for whom she was caring.
