For decades, the use of products containing asbestos was widespread across numerous industries in the United States. Between the 1930s and the 1970s — when the use of asbestos was restricted in the U.S. — hundreds of thousands of workers and ordinary citizens were exposed to asbestos, putting them at risk of developing mesothelioma cancer, asbestosis, lung cancer, or other diseases linked to asbestos. (more…)
In 2019, the heartburn medications Zantac and ranitidine were recalled and studies showed that they were contaminated with a chemical that could increase the cancer risk of patients who were treated with these drugs. Consumers who used Zantac or ranitidine and were diagnosed with cancer may qualify to file a lawsuit and receive compensation for their injuries. (more…)
Officials with 3M have said that U.S. soldiers who used the company’s Combat Arms Ear Plugs did not need to know about potential safety issues with the products. These statements were made in a deposition that was recently unseal as part of the thousands of lawsuits against 3M over safety issues involving the Combat Arms earplugs. (more…)
Eisai Inc. and Arena Pharmaceuticals — the manufacturers of the drugs Belviq and Belviq XR (lorcaserin) — are facing a class action lawsuit alleging that the weight loss drugs increase the cancer risk of patients who used them. The lawsuits, filed in March at the U.S. District Court in White Plains, New York, is seeking class action status on behalf of patients who used Belviq for weight loss and were diagnosed with cancer. (more…)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has requested that Eisai Inc., the manufacturer of the weight loss drug Belviq, recall the drug after a study found that it could increase the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, or lung cancer. (more…)
As of December 2019, Bayer was facing at least 42,000 lawsuits involving the weedkiller Roundup. Many of these lawsuits were filed on behalf of consumers who were diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma or other types of cancer after being exposed to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup. (more…)
A new study has found that the nicotine formula used by Juul Labs in the company’s e-cigarettes is nearly identical to one used by Altria Group in the company’s Marlboro cigarettes. The study was published this week by researchers at Portland State University in the journal Tobacco Control. (more…)
Several nationwide pharmacy chains have pulled Zantac from stores over concerns that the popular heartburn drug and its generic equivalent, ranitidine, could cause cancer. CVS, Target, Walgreens, Walmart, and other pharmacies have voluntarily recalled Zantac and ranitidine following a warning by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that these drugs were contaminated with a chemical that could increase the risk of cancer for patients being treated for conditions caused by too much stomach acid. (more…)
The first death linked to mesothelioma cancer among 9/11 first responders has been reported in Pennsylvania. Experts say that the case may be the first of thousands of mesothelioma deaths among emergency workers who worked at Ground Zero in the days and weeks following terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001. (more…)
Bayer AG is facing more than 42,000 lawsuits filed on behalf of consumers who allege that they were diagnosed with cancer after using the herbicide Roundup. This total is more than double the 18,000 Roundup lawsuits that Bayer announced had been filed against the company as of July 2019. (more…)
