On June 24, 2020, the pharmaceutical giant, Bayer, announced its agreement to pay over $10 billion to settle thousands of cancer claims against its herbicide product, Roundup. Bayer took ownership of the popular weedkiller brand after acquiring agrochemical company, Monsanto,…

On June 23, 2020, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District upheld a 2018 jury verdict against Johnson & Johnson and ordered the company to pay $2.1 billion to women who claimed to have developed ovarian cancer from using its…

The COVID-19 pandemic may have screeched everyday life to a halt, but there are certain things that even quarantine cannot stop. The courts are one of them. Lawsuits and litigation are still ongoing, albeit at a limited pace, and the…

A U.S. district judge in Missouri recently dismissed a worker’s protection lawsuit filed by the Rural Community Workers Alliance. The suit alleged that Smithfield Foods, Inc, the world’s largest pork producer, failed to provide adequate workplace safety in its Milan,…

Consumer credit reporting agency, Equifax, Inc. recently agreed to settle class action claims that it failed to protect consumers’ data, resulting in a massive security breach. This breach exposed 147 million Americans’ personal information to potential theft and exploitation. According…

In April 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed a district court’s decision to certify a class of direct purchaser plaintiffs. The case, In re Lamictal Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation, is a stark reminder for litigators…

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, a small biotech company based in the Philadelphia area, is facing a securities fraud class action lawsuit alleging the company and its CEO made false, misleading statements about its COVID-19 vaccine. Plaintiffs claim the company’s violation of the…

In January 2020, the Fourth District Appellate Court of Illinois overruled a previous $3.2 million settlement awarded by a jury verdict against roofing material manufacturer, Tremco, Incorporated. In a decision delivered by Justice Thomas Harris—with concurrences from Justices Robert Steigmann…

Coronavirus has been a crippling blow to health and safety within the prison system. As of May 4, 2020, 1,984 federal inmates and 356 Bureau of Prisons (BOP) staff have confirmed positive test results for COVID-19, with 543 inmates and…

COVID-19 has created a host of uncertainties in every area of modern life. In doing so, it has also given rise to a number of filed or anticipated lawsuits in various areas. Here are a few of the most prominent…