“JUUL’s breakthrough “nicotine salts” formula for vaping liquid, now the industry standard, set off an epidemic of e-cigarette use by U.S. Teenagers. Now Investigators want to know if the company targeted young people as customers.” – Reuters One thing is clear, JUUL executives knew teens…
Last month, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration issued a press announcement alerting the public that traces of asbestos, which are known carcinogens, were detected in a sample of Johnson & Johnson’s talcum Baby Powder. As a result of the announcement, J&J issued a voluntary…
On the eve of trial in the Northern District of Ohio, three major opioid Distributors and a major Manufacturer of generic opioids settled claims against them for the negligent manufacture and distribution of their harmful products. On Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, just before opening statements…
Former JUUL Senior Vice President Siddarth Breja claims he was fired for raising concerns about the company knowingly shipping over one million contaminated vape pods. Breja filed suit over the incident and in his pleadings alleged that JUUL CEO Kevin Burns responded to Breja’s concerns…
Just months after the first reports of vaping-related lung illness became known to the public, there have been cases in 49 U.S. states (excluding Alaska), Washington, D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The CDC most recently updated its case count for e-cigarette or vaping product…
A 2019 study found that there is a “compelling link” that exists between glyphosate exposure and the risk of developing non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Study researchers were “convinced” about the carcinogenic properties of the chemical. Mayo Clinic notes: Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is cancer that originates in y
Last week, I blogged about five big pharma companies’ ongoing settlement discussions ahead of the nation’s first federal opioid trial, which was set to begin in the Northern District of Ohio on Oct. 21. At the time, three opioid distributors — AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and…
On Sep. 26, I blogged about the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) investigation of 530 vaping-related illnesses and nine deaths in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Washington, D.C. and 38 states. On Oct. 15, that number rose to a staggering 1,479 cases in 49 states and…
NPR reports: Multiple districts filed lawsuits on Monday, including school systems in Olathe, Kan.; St. Charles, Mo.; Long Island, N.Y.; and La Conner, Wash. Three of those suits charge that Juul has hooked a generation of young smokers with its sweet flavors, placing a burden…
On Oct. 6, Bayer Health released a statement announcing that “the Oct. 15, 2019 trial date for Winston v. Monsanto in St. Louis City has been postponed.” The trial was set to include 14 plaintiffs that were diagnosed with cancer after using Monsanto’s glyphosate- based…
The opioid epidemic has ravaged the nation for years, causing over 400,000 preventable overdose deaths and costing the country over $504 billion since 2000. In recent years, there have been thousands of lawsuits filed against opioid manufacturers and distributors for their role in fueling the…
On Sept 4th after the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency, Governor Whitmer announced an emergency order with plans to ban flavoring in e-cigarettes containing nicotine. Michigan was the first state to announce such a ban. Other states quickly…
