Johnson & Johnson has announced plans to abandon its talc-based baby powder worldwide in 2023. Far from voluntary, the move comes more as an act of submission, after years of doing battle with a team of law firms, including Levin Papantonio Rafferty, fighting on behalf of women who developed ovarian cancer from Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder with talc.
On January 1, 2022, a merger between Gulf Power and Florida Power & Light (FPL) has resulted in power bills for some customers doubling or even tripling.
Levin Papantonio Rafferty is helping to lead a campaign to get the Florida Public Service Commission to reconsider its approval of the utility rate, or at the very least hold public hearings on the issue.
Below are some of the news stories on the issue:
The week that culminated with World Day Against Trafficking in Persons began with two legal wins—one win in a civil case against Visa and a second win in a criminal trial against GirlsDoPorn website operators—both signal accountability for sex trafficking claims, including claims based on non-consensual videos on the internet.
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) maintains a database that has nothing to do with military combat—but has everything to do with the safety and health of U.S. citizens. The Camp Lejeune Drinking Water Notification Database feeds communication to people who were exposed to drinking water contaminants at the military base.
The National Prescription Opiate Litigation Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee confirmed that they, alongside the working group of States’ Attorneys General, counsel for Native American Tribes and plaintiffs’ lawyers representing the States and local communities, have reached an agreement in principle with pharmaceutical manufacturer Teva on the primary financial terms of a nationwide opioid settlement. This agreement follows years of litigation naming Teva as a defendant responsible for fueling the opioid epidemic in America.
The United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has scheduled a hearing to consider Plaintiff’s motion to transfer eighteen Abbott powdered baby formula lawsuits to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida where they would be consolidated in MDL No. 3037. The court will also hear arguments from plaintiffs who oppose consolidation of these cases. The hearing is scheduled for July 28, 2022.
Co-Lead Counsel for the San Francisco Opioid Trial (pictured left to right): Jayne Conroy of Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, Richard Heimann of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, Peter Mougey of Levin Papantonio Rafferty, and Aelish Baig of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP
SOURCE: Stanford Research Into the Impact of Tobacco Advertising (SRITA)
This Fourth of July, come celebrate our country, community, and military with a free concert featuring the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra! Bring your chairs and blankets and enjoy the exciting, family-friendly Symphony, Sparks, & Stars” show on beautiful Pensacola Bay, presented by Attorney Peter J. Mougey of Levin Papantonio Rafferty law firm
On June 15, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued drinking water health advisories for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The advisories relate to Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfinate (PFOS).
The Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation (JPML) granted Levin Papantonio Rafferty’s (LPR) application to consolidate Medtronic Covidien hernia mesh cases into multidistrict litigation (MDL). Currently, 73 such product liability lawsuits are pending in seven district courts across the country, and that number is expected to grow.
Peter Mougey, a local attorney with Levin Papantonio Rafferty Proctor Buchanan O’Brien Barr & Mougey, P.A. (LPR), has a message of gratitude for Pensacola: “Thank you for feeding our children.”
Editor’s Note: This story was covered in the Pensacola News Journal on May 21, 2022.
LPR Attorney Mike Papantonio continues to receive hundreds of calls, emails, and postal letters from the people of Northwest Florida who remain anxious about FPL. He writes the following in response:
Dear Concerned Citizens of Northwest Florida,
I have received your message, and I want you to know I appreciate your concerns, and I understand why you’re reaching out to me.
You want to know what’s happening with Florida Power & Light (FPL). You want to know what we’re doing to help you.
On May 12, 2022, LPR Attorneys Mike Papantonio and Troy Rafferty, along with LPR Investigator Carol Moore, traveled to Marianna, Florida, to walk the site of a horrific tragedy—one that lasted over 100 years. The Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys (formerly known as the Florida School for Boys) was a “reformatory” school from 1900 to 2011. Far from reforming, the goals of this institution were to exploit, beat, torture, and sometimes murder the boys who were sent there. The town knew. The courts knew. Police, legislators, and regulators knew. Nobody did a thing to stop it.
The Pensacola, Florida based law firm Levin Papantonio Rafferty is investigating possible claims involving a formerly registered broker C. Ronald Patton (a/k/a Clarence Ronald Patton or Ron Patton), who was previously registered with Alexander Capital, L.P., Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, and Summit Brokerage Services, Inc.
Broker Kevin Mark Nevin, a previously registered broker and investment advisor, has been barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) from acting as a broker or other associating with any broker-dealer firm. BrokerCheck has published the details of the barring on its website.
The Levin Papantonio Rafferty trial team won a verdict declaring the C.R. Bard Ventralex hernia mesh to be defectively designed and unreasonably dangerous.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has called out Philips Respironics for its inadequate efforts in notifying patients, suppliers, and healthcare providers of a massive recall of some of the company’s breathing assistance devices. On March 10, 2022, the agency ordered the company to notify these users of the recall and the products’ risks.
Phone
800.277.1193