Johnson & Johnson, one of the world's largest corporations, will not be able to use Ch. 11 to avoid billions of dollars in liability for talc-based products, which lawsuits allege cause ovarian cancer and mesothelioma; attorneys fighting for victims hope Corporate America is taking note.
Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR) Attorney Chelsie Green and Attorney LaRuby May of May Jung (and LPR Of Counsel), participated in a panel discussion of hair relaxer litigation science and criteria at HarrisMartin’s MDL Conference: Hair Straightener & Social Media Litigation on Wednesday.
Heavy hitter attorneys from Levin Papantonio Rafferty took center stage at the Trial Lawyers Summit this Monday in Miami Beach, Florida.
A line-up of LPR lawyers spoke to a room of trial attorneys about the top cases that are taking the mass torts world by storm.
Disability Rights New Mexico (DRNM) and the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to compel the New Mexico Corrections Department (NMCD) to offer medication to prisoners suffering from opioid use disorder.
Environmental toxins could be one driver behind a marked increase in Parkinson’s disease diagnoses, according to a new study published in the December 15, 2022 issue of NPJ Parkinson’s Disease. Authors of the study highlighted epidemiological data showing that the prevalence of Parkinson’s disease diagnoses in North America was greater than had been previously reported.
In 2016, Randy Boyd thought his dreams had come true. He was prescribed a Philips Respironics CPAP device to help him with his sleep apnea.
From the onset, the device was a game changer.
Lillian Peebles was born on June 21, 2009, via emergency C-section at 25 weeks. The hospital staff fed Lillian a combination of Enfamil and breast milk, not knowing that the cows-milk-based formula caused necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).
Lillian became seriously ill and died on July 20, 2009. She was 29 days old.
Desiree and William Peebles, Lillian’s parents, told Lillian's story to Steve Murphy, Executive Producer and Host of Insider Exclusive, in his program, “Justice in America – Toxic Baby Formulas – What You Need to Know.”
3M announced today it will “exit all PFAS manufacturing by the end of 2025” and will “work to discontinue use of PFAS across our product portfolio by the end of 2025.”
“The announcement is too little too late,” said Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR) Attorney and Shareholder Wes Bowden. “3M has polluted the entire world, and the blood of everyone in it, with toxic PFAS, and yet 3M still denies responsibility.
Last week, Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR) attorney Brian Barr gave oral arguments on behalf of appellees in Skanska’s appeal from a judgment in limitation of liability cases related to the breakaway of barges in Pensacola Bay during Hurricane Sally. Barr represents claimants who suffered property damage and economic losses.
Command Sergeant Major Tyler Walker served his country for 34 years—two in the U.S. Marine Corps and the rest in the U.S. Army. It was his time as a Marine that cost him his health.
On November 14, 2022, Benoit Law Firm, PLLC, joined by Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR), filed a lawsuit against Red Roof Inns and Red Roof Franchising, LLC, and other local hotel entities on behalf of a survivor of a severe form of sex trafficking. Allegations by “Jane Doe” include that she was sex trafficked, sexually exploited, and victimized by traffickers at a Red Roof Inn brand hotel, as well as several local hotels and motels, the Defendants.
An important deposition was recently taken in the Allergan textured breast implant national litigation, reported Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR) Attorney Virginia Buchanan. The deposition provided meaningful insight into the inner workings of Allergan in its design, manufacture, and sale of BioCELL textured breast implant products.
Recently, the Journal of the American Medical Association published an article that addressed the national health crisis created by Philips and their June 2021 recall of more than 10 million CPAP, BiPAP, and Ventilator devices in the United States.
The recall has affected millions of people across the U.S. who now worry about the impact the recalled devices may have had on their long-term health.
“This is a public health issue,” said Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR) Attorney and Shareholder Mike Papantonio, referring to new scientific data that links the chemicals in hair relaxer products to uterine cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine fibroids, and endometriosis.
Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR) Attorneys and Shareholders Mike Papantonio and Kim Adams will speak on a U.S. Panel about Sex Trafficking Claims at the Penningtons Manches Cooper’s Anti-Slavery and Human Trafficking Symposium, 2022. The event will take place Thursday, December 1, 2022, at Penningtons Manches Cooper, 125 Wood St., London, from 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM (GMT).
The number of women filing hair relaxer lawsuits continues to grow, prompting the filing of a motion to centralize claims brought through federal courts in multidistrict litigation (Case MDL No. 3060) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. On November 15, 2022, a group of plaintiffs filed the motion to transfer these cases to a single court in the interest of streamlining the judicial process and ensuring similar outcomes across individual lawsuits.
The Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR) law firm announced that Walmart has agreed to pay $3.1 billion to settle national opioid lawsuits, bringing the total settlement from national retail pharmacy companies (including CVS and Walgreens) to $13.8 billion. The agreements mark a major victory in LPR’s ongoing fight to hold corporations accountable for their roles in the national opioid crisis.
Levin Papantonio Rafferty (LPR) is pleased to announce that The National Trial Lawyers (NTL) has selected LPR Attorney Chelsie Green as an NTL – Civil Plaintiff – Top 40 Under 40 Trial Lawyer in the state of Florida.
For two decades, scientists have been studying the effects of Paraquat exposure on humans. From one study to the next, these researchers have concluded that such exposure puts a person at greater risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. It is devastating news for farmers who regularly apply this popular herbicide and endure prolonged exposure to its dangerous properties.
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