Legal Actions
The world of patient justice moves at a constant pace. MedTruth takes an in-depth look at events that may shape the course of litigation in dedicated articles, but smaller actions are catalogued here to show the various developments, shifts, filings and settlements of patients fighting back against harmful corporations.
E-Cigarettes - Jul 26, 2020
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Puff Bar et al.
State AG files lawsuit against e-cig manufacturer for illegally selling flavored vapes.
Talc - July 23, 2020
Kimberlee Williams et al. v. BASF Catalysts LLC et al.
BASF settles for $73 million for concealing asbestos contaminated talc.
Roundup - July 20, 2020
Dewayne Johnson v. Monsanto Co.
Appellate court found that Bayer is responsible but did lower the verdict amount due to decreased life expectancy.
E-Cigarettes - June 26, 2020
Big Time Vapes Inc. et al. v. Food and Drug Administration et al.
5th Circuit Court upholds FDA’s ability to regulate e-cigarettes under the same rules as other tobacco products despite not all e-cigarettes containing tobacco.
Talc - May 21, 2020
Gomez v. Chanel et al.
Plaintiff makes similarly claims against Chanel as have been made against J&J.
Talc - May 15, 2020
In re: Imerys Talc America Inc. et al.
Imerys is selling all North American assets + up to $177.5 million as part of their bankruptcy settlement to pay for talc lawsuits.
Talc - April 28, 2020
Gutierrez et al. v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. et al.
Judge granted J&J’s dismissal plea but is giving plaintiffs 30 days to refile a new complaint.
JUUL - April 21, 2020
In re: Juul Labs Inc. Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation
Martinez and Blomquist want in on the MDL against JUUL, but JUUL argues that since they are antitrust cases and the MDL is deceptive/illegal marketing, they should be kept out but that Martinez and Blomquist’s cases should be combined.
JUUL - April 7, 2020
Reece v. Altria Group Inc. et al.
A lawsuit is accusing JUUL and Altria of conducting a deal that seeks to monopolize the e-cigarette industry.
Dicambia - March 30, 2020
Bader Farms Inc. et al. v. Monsanto Co. et al.
Bayer doesn’t want to pay the $256 million fines so they either want the verdict removed or a new trial called.
Roundup - March 27, 2020
Jones et al. v. Monsanto Co.
Bayer has settled a suit claiming false advertising and agreed to change their labelling.
Roundup - March, 24 , 2020
Hardeman v. Monsanto
CA state attorneys are arguing that the $25 million Roundup verdict should not be overturned by the EPA’s statement because state law should preempt federal law.
Roundup - March, 20, 2020
Rural Coalition et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency et al.
A coalition of farmers are suing the EPA claiming that they have ignored key scientific evidence.
Essure - March 18, 2020
Christy Rios et al. v. Bayer Corp. et al.
Bayer has made motions to dismiss 160 plaintiffs from the MDL against it because they are non-residents of Illinois where the case is being heard.
Roundup - March 17, 2020
Hardeman v. Monsanto
Plaintiff whose $75 million verdict was reduced to $20 million is appealing the reduction of his compensation.
E-cigarettes - March 11, 2020
In re: Juul Labs Inc. Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation
2 MDL cases have been filed to be overseen by Judge William H. Orrick.
Talc - March 10, 2020
Lashley v. American International Industries Inc. et al.
Barber shop patrons are alleging that Clubman Talc produced by the defendant is the cause of their mesothelioma.
Talc - Feb. 27, 2020
Moure-Cabrera v. Cyprus Amax Minerals Co. et al.
In the first talc verdict in FL, a jury found that Johnson & Johnson’s talc products did indeed cause a woman’s mesothelioma and ordered them to pay $3 million in past damages plus $6 million for present and future damages which J&J unsurprisingly said they would appeal.
Talc - Feb. 25, 2020
Laura Shanahan v. Johnson and Johnson Inc. et al.
Shortly after the New York judge instructed the jury, both sides’ lawyers met with the judge in chambers and shortly after emerged with the news that the case had reached a settlement of an undisclosed amount.
Talc - Feb. 25, 2020
McDaniel et al. v. Revlon Inc. et al.
A lawsuit has been filed against Revlon over claims that a woman’s mesothelioma was caused by her exposure to their talc products.
Roundup - Feb. 16, 2020
Bader Farms Inc. et al. v. Monsanto Co. et al.
A peach farmer has successfully sued Bayer-Monsanto for $256 million after Roundup destroyed his crops
JUUL - Feb. 12, 2020
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Juul Labs Inc.
The Mass. AG claims that Juul Labs’ purchasing of ad space on networks such as Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, combined with their solicitation of representation by Miley Cyrus and Kristen Stewart prove that the company was deliberately targeting youths and minors with their marketing.
JUUL - Feb. 10, 2020
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Juul Labs Inc.
PA has sued Juul Labs for marketing to minors.
Roundup - Feb. 10, 2020
Pilliod et al. v. Monsanto Co.
Bayer has filed a 124-page brief arguing that the rulings against them are in contrast to federal policy, science and state laws and therefore should either be overturned or granted new trials for all charges.
Essure - Feb. 6, 2020
Superior Court of The State of California, County of Alameda
Judge Winifred Smith shut down a motion by Bayer to seal documents related to injuries and depositions of the plaintiffs.
Roundup - Feb. 3, 2020
Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda
Alameda Superior Court Judge Winifred Smith has denied a plaintiff’s attorney’s request that judges be forced to accept multi-plaintiff trials, allegedly swinging trials in Monsanto’s favor.
Roundup - Jan. 31, 2020
Kathleen Caballero v. Monsanto Co. et al.
A trial set to begin was postponed in order to avoid disrupting mediation talks between the tens of thousands of plaintiffs and Monsanto.
Talc - Jan. 29, 2020
Graham v. Bausch Health Co. et al.
Plaintiffs claims that Johnson & Johnson and all retailers who carry their talc products are violating prop 65 which states that all CA operating companies must label potential carcinogens on their products because the “industry definition” of talc includes talc contaminated by arsenic, lead, and hexavalent chromium.
Talc - Jan. 29, 2020
Carolyn Weirick et al. v. Johnson & Johnson et al.
A judge has decided that the FDA finding of asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s talc is not sufficiently compelling new evidence to overturn the jury’s conclusion that Johnson & Johnson be cleared of culpability for the plaintiffs’ mesotheliomas.
Roundup - Jan. 27, 2020
Caballero v. Monsanto Co. et al.
Superior Court Judge Barry P. Goode has ruled that Monsanto’s attorneys may admit the EPA interim report that states that glyphosate is probably not a carcinogen.
E-Cigarettes - Jan. 24, 2020
Nancy Bartlett et al. v. Tony Evers et al.
A case brought against the Wisconsin governor regarding his constitutional ability to partially veto words and sentences in appropriations bills that defined which e-cigarette and e-liquid products could be taxed concluded with the judge determining that the governor’s rights to eliminate the language to broaden the tax to all e-cigarettes and e-cigarette liquids was explicitly given in the state’s constitution and its amendments and is therefore constitutional.
E-Cigarettes - Jan. 24, 2020
In re: Cigar Association
The FDA has called on the 4th circuit appellate court to dismiss the appeal case due to numerous errors in judgment including accepting the FDA’s tentative, theoretical 2022 deadline for e-cigarette manufacturers to register their health risks and review their safety as a final action and ruling as such.
Talc - Jan. 23, 2020
Gibbons V. Johnson & Johnson Inc.
The second appellate court has upheld the claim that the plaintiff’s mesothelioma was not caused by her 20-year use of Johnson & Johnson’s Shower to Shower product and confirmed that the plaintiff’s case was correctly dismissed.
Roundup - Jan. 21, 2020
Christopher Wade et al v. Monsanto et al.
The fourth Roundup trial has run into jury selection trouble due to its proximity to Monsanto and the fact that the trial is the first to occur outside of the “anti-Monsanto bias zone” of California.
Talc - Jan. 16, 2020
Robert LeVesque et al. v. Colgate-Palmolive Co. et al.
The case against Colgate-Palmolive Co., AutoZone West LLC, Genuine Parts Co., Pneumo Abex LLC and Union Oil Co. of California has been settled for an undisclosed amount over asbestos contamination in the talc powder in their auto parts.
Essure - Jan. 15, 2020
Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda
Bayer attorneys are seeking a directed judgement on 27,000 Essure lawsuits claiming damages in an attempt to preemptively have the cases thrown out under the logic that the cases contradict FDA regulation since the FDA approved Essure for use.
Essure - Jan. 14, 2020
Gomez et al. v. Bayer AG et al.
NJ appeals court sides with Bayer that the plaintiff does not claim that the Essure implant deviates from FDA approved design and therefore plaintiff has no claim for negligence, breach of implied contract, fraud or misrepresentations and Bayer is not held accountable for her injuries.
JUUL - Jan. 8, 2020
Daniel Grove v. Adam Bowen et al.
JUUL Labs minority shareholders are filing suit with the executives and board members of JUUL Labs for improperly enriching themselves while causing significant financial damage to the stock value of JUUL Labs and unequally distributing profits to themselves before shareholders.
Talc - Jan. 6, 2020
Linda O'Hagan et al. v. Johnson & Johnson et al.
Johnson & Johnson settled the case for an unknown amount after the FDA’s discovery of asbestos in their talcum product is shown in court.
Zantac - Jan. 2, 2020
Dana Viola et al. v. Pfizer Inc.
The plaintiff has filed a complaint with Pfizer for marking Zantac as safe despite findings of NDMA in the product.
Roundup - Dec. 16, 2019
Weeks et al. v. Home Depot USA Inc.
Home Depot has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought against them for not labeling products containing glyphosate in accordance with CA state law due to the conflict between the CA state law and the federal Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act which states that Home Depot must label according to EPA ruling which says glyphosate is not carcinogenic.
E-Cigarettes - Dec. 16, 2019
Big Time Vapes, Inc., et al. v. Food and Drug Administration, et al.
U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. denied the claim of United States Vaping Association and Mississippi-based Big Time Vapes, Inc. that the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 did not give the FDA the authority to regulate hookah and e-cigarette products and dismissed the entire case with prejudice.
Talc - Dec. 16, 2019
Fong v. Johnson & Johnson
Jurors in LA found against plaintiff Pui “Amy” Fong who claimed J&J’s baby powder gave her mesothelioma after the judge struck the expert testimony of William Longo.
Roundup - Dec. 16, 2019
Hardeman v. Monsanto
Monsanto has issued an appeal to the U.S. Ninth Circuit appellate court claiming that the verdict awarding $25 million to plaintiff Ed Hardeman completely disregarded the scientific consensus of the U.S. regulatory agencies’ latest studies.
JUUL - Dec. 12, 2019
People of the State of Illinois v. JUUL Labs Inc.
Complaint filed for deceptively marketing to minors.
Talc - Dec. 11, 2019
In re: Imerys Talc America Inc. et al.
The Chpt 11 bankruptcy court is objecting to an allocation of $1.1 million by Imerys to Alston & Bird LLP because the firm has refused to show the court how much of the lawyer’s fees are covered by insurance.
JUUL - Dec. 10, 2019
Nicopure Labs, LLC and Right to Be Smoke-Free Coalition, American E-Liquid Manufacturing Standards Association, et al., v. Food & Drug Administration, et al.
D.C. Appellate Court upholds that FDA’s restriction on e-cigarette manufacturers stating that e-cigarettes are healthier than tobacco products without proof is not a 1st Amendment violation.
JUUL - Dec. 10, 2019
Vapor Technology Association, et al., v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, et al.
The FDA has motioned for the United States District Court of the Eastern District of Kentucky Central Division Lexington to dismiss the Vapor Technology Association’s lawsuit against their requirement for e-cigarette companies to submit applications for review on the grounds that the Vapor Technology Association’s case lacks both the correct jurisdiction and the merit necessary to continue.
JUUL - Dec. 9, 2019
Naod Yimam v. Myle Vape Inc.
Myle Vape Inc. is being targeted by the FDA with a deceptive marketing lawsuit for selling e-cigarettes in and around D.C. without FDA premarket approval.
Talc - Dec. 9, 2019
In re: Imerys Talc America Inc. et al.
Imerys is petitioning the chpt 11 bankruptcy court for an extension on their restructuring agreement stating that they are making “a great deal of progress.”
CBD - Dec. 3, 2019
Michelene Colette and Leticia Shaw v. CV Sciences, Inc.
Plaintiff is alleging that the defendant sold CBD products that were not in compliance with the FDA’s accepted use of CBD and therefore sold illegal products.
CBD - Nov. 30, 2019
Michele Mccarthy v. Charlotte’s Web Holdings, Inc.
Plaintiff has filed suit against the corporation for illegally selling CBD products stating they would not have purchased the products if they had known the products were not FDA compliant.
Allergan - Nov. 26, 2019
Lisa Kosto, Melissa Thompson, Margaret Massie, Debbie Andrews, Kaylann Ryan, and Rebecca Quaranta, et al. v. Allergan
Six women have filed a class-action lawsuit complaint in the Michigan Federal court alleging that Allergan had knowledge of and hid the risk of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) from physicians and consumers since 2006.
JUUL - Nov. 19, 2019
The People of The State of New York by Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York V. JUUL Labs
The NY Attorney General filed suit against JUUL Labs for marketing to teenagers and lying about the nicotine content of their product.
JUUL - Nov. 18, 2019
The People of The State of California V. JUUL Labs, Inc., Pax Labs, Inc., and Does 1-100, Inclusive.
The California Attorney General’s office is filing suit against JUUL Labs and its affiliates for their role in proliferating teenage addiction to e-cigarettes and failing to verify teens ages to determine their legality to sell to.
Talc - Nov. 18, 2019
George Crudge and Shara Crudge v. AMCORD, INC
Plaintiff who brought suit against Johnson & Johnson claiming that their talcum powder gave him mesothelioma is requesting a retrial after the FDA discovered asbestos in J&J talc claiming that the core of J&J’s defense was that the FDA has never found asbestos in J&J product.
JUUL - Nov. 7, 2019
Plaintiff Michelle Flores V. JUUL Labs
Plaintiff claims they were never provided and never signed a written release for JUUL to collect, store or disseminate her facial data, asking for $1,000 per negligent BIPA violation, $5,000 per willful violation, and an injunction requiring JUUL to develop and implement policies that would better secure its customers’ biometric data.
Talc - Nov. 1, 2019
Imerys Talc America, Inc., et al.
Imerys is asking the Chpt 11 bankruptcy court for permission to give out $1.3 million in incentive program rewards to “key staff” or continued motivation in the restructuring proceedings.
JUUL - Oct. 2019
Breja v. JUUL Labs, Inc
Siddharth Breja, former senior vice president of global finance for JUUL, claims that 1 million tainted JUUL pods were allowed to hit the market despite company-wide knowledge of the defect and when he spoke out, he was allegedly fired.
Breast cancer drugs - Oct. 2019
In Re: Taxotere (Docetaxel) Products Liability Litigation
A retrial has been requested by plaintiffs after it was found that Sanofi SA’s sole expert witness had not actually independently verified the truth of the corporation’s analysis that Taxotere does not cause permanent hair loss.
Alzheimer's drugs - Oct. 2019
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. CEPHALON, INC.
Allergan PLC paid the FTC the above settlement to avoid antitrust litigation against their subsidiary Forest Laboratories for blocking generic versions of their Alzheimer's drug Namenda.