by Grace | Sep 11, 2022 | boy scouts lawsuit, sexual abuse lawsuit
A bankruptcy judge approved a $2.46 billion reorganization plan for the Boy Scouts on September 8, 2022. This approval of the billion-dollar settlement allows the Boy Scouts to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy so it can continue operating while compensating tens of...
by Grace | Sep 9, 2022 | bipap ventilator lawsuit
On August 29, 2022, the FDA announced that Philips Respironics recalled certain bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP) machines that contain contaminated plastic. If the plastic reaches the device motor, it may emit dangerous volatile organic compounds. Also, the...
by Grace | Sep 7, 2022 | bard lawsuit, hernia mesh lawsuit
In a recent hernia mesh trial, a Rhode Island jury ordered hernia mesh manufacturer, C.R. Bard, to pay $4.8 million to a man who claimed to have suffered health complications due to the company’s hernia repair mesh. C.R. Bard, a subsidiary of Becton Dickinson, faces...
by Grace | Sep 5, 2022 | zantac lawsuit
The first Zantac (ranitidine) case scheduled for trial reached a $500,000 settlement shortly before trial. Plaintiff Joseph Bayer voluntarily dismissed his case due to a settlement he reached with generic drugmakers. Bayer alleged that the popular heartburn medication...
by Grace | Sep 3, 2022 | 3M earplugs lawsuit
In late July, 3M Co. announced that it intended to set aside roughly $1 billion to settle all remaining 3M dual combat earplug lawsuits. This proposed plan also included a stipulation in which Aearo Technologies, 3M’s subsidiary, filed for bankruptcy. The company...