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New York Mechanic Awarded $600,000 in Honda Asbestos Case

Dec. 06, 2024 | Share This Post:

Jury Finds Honda Failed to Warn About Asbestos Risks in Auto Parts A New York Supreme Court jury awarded $600,000 to Michael Wagner, a career mechanic who developed mesothelioma after exposure to asbestos in Honda automotive parts. The verdict, delivered...

Two Florida Deputies Killed, One Critical After Roadside Crash in Palm Beach

Nov. 25, 2024 | Share This Post:

Off-Duty Motorcycle Officers Struck While Assisting Colleague on Southern Boulevard Palm Beach County lost two veteran motorcycle deputies Thursday morning in what Sheriff Ric Bradshaw called a “horrific crash” on Southern Boulevard. Cpl. Luis Paez and Deputy Sheriff Ralph “Butch”...

Vatican Abuse Zero-Tolerance Policy Faces Global Push from Survivors

Nov. 24, 2024 | Share This Post:

Clergy Abuse Survivors Challenge Vatican to Match U.S. Standards Worldwide Survivors of clergy sexual abuse gathered in Rome on November 18, 2024, to urge the Vatican to adopt the same zero-tolerance policy that has governed the U.S. Catholic Church since...

Connecticut Jury Awards $15 Million in J&J Talc Settlement Case

Nov. 22, 2024 | Share This Post:

Construction Executive’s Mesothelioma Linked to Baby Powder Use A Fairfield County jury ordered Johnson & Johnson entities to pay $15 million in damages to a Connecticut businessman diagnosed with mesothelioma, rejecting the companies’ attempts to avoid liability through corporate restructuring....

Monsanto Wins Philadelphia Roundup Trial, Marking 15th Recent Victory

Nov. 21, 2024 | Share This Post:

Chemical Giant’s Legal Strategy Yields Success in Latest Product Safety Case In the Womack Roundup product liability trial, a Philadelphia jury ruled in favor of Monsanto on November 15, 2024. The verdict in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas under...

Train Derailment in Shawnee County Results in $562,052 Damage

Nov. 20, 2024 | Share This Post:

Eight Railroad Companies Report 172 Derailments Since 1975 in Kansas Hub A condemnable wheel forced 15 Union Pacific rail cars off the tracks in Topeka this January, adding another costly derailment to Shawnee County’s rail history. The U.S. Department of...

Guam Church Investigates New Priest Sexual Misconduct Allegation

Nov. 19, 2024 | Share This Post:

Archbishop Orders Investigation into Alleged 2013 Incident at Asan Parish The Archdiocese of Guam has launched an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Father Antonino “Nino” Caminiti, Archbishop Ryan Jimenez announced in a November 12 letter to clergy. A woman...

Colgate-Palmolive Asbestos Lawsuit Concludes After Mesothelioma Death

Nov. 18, 2024 | Share This Post:

Louisiana Court Rejects New Trial in Talcum Powder Cancer Case A Louisiana appellate court upheld Colgate-Palmolive’s defense against allegations that its Cashmere Bouquet talcum powder contained asbestos, following a three-week trial sparked by a woman’s mesothelioma diagnosis. The case, initiated...

Foreign Depo-Provera Labels Warn of Tumor Risks Absent from U.S. Guidelines

Nov. 16, 2024 | Share This Post:

Lawsuits Target Pharmaceutical Companies Over Missing Brain Tumor Warnings Two women have filed lawsuits against Pfizer and Viatris over Depo-Provera’s undisclosed brain tumor risks in U.S. warning labels. A March 2024 British Medical Journal study found long-term users of the...

Delta Air Lines Files $500 Million Lawsuit Against CrowdStrike Over System Outage

Nov. 15, 2024 | Share This Post:

Major Airline Seeks Damages After July Software Update Crashed Global Computer Systems Delta Air Lines filed a lawsuit against cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike on October 25, 2024, in Georgia’s Fulton County Superior Court, seeking over $500 million in damages for a...

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