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Native American Tribe Files Major Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Against Tech Giants

Jan. 15, 2025 | Share This Post:

White Mountain Apache Tribe Seeks Damages for Youth Mental Health Crisis The White Mountain Apache Tribe filed a lawsuit on January 7, 2025, against Meta, ByteDance, Google, and other tech companies, claiming their social media platforms caused severe mental health...

Southern California Wildfires Leave Five Dead, Force 130,000 to Evacuate

Jan. 14, 2025 | Share This Post:

Unprecedented January Fires Strain Emergency Response as Multiple Blazes Spread Four major wildfires tore through Los Angeles County on January 8, 2025, killing five people and destroying more than 1,000 structures. The Palisades and Eaton fires expanded to over 25,000...

EPA Expands Toxic Release Inventory to Include Nine New PFAS Chemicals

Jan. 13, 2025 | Share This Post:

Federal Action Strengthens Chemical Release Reporting Requirements Nationwide The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expanded its Toxic Release Inventory on January 3, 2025, adding nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the mandatory reporting list. The addition brings the total number...

Federal Court Selects Five Additional Valsartan Cancer Lawsuits for Bellwether Trials

Jan. 12, 2025 | Share This Post:

Second Round of Trials Prepared as Litigation Approaches 1,200 Cases The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey announced five additional Valsartan cancer lawsuits for potential bellwether trials on December 31, 2024. Special Master Judge Thomas Vanaskie selected...

Virginia NICU Nurse Arrested After Series of Mysterious Infant Injuries

Jan. 11, 2025 | Share This Post:

Seven Male Babies Suffered Unexplained Injuries at Richmond Hospital Since 2023 Police arrested former neonatal intensive care nurse Erin Elizabeth Ann Strotman, 26, last week after a pattern of mysterious injuries to newborn boys emerged at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital in...

Pfizer Faces Brain Tumor Lawsuit After Study Links Depo-Provera to Meningioma Risk

Jan. 10, 2025 | Share This Post:

Australian Law Firm Investigates Class Action Following British Medical Journal Research Australian women discovered they face up to six times higher risk of brain tumors after using Pfizer’s Depo-Provera contraceptive injection, prompting law firm Shine Lawyers to investigate a potential...

FDA Mandates First-Ever Asbestos Testing Requirements for Cosmetics

Jan. 09, 2025 | Share This Post:

Federal Rule Requires Manufacturers to Screen Every Talc Product Batch The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced comprehensive testing requirements for detecting asbestos in talc-containing cosmetics on December 26, 2024. The proposed regulation mandates specific scientific screening methods for all...

Kentucky Secures $110 Million Opioid Settlement from Kroger

Jan. 08, 2025 | Share This Post:

Major Grocery Chain Agrees to Pay After Allegations of Fueling State’s Addiction Crisis Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced a $110 million settlement with The Kroger Co. on January 9, 2025, resolving allegations that the grocery chain’s pharmacies contributed to...

Sickle Cell Drug Oxbryta Faces Lawsuit After Market Withdrawal

Jan. 07, 2025 | Share This Post:

Patient Lawsuit Highlights Risks of Recently Discontinued Sickle Cell Drug A lawsuit filed in California alleges that the recently discontinued sickle cell drug Oxbryta caused severe adverse health effects. Plaintiff Tirrell Allen, who had taken the drug for just over...

Texas Ranchers Struggle as PFAS Contamination Devastates Livestock

Jan. 06, 2025 | Share This Post:

EPA Faces Lawsuit Over PFAS Regulations in Texas Agriculture Texas ranchers Tony and Karen Coleman are grappling with a devastating crisis on their family ranch in Johnson County. Since early 2023, 39 of their cattle have died after exhibiting alarming...

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