Yakima Army Base to Give Local Residents Water Filters Due to PFAS Contamination Risks
Aug 04, 2023 by Irvin Jackson

The Army indicates it will supply bottled water to homes in the area where high PFAS contamination has been detected until water filtration systems can be installed this fall. The U.S. Army has agreed to install water filtration systems on wells in a community near its Yakima Training Center, due to the detection of high …

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Bellwether Plan for Hair Relaxer Lawsuits To Be Proposed By Parties in Federal MDL
Aug 03, 2023 by Irvin Jackson

A small group of hair relaxer lawsuits will be selected for discovery and prepared for a series of early bellwether trials to help gauge how juries may respond to certain evidence and testimony. The U.S. District Judge presiding over all hair relaxer lawsuits filed by women who developed uterine cancer, ovarian cancer, and other injuries …

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Air Force AFFF Exposure Caused Prostate Cancer, According to Lawsuit Against Foam Manufacturers
Aug 02, 2023 by Irvin Jackson

The use of AFFF in the Air Force placed military service members and other residents at an increased risk of prostate cancer and other health problems, according to complaints. A former Air Force firefighter has brought a lawsuit against AFFF (aqueous film-forming foam) manufacturers, indicating that he developed prostate cancer after years of exposure to …

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Camp Lejeune Plaintiffs’ Lawyers and U.S. Government Are Finalizing a Global Management Order to Move Cases Toward Resolution
Aug 01, 2023 by Irvin Jackson

Parties asked for an extension in individual case deadlines, as they near completion of a Global Case Management Order that will address the filing of a master complaint, responsive pleadings, and a discovery schedule. As a rapidly growing number of Camp Lejeune lawsuits continue to be filed by U.S. military veterans and their family members …

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J&J’s Attempt to Force Baby Powder Cancer Settlements Through U.S. Bankruptcy System Rejected For Second Time
Jul 31, 2023 by Irvin Jackson

Tens of thousands of Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder lawsuits filed by women diagnosed with ovarian cancer following the use of talcum powder will now be able to move forward through the civil court system. For the second time this year, a federal court has dismissed the bankruptcy filing of a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, …

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