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Jun 29, 2021

Juul to pay out $40 million settlement in North Carolina case alleging e-cigarette brand marketed nicotine towards children

Juul, the largest e-cigarette brand in the United States, will pay out a $40 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging it marketed its products towards children

May 31, 2021

Johnson & Johnson asks high court to void $2B talc verdict

In this April 15, 2011, file photo, a bottle of Johnson's baby powder is displayed. Johnson & Johnson is asking for Supreme Court review of a $2 billion verdict in favor of women who claim they developed ovarian cancer from using the company's talc products. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

May 26, 2021

U.S. judge rejects Bayer's $2 bln deal to resolve future Roundup lawsuits

May 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge rejected Bayer's $2 billion class action proposal to resolve future lawsuits alleging its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, saying in a Wednesday order that parts of the plan were "clearly unreasonable."

Apr 30, 2021

3M Loses First Trial Over Military Earplugs

3M Co. lost the first lawsuit to go to trial over the safety of earplugs it sold for years to the military, with a federal jury Friday awarding $7.1 million to three veterans and finding the company failed to warn about defects in the product.

Feb 4, 2021

Bayer Reaches a $2B Deal to Settle Future Legal Claims of Roundup Weedkiller Causing Cancer

Wednesday’s settlement would cover future claims brought by individuals who have been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and were exposed to Roundup before their diagnosis. The settlement also includes benefits for people who were exposed to Roundup and develop cancer in the future.

Nov 3, 2020

Johnson & Johnson fails to overturn $2.12 billion baby powder verdict, plans Supreme Court appeal

Missouri's highest court on Tuesday refused to consider Johnson & Johnson's JNJ.N appeal of a $2.12 billion damages award to women who blamed their ovarian cancer on asbestos in its baby powder and other talc products.