Class Actions and MDLs

The Takata Airbag Recall is considered the largest auto safety recall in United States history. The recall involves more than 50 million airbags in cars, trucks, and SUVs of 19 different automakers. Caused by a defective inflator, the airbags are exploding when deployed in a car accident, sending shrapnel flying...
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It seems like every day that goes by, more and more lawsuits are mounting against Monsanto questioning Roundup’s cancer risk. Our blog has been following the Roundup cancer risk story for weeks. A new report is shedding light on the role an advertising agency may have played in covering up...
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The research and safety practices of Monsanto, the manufacturer of Roundup weed-killer, have been brought into question after a federal court unsealed documents earlier this month. Per The New York Times, the documents, which are related to ongoing litigation regarding the Roundup cancer risk issue, included internal emails and emails...
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Recently, the courts granted the establishment of a multidistrict litigation (MDL) for the cases filed across the country involving lawsuits for Monsanto Roundup non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma cancer. Last month, we featured a blog post where we went into detail about Roundup weed-killer cases, including the possibility of California requiring Roundup sold...
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If you use Roundup weed-killer, could you be at risk of getting non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer? That is a question that many have been asking for some time, including victims filing lawsuits against Monsanto, the company behind the popular product. Now, California has acted against Monsanto. Per US News & World...
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