Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers | April 9, 2025 | Product Liability
Depo-Provera, a long-acting injectable contraceptive containing medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), has been widely prescribed for decades. However, mounting evidence has linked this hormone-based birth control method to serious health conditions, including brain and spinal tumors — particularly a non-malignant type known as meningiomas. As of April 2025, the drug is the subject of a growing wave […]
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Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers | April 9, 2025 | Product Liability
A Major Development in the Roundup Litigation Bayer, the manufacturer of the weedkiller Roundup, has asked the United States Supreme Court to block thousands of lawsuits that claim the company failed to warn consumers about cancer risks linked to the herbicide. This development marks another chapter in the ongoing legal battles surrounding Roundup’s active ingredient, […]
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Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers | March 19, 2025 | Product Liability
Major Legal Development: Depo-Provera Cases Centralized into MDL In a significant advancement for individuals alleging harm from the contraceptive Depo-Provera, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has consolidated numerous lawsuits into a single federal case, known as a Multidistrict Litigation (MDL). As of March 2025, over 70 Depo-Provera lawsuits have been filed in […]
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Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers | February 18, 2025 | Product Liability
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of human-made chemicals that have been widely used in industrial applications and consumer products for decades. These chemicals have been linked to various health risks, including cancer, liver damage, kidney disease, immune system suppression, fertility issues, thyroid disorders, and cardiovascular diseases. Research into the long-term health effects […]
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Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers | November 13, 2024 | Product Liability
A serious E. coli outbreak has been linked to slivered onions used in McDonald’s Quarter Pounder cheeseburgers, causing illnesses across the United States, now including reported cases in North Carolina.
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Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers | September 11, 2024 | Product Liability \ Toxic Torts
The discovery of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in fish from the Haw River in Pittsboro in Chatham County is just the latest in a series of alarming revelations about the extent of the PFAS crisis affecting North Carolina communities. PFAS, often referred to as “forever chemicals,” are linked to serious health risks, including […]
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Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers | June 18, 2024 | Product Liability
More legal problems may be looming for Roundup pesticide manufacturer Monsanto. Roundup, the popular pesticide used on approximately 80 percent of American croplands, has long been alleged to cause non-Hodgkins lymphoma and other types of cancer. But does Roundup weed killer also cause liver disease? A new study suggests that glyphosate and liver disease may […]
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Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers | June 18, 2024 | Product Liability
The United States government has sided with Bayer AG (formerly Monsanto) in a lawsuit alleging that the company’s popular herbicide, Roundup, causes non-Hodgkins lymphoma and other forms of cancer. In a “friend of the court” briefing, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Justice Department said that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, is not […]
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Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers | June 18, 2024 | Product Liability
Can I Qualify for a Roundup Lawsuit or Settlement? Roundup manufacturer Bayer faces more than 120,000 Roundup lawsuits alleging that the world’s most popular weed killer causes cancer, including non-Hodgkins lymphoma. In mid-2020 the company agreed to pay more than $10 billion to settle many of these Roundup lawsuits, and set up a fund for […]
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Riddle & Riddle Injury Lawyers | June 18, 2024 | Product Liability
In the wake of Bayer’s announcement that it will pay more than $10 billion to settle a majority of Roundup cancer lawsuits, many are asking about Roundup settlement amounts. Specifically, what kind of compensation might victims expect as part of the settlement? The most important thing to remember is that there are never any guarantees […]
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