Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is facing more than 5,000 lawsuits centering on the increased ovarian cancer-risk associated with the personal use of its talcum powder-based products. J&J has been aware for decades that talc particles can travel to women’s ovaries and cultivate cancer but failed to warn its customers. Documents recently unsealed during a pre-trial… Read more →
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Monsanto Ghost Writes Its Own “Independent” Safety Reviews
Internal Monsanto documents procured during pretrial discovery hold a wealth of evidence of the company’s ghost writing practices. These documents were discovered by The Miller Firm, which is representing plaintiffs who contracted non-Hodgkin lymphoma after exposure to Monsanto’s Roundup® herbicide. The Miller Firm is co-lead counsel in the consolidated litigation against Monsanto on behalf of… Read more →
Miller Firm to Be Lead Trial Attorneys in First Monsanto Trial, France to Ban Roundup
First California Trial Begins June 2018 The first trial addressing the carcinogenic properties of Monsanto’s Roundup® weed killer will begin June 18, 2018, in the Superior Court for the County of San Francisco. The Miller Firm will be the lead trial attorneys. The Miller Firm is also presently accepting new clients who developed non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma… Read more →
The Miller Firm Sues White Supremacist Domestic Terrorists in Charlottesville VA Attack
On Aug. 15, 2017, The Miller Firm filed a lawsuit against the white supremacists and neo-Nazis who incited violence at the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville Aug. 12. This event, and the torch-lit-march the night before, were rallies carefully planned for and by neo-Nazi and white-supremacy leaders, which were characterized by white supremacist chants,… Read more →
Plaintiffs Present Their Case Against J&J at First California Talc Trial
During the first few weeks of August 2017, testimony began in the California trial regarding the carcinogenic properties of Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) talcum powder-based products. Plaintiff Eva Echeverria testified about her five decades of talcum powder product use for feminine hygiene. The use of talc in this manner allows particles to travel to the… Read more →
Independent Panel Concludes EPA Failed to Follow Own Guidelines in Prior Glyphosate Assessment
In December 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) convened a science advisory panel to carry out a peer-review of its finding that glyphosate is unlikely to cause cancer. The EPA’s report on this panel kept the scientists’ concerns about both glyphosate safety and the EPA review procedures vague. However, a recent Bloomberg expose looked deeper… Read more →
Talc Supplier Imerys Can’t Avoid First California Trial
Imerys Talc America Inc. is a supplier of Johnson & Johnson’s talc, which is used in its talcum powder-based personal care products, such as Baby Powder and Shower to Shower Absorbent Body Powder®. Customers who use these products for feminine hygiene are at a higher risk for developing ovarian cancer when particles of talc travel… Read more →
California Lists Glyphosate as a Cancer-Causing Chemical Despite Monsanto Appeals
The state of California has now added glyphosate, the central ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup® herbicide, to its list of carcinogenic chemicals. The CA Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) first announced its intention to list glyphosate as cancer-causing in September 2015. The move was then delayed, due to Monsanto’s efforts to block the listing… Read more →
Expert States Talc Is Clearly Toxic, Trial Reveals J&J Targeted At-Risk Minorities
No Question That Talc is Toxic, Toxicologist Says On June 12, 2017, Toxicology Expert Laura M. Plunkett clarified that talc is a toxic element to human bodies, and explained in detail how it leads to cancer. She did so during the sixth trial in St. Louis exploring the link between ovarian cancer and Johnson &… Read more →
EPA Employees Under Investigation For Cozy Relationship with Monsanto?
EPA Probe Examines Evidence of Monsanto-EPA Collusion As public awareness about the dangers of Monsanto’s Roundup® herbicide grow, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Inspector General Arthur A. Elkins Jr. is carrying out a new probe into collusion between EPA employees and Monsanto. This probe follows the release of unsealed internal Monsanto emails as part of the… Read more →
Talc Updates: First Multi-Plaintiff Trial June 5, Valeant Wants J&J to Pay Legal Fees for Talc Lawsuits
Multi-Plaintiff Talc-Cancer Lawsuit Set for June in St. Louis On June 5, 2017, the first multi-plaintiff lawsuit regarding the cancer risk of Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based products will begin in Missouri state court. The five previous St. Louis trials involved a single plaintiff. Four of the five previous trials resulted in plaintiffs verdicts of over… Read more →
CNN and CBS Feature Miller Firm Clients Who Developed Cancer After Roundup Exposure
Over 800 individuals who developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma after exposure to Monsanto’s Roundup® are now suing the multibillion agribusiness giant Monsanto. The Miller Firm represents over 500 of the victims who developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in the U.S. In May 2017, clients of The Miller Firm were interviewed and featured by both CNN and CBS. The CNN… Read more →
Jury Awards $110 Million to Another Victim of J&J’s Reckless Promotion of Talcum Powder
On May 4, 2017, a jury in St. Louis, Missouri, awarded $110 million to plaintiff Lois Slemp, who developed ovarian cancer after long-term use of Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder products. Plaintiffs in three of the four previous talc litigations in the St. Louis Circuit Court were awarded verdicts totaling more than $200 million. When… Read more →
International Monsanto Tribunal at The Hague Finds Monsanto Guilty of Ecocide
On April 18, 2017, after months of reviewing evidence, the five international judges who comprised the Monsanto Tribunal found that Monsanto was guilty of ecocide. This was the conclusion of a civil, international opinion tribunal held Oct. 14 through 16, 2016 at The Hague in the Netherlands, home to both the International Criminal Court (ICC)… Read more →
New Talcum Powder Trial Set to Begin in St. Louis on April 10th
New Talc Trial Starts Next Week in Missouri The next trial in Missouri that addresses the increased cancer risk associated with the use of Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based products will begin April 10. Judge Rex Burlison will be presiding for the fourth time. In three of the four previous talcum powder-cancer risk trials, the plaintiffs… Read more →