Glyphosate, the primary ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup®, has been linked to Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and deemed a probable carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The Miller Firm is co-lead counsel in the consolidated litigation against Monsanto on behalf of victims who have developed Non-Hodgkin lymphoma after exposure to Roundup®. New evidence in this… Read more →
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New Study Confirms J&J’s Talc Associated with Statistically Significant Increase in Ovarian Cancer
Meta-Analysis Confirms Statistically Significant Ovarian Cancer Risk Increase Associated with Talc Use Dr. Paolo Boffetta, associate director for cancer prevention at The Tisch Cancer Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital, and his team carried out a meta-analysis of previous findings that found a “statistically significant link between women’s talcum-powder use and ovarian cancer,” according to NewsDay… Read more →
Roundup Plaintiffs Seek to Depose EPA Employee Regarding Connection to Monsanto
Plaintiffs suing Monsanto for concealing the carcinogenic properties of glyphosate and Roundup® are seeking the deposition of EPA employee Jess Rowland. Notably, Rowland retired from the EPA days after a Cancer Assessment Review Committee report was leaked to the press. The report stated the committee, which Rowland chaired, found insufficient evidence to determine glyphosate was… Read more →
J&J Faces Another Trial in St. Louis., FDA Funds Talc Cancer Risk Study
Swann v. Johnson & Johnson is the fifth trial in Missouri and the plaintiff, Nora Daniels, developed ovarian cancer after using Johnson & Johnson’s products containing talcum powder. Plaintiffs in similar previous cases against Johnson & Johnson in 2016 were awarded multi-million dollar verdicts. Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based personal care products, such as its Baby Powder… Read more →
Independent Scientists’ Review of Roundup® Confirms Cancer Risk
The Pesticide Action Network (PAN), which is an independent network of organizations that has been evaluating pesticides since the 80s, has reported multiple serious health and environmental risks associated with glyphosate, the primary ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup® herbicide. PAN consists of more than 600 non-governmental organizations, groups, and individuals from over 60 countries and it… Read more →
Judge Rules Monsanto must Warn California Residents about Roundup® Cancer Risk
In the latest efforts to protect its Roundup® weed-killer at the expense of public health and transparency, Monsanto tried to prevent the state of California from labeling Roundup® a probable carcinogen. Fresno County Superior Court Judge Kristi Kapetan denied Monsanto’s request to prevent California from warning residents that Roundup® causes cancer in an initial ruling… Read more →
Johnson & Johnson Continues Unsuccessful Quest to Delay Justice for Talcum Powder Victims
In early 2017, Johnson & Johnson continues, unsuccessfully, to deter and avoid trials holding it accountable for the carcinogenic properties of its products containing talcum powder, such as its talc-based Baby Powder and Shower to Shower Absorbent Body Powder®. When used for feminine hygiene, the particles of the mineral talc in these products travel up… Read more →
Monsanto Attacks Independent Scientists at the Expense of Human Health and Safety
Monsanto, the producers of Roundup®, continues persistent attacks and attempts at intimidation directed towards the highly accredited International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) scientists, who found the glyphosate in Roundup® to be dangerous to human health. The IARC of the World Health Organization (WHO) classified glyphosate a Group 2A probable human carcinogen in 2015,… Read more →
Motion for Expedited Trial Filed in LA Talc Litigation Due to Plaintiff’s Terminal Illness
A Plaintiff has moved for a preference (expedited) trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court in JCCP 4872. JCCP 4872 is the consolidated litigation against Johnson & Johnson relating to the carcinogenic properties of its products containing talcum powder and the motion was filed due to the Plaintiff’s terminal ovarian cancer. Preference motions are routinely… Read more →
Scientific Panel Advises EPA on Whether Glyphosate Causes Cancer
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has delayed holding hearings relating to the carcinogenicity of glyphosate for two months. Now, December 13 through the 16, 2016, after a public comment period, a Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel will advise the EPA on how to evaluate relevant data and make a carcinogenic risk… Read more →
After Third Straight Loss, Johnson & Johnson Claims St. Louis Jurors Can’t be Impartial
On October 27, 2016, in St. Louis, Missouri, Johnson & Johnson was defeated in the third consecutive trial regarding the carcinogenic properties of its hygiene products containing talcum powder. A $67.5 million jury verdict was handed down in this case to ovarian cancer victim Deborah Giannecchini, who used Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder and Shower… Read more →
Michael Miller Appointed Co-leader of Monsanto Roundup® MDL, EPA Bows to Pesticide Lobbyists
Miller Appointed to MDL Leadership On November 16 of 2016, Michael Miller of The Miller Firm, LLC, Robin Greenwald of Weitz & Luxenberg, PC, and Aimee Wagstaff of Andrus Wagstaff, PC were appointed Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel and chairs of the Executive Committee for the Monsanto Roundup® Multidistrict Litigation (MDL). U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria of… Read more →
$70 Million Dollar Verdict in Third Johnson & Johnson Talc Trial
The third verdict in cases linking Johnson & Johnson’s talcum baby powder products to ovarian cancer has awarded over $70 million to a long term Johnson & Johnson customer from California with ovarian cancer. Before this St. Louis jury arrived at a verdict, the first two cases against Johnson & Johnson in St. Louis resulted in… Read more →
Monsanto Attacks EPA and WHO Scientists as Cancer Lawsuits Continue to Grow
Monsanto Attacks EPA and WHO Scientists The Monsanto company is intensifying their ongoing attempts to avoid responsibility for the serious health dangers of their herbicide, Roundup®, and its key ingredient, glyphosate. Glyphosate has been labeled a “probable human carcinogen” by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a part of the World Health Organization… Read more →
Third Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Lawsuit Underway in St. Louis, MO
The third lawsuit seeking to hold Johnson & Johnson accountable for concealing the ovarian cancer risks of its feminine hygiene products containing talcum powder has begun. A Missouri state court jury heard the opening statements on October 4, 2016. The plaintiff, who used talcum powder products on her genitals throughout her adulthood, was diagnosed in… Read more →