As hundreds of lawsuits build against Saudi Arabia under the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Bill (JASTA), victims of 9/11 urge President Trump to uphold his campaign promises to support their cause. JASTA allows victims of terrorism and their surviving family members to sue foreign governments for attacks on U.S. soil. Trump has been a… 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 →
Miller Firm Wins Judgment Against Iran For Victims of Hamas Bombing in Israel
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has found Iran liable for injuries sustained by U.S. citizens during a 2003 bombing attack conducted by Hamas in Israel. The plaintiffs, represented by The Miller Firm, are Ora Cohen, her then-husband Shalom and their five children, who were all injured to some degree during the… 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 →
Saudi Arabian Consultants Recruit U.S. Vets to Lobby Congress against JASTA
The Saudi Arabian government has been carrying out a multimillion dollar lobbying campaign in the United States against the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Bill (JASTA). During this campaign, Saudi Arabia has paid lobbying firms to write op-eds for U.S. media and government officials against JASTA. One of the latest forms of their lobbying is… 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 →
Miller Firm Obtains Compensation for 1998 Embassy Bombings Victims, Represents 9/11 Victims
Special Master Kenneth Feinberg is the administrator of the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund (USVSST Fund). From this fund, he has approved claims for 2,332 victims of state sponsored terrorism. The USVSST Fund was established by a 2015 spending bill and provides compensation to state sponsored terrorism victims and their families. Feinberg has… 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 →
Independent Scientific Panel Skeptical of EPA and Monsanto’s Claims of Glyphosate Safety
In December of 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel convened a four-day gathering to analyze research and hold a series of hearings on the carcinogenic properties of glyphosate, the primary ingredient in Monsanto’s herbicide, Roundup®. The EPA previously delayed this hearing and removed a… Read more →
Saudi Arabia Continues Relentless Lobbying Efforts to Avoid Lawsuits from 9/11 Victims
Saudi Arabia has publically discussed its lobbying of U.S. lawmakers to amend The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Bill (JASTA), also known as House Resolution 3815. JASTA allows American citizens who survived or are the survivors of victims of terrorist attacks on American soil to sue foreign countries. This creates an exception to the sovereign… 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 →