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 →
Current Litigation
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 →
U.S. & European Lawmakers Urge Investigation into Monsanto’s Roundup® Marketing
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →