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 →
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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 →
Senate Bill Introduced to Weaken JASTA Unlikely to Succeed
The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Bill (JASTA) allows American citizens, including the families of victims of 9/11, to sue foreign states in response to acts of terrorism in the U.S. In September of 2016, the Senate rejected a veto by President Obama for the first time and passed JASTA. The Miller Firm then swiftly… Read more →
Miller Firm Files Claims to Collect on Judgment for 1998 Embassy Bombing Victims
In 2015, a U.S. spending bill was passed which included a provision to provide victims of state sponsored terrorist attacks and their families with monetary compensation. The Miller Firm has now filed applications on behalf of 567 victims of the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in Nairobi, Kenya through this U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism… Read more →
The Miller Firm Speaks at Hague International Tribunal on Behalf of Monsanto Victims
Timothy Litzenburg of The Miller Firm will speak at an international Monsanto Tribunal held from October 14-16, 2016 at The Hague in the Netherlands, home to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and U.N. International Court of Justice. This tribunal is an international initiative to hold the Monsanto company accountable for its crimes against humanity and… Read more →
Miller Firm Files First 9/11 Lawsuit against Saudi Arabia Following the Passage of Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Bill (JASTA)
This year, the 15th anniversary of September 11th was quickly followed by the passing of powerful anti-terrorism legislation. On September 28, 2016, the Senate rejected a veto by President Obama and passed the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Bill (JASTA). JASTA allows Americans, including relatives and victims of the 9/11 attacks, to sue foreign states… Read more →
ERCP / Duodenoscope “Superbug” Infections
Duodenoscopes are flexible devices used in ERCP procedures (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) to view the pancreas and bile ducts. These devices are meant to be sterilized and re-used, but due to their design, complete sterilization is not always possible. This has, tragically, resulted in outbreaks of “superbug” or carbapenem-resistant enteriobacteriaceae (CRE) infections in a number of… Read more →
Terrorism
The Miller Firm represents victims of terrorism. Most recently the Miller Firm was a leading firm in attaining a very large verdict for victims of the embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. Please read more here. It is our honor to represent victims of these horrific atrocities.
BNP Paribas Sentencing Today
The Miller Firm proudly represents victims and families of victims of 1998 embassy bombing attacks in Kenya and Tanzania. Hundreds of people were murdered in truck bombs that were set off outside the embassy. The attack was linked to Al Queda and Osama Bin Laden. Two years ago, under the terror act, the Miller Firm… Read more →
Actos Settlement Offer Announced
A global settlement offer has been announced in the Actos litigation. Please The Miller Firm has helped pave the way by being the the lead trial counsel for 6 of the 9 trials so far. We are currently assessing the settlement offer and will be getting in touch with all clients individually to discuss how they… Read more →
Actos Kristufek Trial Worksheet
PLEASE SEE THE ACTUAL JURY SHEET IN KRISTUFEK, our most recent trial, below. Kristufek Verdict Sheet We thought it might be instructive to see what the jurors must decide related to the ultimate fate of the claim. There are slight differences in state law but these are are the general questions that have been used… Read more →
California Ethicon Verdict Likely Announced Today
A California jury is deliberating whether Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon Inc is liable in the first trial over injuries allegedly caused by the TVT Abbrevo. After a five-week trial, closing arguments took place Thursday before Kern County Superior Court Judge Lorna Brumfield in the 2013 lawsuit brought by Coleen Perry, who was implanted with Ethicon’s… Read more →
First Zofran Birth Defect Lawsuits Filed
2015-02-16-LeClaire-Complaint The Miller Firm is currently investigating Zofran birth defect cases and will be filing lawsuits shortly. We are currently watching to see what judges get assigned to the litigation. We think that the caseload is substantial enough that a Federal MDL will be created and potentially also consolidated state actions. On February 12, 2014,… Read more →