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Bayer Considers Paying up to $8 Billion to Settle over 18,000 Pending Roundup Lawsuits Amid “Shareholder Revolt”

In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a division of the World Health Organization, classified glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, as a possible carcinogen. While this is not the first product that presents a risk of cancer to users, the Roundup cases are unique because so many…

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Are Children Eating Cereal Containing the Weedkiller Roundup?

Earlier this year, the manufacture of the popular herbicide, Roundup, was found to be liable in a series of product liability lawsuits and ordered to pay a total of $2 billion in punitive damages. In addition to these cases, there are approximately 13,400 others who are waiting for their case…

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Seizures Reported Following E-Cigarette Use Especially in Youth – FDA Report Indicates

The truth is that manufacturers are most interested in making a profit. Some manufacturers place dangerous products into the stream of commerce, putting millions of lives at risk. Often, there is something more that could be done to create a safer product; however, manufacturers may need encouragement to make their…

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Monsanto Ordered to Pay Over $80 Million in Roundup Cancer Case

Photo Credit: BCFC / Shutterstock.com The second phase of the bifurcated trial determining whether Monsanto should be held liable for the non-Hodgkins lymphoma suffered by a man after using the Monsanto product Roundup for decades has concluded. The culmination of the trial resulted in a jury award of over $5.6…

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Verdict in Monsanto Trial – Roundup a Substantial Cause of Plaintiff’s non-Hodgkins Lymphoma

Photo Credit: Crazy City Lady / Shutterstock.com Yesterday, a six-person jury concluded that Roundup was a substantial cause of plaintiff’s non-Hodgkins lymphoma. The verdict sends a clear message to Bayer, the company that purchased Monsanto, and for the 11,000 plaintiffs in cases already filed in courts around the country –…

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Case of Legionnaire’s Disease Discovered in Illinois Veterans’ Home

Photo Credit: Robert Kneschke/ Shutterstock.com If not properly maintained, Illinois nursing homes and skilled care facilities can be breeding grounds for various types of bacteria that can lead to outbreaks of serious diseases or illnesses. While most Illinois nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, and skilled care facilities take the necessary precautions…

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Illinois Dioceses Allegedly Withheld Names of at Least 500 Priests Accused of Sexual Abuse

Photo Credit: Suzanne Tucker / Shutterstock.com Victims of childhood sexual abuse in Illinois may find the legal system daunting in addition to dealing with the trauma of the abuse they have suffered. Indeed, many different laws and standards can apply in a case. Under Illinois’s Code of Civil Procedure, sexual…

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Protecting Against the Risks Associated with Breast Implant Surgery

Photo Credit: nimon / Shutterstock.com Breast augmentation, or augmentation mammoplasty, has been the most common elective cosmetic surgery in the United States for over a decade. Last year alone, there were over 300,000 breast augmentation surgeries performed across the United States. This figure represents a 3% increase from the year…

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Residents of Chicago Care Facility Evacuated after Authorities Discover “Deplorable” Conditions

Photo Credit: Stokkete / Shutterstock.com Earlier this month, Dixmoor police evacuated approximately 30 men from an Illinois nursing home facility that was supposed to be providing the men with mental health services. According to a local news report, the men were evacuated after one resident called the police, explaining that…