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• Roundup Lawsuit Verdicts Continue To Pile Up, With $2.1B Award by Georgia Jury

  March 24, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A Georgia jury has ordered Bayer and Monsanto to pay $2.1 billion in compensatory and punitive damages to a man who developed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

• Conyers Chemical Plant Fire Results in Lawsuits Against BioLab Seeking Damages for Georgia Community Residents

  October 2, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Several class action lawsuits have been filed against an Atlanta-area laboratory following chemical plumes and evacuations resulting from a fire this weekend.

• Planters Peanuts Recall Issued Over Listeria Food Poisoning Risks

  May 6, 2024

  Grace Muller

  A Planters peanuts recall has been issued for products distributed in five states due to the risk of listeria food poisoning.

• Bayer Considering “Texas Two-Step” Roundup Bankruptcy to Address Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma Lawsuits: Bloomberg

  March 15, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A new report indicates Bayer is considering a Roundup bankruptcy filing in an effort to resolve, or at least pause, thousands of claims filed by individuals who say exposure to the weed killer causes cancer.

• Bayer Indicates Resolving Roundup Lawsuits in 2024 is a Priority, Amid Continuing Trials and Verdicts

  March 7, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Bayer's CEO told investors the company will focus on reaching resolutions in about 54,000 outstanding Roundup lawsuits over the next two to three years.

• Bayer Must Continue to Face Roundup Lawsuits After U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Federal Preemption Argument

  February 6, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The Appeals Court for the 11th Circuit says Bayer cannot use preemption to avoid failure-to-warn lawsuits over the lack of Roundup cancer label warnings.

• Ford Truck Rollover Wrongful Death Lawsuit Results in $1.7 Billion Judgment Against Automaker

  August 22, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Ford has been ordered to pay $1.7 billion to the children of a couple killed in an F-250 "Super Duty" truck rollover accident.

• U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Roundup Lawsuit Preemption Argument, In Another Legal Blow for Bayer

  July 13, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  The Appeals Court for the 11th Circuit ruled Bayer and Monsanto can not use federal preemption to avoid a Roundup lawsuit it had already settled.

• Ethylene Oxide Lawsuit Filed By Augusta, Georgia Residents Who Say They Face Increased Cancer Risks

  December 2, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit by residents of Augusta, Georgia claims a local medical device sterilization facility failed to warn them about massive ethylene oxide leaks for years, which they say are responsible for cases of cancer, miscarriages, and other adverse health incidents.

• Punctured Bowel Malpractice Lawsuit Results in $3M Wrongful Death Verdict

  March 31, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A Georgia jury has awarded $3 million to the family of a woman who died after her bowel was perforated during laparoscopic surgery.