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Missouri Court of Appeals Finds No Duty to Defend or Indemnify in Class Action Involving Environmental Contamination Beginning in...

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A recent Missouri Court of Appeals decision provides helpful precedent for liability insurers facing legacy environmental claims and class actions. The court strictly construed the policy period, concluding that claims based...more

Robinson+Cole Class Actions Insider

Appeal Bonds: A Strategic Tool in Appeals of Class Action Settlements

When a class action settlement is objected to and subsequently approved by the court, objectors sometimes appeal, which can substantially delay the settlement process including distribution of settlement funds to class...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Chemical Exposure Alone Is Insufficient for Toxic Tort Standing in Colorado

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On October 30, the Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action complaint seeking medical monitoring, holding that the representative plaintiff lacked standing because mere exposure to ethylene...more

Oberheiden P.C.

Depo Provera Lawsuit: Litigation Update and Settlement Information

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Pfizer Inc. is facing a growing number of lawsuits from patients who received Depo Provera injections—including patients who received their last injection decades ago in some cases. Depo Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate)...more

Alston & Bird

California Requests Information for Potential Listing of p,p’-bisphenol Chemicals Under Prop. 65

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There’s more to the bisphenol family of chemicals than the well-known BPA and BPS. Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group examines a California initiative to classify all p,p’-bisphenol chemicals as causing...more

Kilpatrick

5 Key Takeaways | Federal Court Standing in Cases Alleging Consumer Products that Contain Harmful Chemicals (like PFAS or BPA) or...

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Kilpatrick’s Evan Nadel recently presented at the 2025 ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference on the topic of “Federal Court Standing in Cases Alleging Consumer Products That Contain Harmful Chemicals (like PFAS or BPA) or...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

The Evolving PFAS Landscape: State Bans, Federal Standards and Legal Exposure

PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” have been on the radar of regulators and industry for years, but the recent pace and scope of action mark a turning point. Federal agencies are advancing the first national drinking water...more

Goldberg Segalla

Massachusetts Federal District Court Grants Defendant Summary Judgment in Asbestos Case

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Court: United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts - Plaintiff Bruce K. Wright and per quod plaintiff Louise K. Wright allege Mr. Wright had asbestos exposure from working as a mechanic at multiple shops...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Protein Maxing, Lead Contamination, and the Law: How Supplement Brands Can Stay Ahead of Legal Risks

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With the rise of “Protein Maxing” among biohackers, fitness influencers, and health-conscious consumers, a major controversy has emerged that could seriously impact both consumers and protein supplement brands....more

Clark Hill PLC

$185 Million Verdict Stands in Product Liability Case After Washington Supreme Court Clarifies Choice of Law Rules

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On Oct. 30th, the Washington Supreme Court (6-3) issued a significant decision that will shape how product liability cases are handled when multiple states have connections to the dispute. ...more

Morris James LLP

Can Dupixent Cause Lymphoma? What Patients and Families Should Know

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When you start a medication like Dupixent (dupilumab), you expect relief from eczema or asthma, not the devastation of a cancer diagnosis. Yet growing medical evidence shows that some patients developed cutaneous T-cell...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Causation Conundrums: Implications of Georgia Supreme Court’s Interpretation of Statute of Repose in Long-Term Product Use Cases

When does the statute of repose clock start ticking on a product liability claim involving long-term repeat use of many individually purchased units of a product? According to the Georgia Supreme Court’s decision in Burroughs...more

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First Dupixent Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Lymphoma: What It Means for Patients and Families

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The first known lawsuit has now been filed against the makers of Dupixent (dupilumab), alleging that the popular eczema and asthma drug caused or accelerated a deadly form of lymphoma....more

Oberheiden P.C.

Dupixent Lawsuit: Litigation Update and Settlement Information

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Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is a rare and aggressive form of cancer that has been linked to the drug Dupixent in some cases. Dupixent is prescribed to asthma patients as well as for treatment of chronic obstructive...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Delaware Chancery Court Keeps Asbestos Trust Data Case Alive: Motions to Dismiss Denied

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On October 24, 2025, Vice Chancellor Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery denied motions to dismiss in a high-profile challenge to asbestos trust data-retention policies, allowing asbestos defendants’ claims to proceed...more

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Prop 65 Roundup - October 2025

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“California Court Ruling Endangers Public Health by Failing to Require Processed Meat on Prop 65 List of Carcinogens” Claims the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine - In what the Physicians Committee...more

Hissey, Mulderig & Friend, PLLC

Depo-Provera and Meningioma Brain Tumors: What Women Need to Know

For decades, millions of women have relied on the Depo-Provera birth control shot as a convenient form of long-term contraception. However, growing medical evidence has linked long-term Depo-Provera use to an increased risk...more

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Los Angeles Jury Awards $966M For Asbestos Talc-Related Mesothelioma

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Jurisdiction: Calif. Super., Los Angeles Co. - Mae Moore’s three adult daughters Joy Moore, Kathryn Pratt and Carol Farquharson — by and through guardian Leslie Farquharson (collectively, the Moore family) — filed suit in...more

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Plaintiff’s Motion to Demand Granted as Federal Court Could Not Exercise Original Jurisdiction

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United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Louisville Division - In November 2024, Barney Horton, Jr. (“decedent”) filed a lawsuit in Kentucky State Court alleging that exposure to asbestos-containing...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Senate Bill 20: California Expands Worker Protections Against Silica Dust Exposure

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On October 13, 2025, California’s Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 20, which amends the Labor Code to target occupational exposure to crystalline silica in the artificial stone fabrication industry, introducing new...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

State and Federal PFAS Litigation – 2019 to Q3 2025

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PFAS-related litigation continues to climb and to diversify as to claims and parties. See the attached graphics, updated through the third quarter of 2025. We will continue to update these graphics on a quarterly basis....more

Oberheiden P.C.

Wegovy Lawsuit: Litigation Update and Settlement Information

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Thousands of patients have filed lawsuits involving allegations of severe health complications linked to popular weight loss drugs. This includes patients who have been prescribed the weight loss drug Wegovy. If you have been...more

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Court Denies Johnson & Johnson’s Motion to Set Aside Jury Verdict and Request for New Trial

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Court: Connecticut Superior Court – Judicial District of Bridgeport - Plaintiffs Evan Plotkin and Martha Barry-Plotkin filed suit claiming Mr. Plotkin had asbestos exposure from, among other things, personal use of Johnson...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: 2025, Issue 14

False Ad Suit Over General Mills' "Garlic Rye" Chips Clears First Legal Hurdle - A federal judge in the Southern District of New York denied General Mills' attempt to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that it misled consumers...more

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog

What Policyholders Should Know About Their Insurance When a “New” Long-Tail Risk Emerges: A Practical Checklist

Companies in certain industries have years and even decades of experience in defending and resolving “long-tail” liabilities for suits, claims and other proceedings—such as for asbestos-related disease or...more

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