Ledger Law Firm

The first three product liability cases tried against Monsanto for its Roundup weed killer have resulted in awards not only in the millions but -- with the most recent case in California to a husband and wife -- in the billions. $2.055 billion to be exact. The award resulted in $55 million in compensation and $2 billion in punitive damages…

Wrongful deaths are those deaths that occur via someone else's or another entity's negligence, intentional act, or recklessness. These kinds of deaths are traumatic and shocking to family and friends. Often the death occurs immediately, but many times the death takes place after a period of time. When wrongful death happens, family members or beneficiaries may be entitled to file…

There is so much in the news about the federal government and state governments filing lawsuit after lawsuit against the makers and distributor (e.g., Oklahoma’s settlement with Purdue Pharma) of opioid drugs. At the start of this month, a jury found Insys Therapeutics guilty of bribing doctors to push its opioid products, particularly a “highly addictive fentanyl spray.” The jury…