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It's stunning. This month, a California couple was awarded a $2.055 billion verdict for their Roundup weed killer case against Monsanto. The award amounted to $55 million in compensation for both economic and non-economic damages and $2 billion in punitive damages. Though legal analysts, as NPR points out, suggest the punitive damages will be reduced upon appeal, this verdict is significant. Why…

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…

Mesothelioma is aggressive cancer; it kills. And its cause is mostly linked to exposure to asbestos. People suffering from mesothelioma are usually those who worked with or around the asbestos, had family members who worked with or around the substance, or had the substance in their homes. Manufacturers of the substance mostly went bankrupt due to the lawsuits, and through…

Roundup, a Monsanto weed-killer product, has been in the news quite a lot lately. Lawsuit after lawsuit has been filed and judgments have been recently rendered -- not in favor or Roundup -- and there are thousands of more to come. What injury has Monsanto’s weed-killer caused in all of this product liability and personal injury cases? Cancer. Here, we…

In wrongful death claims, family members and beneficiaries may qualify to file for compensation for damages they endure. These damages are known as economic and non-economic damages. Economic damages are pretty straight forward; they are the tangible expenses that are relatively easy to identify and calculate. They include things like: Medical bills; Funeral expenses; Household services; and Other qualifying out-of-pocket…

In personal injury claims, the concept behind the claim is simple: to make you whole again -- or at least to the extent possible. Any personal injury caused by another person or entity’s negligence, recklessness, or intentional act is a personal injury for which you are entitled compensation -- so long as the damages can be quantified in terms of…

In California, a wrongful death lawsuit must be filed within two years of the date of your loved one's passing. There are no exceptions to this rule except for one. You may think: that's ok, two years is a long time. But two years is not a long time, and below is why. Why File A Wrongful Death Lawsuit As…

So, you are offered a settlement in your Mesothelioma case. What do you do? You are anxious -- no doubt -- to get your compensation and be done with it. But then, you question yourself and the settlement: is it enough? Is it enough to help your family after cancer takes full control of your body? Is it enough to…