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☆ AA flight attendants won $1M from clothing company after saying their uniforms made them sick
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A jury awarded $1M+ to 4 American Airlines attendants who said their uniforms made them sick. Their attorneys now anticipate many other lawsuits against the clothing company, Twin Hill. AdvertisementAdvertisementA jury in California ruled that a clothing company should pay more than $1 million to four American Airlines flight attendants who said wearing their uniforms made them sick. Attorneys told the AP that they represent more than 400 other AA flight attendants who are making the same claims. Silver-Charan was part of a group of flight attendants who initially filed a lawsuit in 2017.

Persons: —, Tracey Silver, Charan, Brenda Sabbatino, Daniel Balaban, Balaban, they're Organizations: Service, American Airlines, Twin, Associated Press, Alameda County Superior Court, Washington, AP, AA, The, Post, Centers for Disease Control, The Post, Detroit News Locations: Twin Hill, California, Alameda County

☆ Jurors urged to impose heavy punitive damages in J&J talc trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Brendan Pierson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

J&J has consistently denied that its now-discontinued talc baby powder contains asbestos or causes cancer. Satterley asked jurors to award Hernandez punitive damages about nine times greater than so-called compensatory damages, which include $3.8 million for his medical costs as well as damages for pain and suffering. The U.S. Supreme Court has found that punitive damages should generally be no more than nine times compensatory damages, and that a higher ratio can be reduced on appeal as excessive. J&J has said its talc products are safe and do not contain asbestos, which has been linked to mesothelioma. J&J said in bankruptcy court filings that the costs of its talc-related verdicts, settlements and legal fees have reached about $4.5 billion.

Persons: Johnson, Mike Segar, ” Joseph Satterley, Emory Hernandez Valadez, Satterley, Hernandez, Allison Brown, “, Michael Kaplan, LTL, J Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS, Alameda County Superior Court, U.S, Supreme, LTL Management, LTL’s Locations: California, Johnson, New York, Alameda County, Trenton , New Jersey

Companies Johnson & Johnson FollowJune 26 (Reuters) - A California man suing Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) told jurors on Monday how his life was upended by a cancer diagnosis that he blames on using the company's baby powder since childhood, as the first trial over the product in nearly two years neared its end. J&J has denied that its baby powder contained asbestos or causes cancer. He also said he did not remember his doctor ever telling him that baby powder caused his cancer. Earlier in the day, jurors heard from Hernandez's mother, Anna Camacho, who said she used large amounts of J&J's baby powder on her son when he was a baby and through childhood. Hernandez's trial, expected to conclude later this week, comes as J&J seeks to resolve thousands of similar talc lawsuits through a settlement.

Persons: Johnson, Emory Hernandez, J, Hernandez, Anthony, Allison Brown, Anna Camacho, Michael Kaplan, Kaplan, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Johnson, Alameda County Superior Court, View, LTL Management, Chief U.S, U.S, Thomson Locations: California, Alameda County, Emory, Trenton , New Jersey, New Jersey, New York

CompaniesCompanies Law Firms Pfizer Inc FollowSanofi SA FollowJune 23 (Reuters) - GSK (GSK.L) reached a settlement with a U.S. citizen who alleged its discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer, the British pharmaceutical giant said on Friday, preventing the first such lawsuit from going to trial. The case, brought by California resident James Goetz in Alameda County Superior Court, was to go to trial on July 24 and would have been the first test of how Zantac cancer claims fared before a jury. The parties reached a confidential settlement and the trial will be dismissed, GSK said. Originally marketed by a forerunner of GSK Plc, Zantac was later sold successively to Pfizer (PFE.N), Boehringer Ingelheim and finally Sanofi (SASY.PA). Last month, a Canadian court dismissed a proposed class action against Zantac over increased cancer risk.

Persons: James Goetz, Zantac, Boehringer Ingelheim, GSK's, Eva Mathews, Dhanya Ann Thoppil, Barbara Lewis Organizations: Law, Pfizer, Sanofi, GSK, Alameda County Superior Court, GSK Plc, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Thomson Locations: California, Alameda County, U.S, Zantac, Bengaluru

The trial will be the first test of how Zantac cancer claims will fare before a jury. GSK said in a statement it disagreed with the ruling and would defend the case at trial. Originally marketed by a forerunner of GSK, it was later sold successively to Pfizer (PFE.N), Boehringer Ingelheim and finally Sanofi (SASY.PA). While NDMA is found in low levels in food and water, it is known to cause cancer in larger amounts. Analysts said it was not surprising that Grillo ruled differently from the federal court because California's courts are known to be friendlier to plaintiffs.

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/IllustrationFeb 16 (Reuters) - GSK Plc (GSK.L) is expected to urge a California judge on Thursday to limit what expert testimony jurors can hear in the first trial over claims that the company's heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer. The trial, scheduled to begin Feb. 27 before Alameda County Superior Court Judge Evelio Grillo, will offer the first test of how Zantac cancer claims may fare in state courts. The plaintiff in the upcoming trial, James Goetz, says he developed bladder cancer from taking Zantac sold by British drugmaker GSK. Lawsuits began piling up soon after the recalls began from people who said they developed cancer after taking Zantac. Cases have been filed linking Zantac to at least 10 types of cancer.

☆ California Sues 3M and DuPont Over PFAS Chemicals
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Christine Mai-Duc | Kris Maher | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

California Attorney General Rob Bonta wants 3M and DuPont to establish an abatement fund to reduce the toxins’ effects. California is suing 3M Co. and DuPont de Nemours Inc. along with other manufacturers of PFAS, a collection of chemicals that have been linked to health issues including cancer and are commonly found in consumer products such as fabrics, food packaging and cookware. The complaint, filed in Alameda County Superior Court Thursday, alleges that a total of 18 defendant manufacturers made products containing PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals,” for decades even though they knew they were toxic and harmful to humans and the environment.

☆ Tesla Countersues California Agency That Filed Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Meghan Bobrowsky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A lawsuit filed earlier this year against Tesla alleged the company, for years, ignored complaints from Black factory workers at its Fremont, Calif., plant. Tesla has countersued the California agency that filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the company, alleging that the government organization violated state law in bringing about the suit. The electric-vehicle maker, in the suit filed Thursday in Alameda County Superior Court, said the California Civil Rights Department—previously known as the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing—violated state rules by filing the lawsuit without seeking public comment or holding a public hearing.

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