Anyone who drank and bathed in contaminated water at Camp Lejeune or Marine Corps Air Station New River in North Carolina between 1953 to 1987 and suffered injuries or death from exposure to toxic chemicals in the water can now bring a claim within two years from when the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 becomes effective.
Class Action Lawsuit Headlines
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Potential Lawsuit: Camp LeJeune Water Contamination Lawsuit News and Legal Information
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Settlement: Automotive – Verdict in favor of Plaintiff in the amount of US$435,995
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Lawsuit Filed: NEC Baby Formula Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Baby Formulas Similac and Enfamil have been linked to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a life-threatening condition that mostly affects premature and low-weight infants. NEC lawsuits have been filed against Abbott Laboratories and Mead Johnson for failure to warn parents and medical professionals, and that the manufacturers knew or should have known that their cow-based milk infant formulas posed a serious risk of developing NEC.
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Potential Lawsuit: CPAP Lung Cancer Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Philips, the medical device manufacturer, is facing class-action lawsuits from consumers, including a CPAP lung cancer lawsuit, alleging the company knew about the risks associated with its CPAP and BiPAP machines a considerable time before it recalled millions of sleep machines.
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Settlement: Antitrust – Verdict in favor of Plaintiff in the amount of US$1,200,000,000
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Potential Lawsuit: Paraquat Parkinson’s Disease Legal News and Lawsuit Information
The weed-killer Paraquat has been linked to increased rates of Parkinson’s disease and other serious health conditions in farmers, agricultural workers, families living near farming communities and others exposed to the toxic herbicide. Paraquat lawsuits claim Syngenta and other chemical manufacturers have not adequately warned users about the life-altering neurological effects that Paraquat caused them.
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Potential Lawsuit: Birth Injury and Birth Defect Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Birth Defects can result from different factors, including environmental toxins, drug side effects and negligence. Tragically, birth defects can also result in wrongful death.
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Potential Lawsuit: Texas Power Grid Failure
Below-freezing temperatures in Texas that caused widespread property damage, business closures, injuries and deaths have led to lawsuits against Electric Reliability Council of Texas Inc. (ERCOT) and Houston-based utility CenterPoint Energy Inc. Texas residents and businesses have filed gross negligence and willful misconduct claims and potential class actions. Injury and death from the cold, and harm caused by medical device failure as a result of power loss, have led to personal injury lawsuits. As well, economic losses have resulted in denied insurance complaints.