Articles Posted in Multidistrict Litigation

There are many reasons to become educated on the herbicide Paraquat: it’s very dangerous, very toxic, and unfortunately studies are starting to indicate that it can cause serious disease if you’re exposed to it in any length of time. What is Paraquat? / Why is it used? Paraquat is a toxic chemical that is widely…

My tenofovir discussion with Attorney Whitney Butcher continues: Clay: What are some of the brand names for a TAF tenofovir drug? Whitney: So the first TAF drug that was approved was called Genvoya, and it was approved in late 2015. And then Odefsey is another TAF drug that was approved in 2016. And then one…

We believe Gilead had TDF and TAF tenofovir drugs in the hopper around the same time, and Gilead, we believe, made a decision to shelve TAF, which ultimately proved to be a safer alternative, meaning TAF was just as effective but didn’t have the side effects of kidney failure and bone mineral density issues and other fractures that we saw with the TDF drug.

Philips Respironics (Philips) is a leading manufacturer of CPAP and BiPAP machines to help individuals treat their sleep apnea. Philips also makes ventilators which are often used in the medical setting. Earlier this summer, they announced a recall of many of these devices due to the potential harm they could cause their users. Let’s take…

Hoy hablamos del herbicida Paraquat y hay muchas razones para informarse sobre este herbicida: es muy peligroso, muy tóxico y, lamentablemente, los estudios están comenzando a indicar que puede causar alguna enfermedad bastante grave si se expone a en cualquier período de tiempo. ¿Qué es el paraquat? Es un químico tóxico que se usa ampliamente…

Retired Army Ranger Chet Sechrest and I continue our conversation on the potential for hearing damage in the military, the crucial need for proper hearing protection, and 3M Earplugs: Clay: So Chet as a medic you would supervise and train soldiers in the proper use of hearing protection? But you also said the Army beat…

You likely know there is massive litigation emerging around 3M Company’s Combat Arms, dual-sided earplugs. These 3M Earplugs were sold to the U.S. government and distributed to members of the military in a huge contract over a period of 12 or 13 years. And many lawsuits have been filed recently that allege that these 3M…

After news broke that Zantac (the brand name for ranitidine) was linked to cancer, a large wave of lawsuits started making their way into state and federal courts. Many of these cases have been consolidated into the Zantac multi-district litigation, or MDL 2924. The Zantac MDL is still in the early stages of litigation, but…

Firefighters have a host of tools available to them to fight fires. Some of these are simple, like high-pressure water. Others are more state-of-the-art, like forward-looking infrared handheld cameras and aerial drones. One of the special tools in a firefighter’s arsenal is aqueous film-forming foam, or AFFF. This “fire foam” has served as a highly…

Health care is an industry that, for the most part, is pretty quick to make the most of new technology. One such area is medical records. With the increased capabilities and reduced costs of computers, networks and electronic storage, electronic health records (EHR) are primed to take full advantage of what information technology has to…