by Halley Porter | Jun 20, 2023 | Top Cases, Chemical Hair Straightener/Relaxer, Douglass Kreis, Hannah Pfeifler, Jennifer Hoekstra
In their conversation, Mark York and Jennifer Hoekstra delve into the recent developments surrounding the 3M/Aearo bankruptcy case, offering valuable insights into the ongoing litigation, settlement negotiations, and the implications for the plaintiffs and law firms...
by Halley Porter | Jun 12, 2023 | Chelsie Warner, 3M Defective Earplugs, Bryan Aylstock, Caitlyn Miller, Douglass Kreis, Jennifer Hoekstra, Neil Overholtz, Top Cases
NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday dismissed the bankruptcy of 3M (MMM.N) subsidiary Aearo Technologies, rejecting an effort to resolve nearly 260,000 lawsuits alleging that 3M military earplugs caused hearing loss for veterans and U.S. service...
by Halley Porter | May 23, 2023 | Human Trafficking
A new report by the attorney general of Illinois covering decades names more than 450 credibly accused sexual abusers, including priests and lay religious brothers. More than 450 credibly accused child sex abusers have ministered in the Catholic Church in Illinois...
by Halley Porter | May 19, 2023 | Top Cases, Chemical Hair Straightener/Relaxer, Douglass Kreis, Hannah Pfeifler, Jennifer Hoekstra
Last year the Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz law firm filed the first class action against L’Oréal and Softsheen-Carson for injuries, primarily to Black women, allegedly caused by hair relaxers and straighteners. Now there are more than 60 cases consolidated...
by Halley Porter | May 16, 2023 | Abuse Directory
Ordained: N/ADied: 03/25/1994Diocese: Archdiocese of Baltimore MD In 2012, a 75-year-old woman reported that while she was receiving private voice lessons from Sister Francis Marie Yocum at Catholic High School in 1954, Francis Marie Yocum sexually abused her for a...
