by Halley Porter | Feb 3, 2023 | Chelsie Warner, 3M Defective Earplugs, Bryan Aylstock, Caitlyn Miller, Douglass Kreis, Jennifer Hoekstra, Neil Overholtz, Top Cases
Plaintiffs say ruling on Johnson & Johnson talc case supports their opposition to 3M’s plan for settling claims Lawyers for veterans suing 3M Co. over its earplugs have asked a federal judge to dismiss the bankruptcy filing of a 3M subsidiary that would shield the...
by Halley Porter | Dec 22, 2022 | Chelsie Warner, 3M Defective Earplugs, Bryan Aylstock, Caitlyn Miller, Douglass Kreis, Jennifer Hoekstra, Neil Overholtz, Top Cases
A U.S. judge on Thursday barred 3M Co from trying to avoid liability for injuries current and former U.S. military members sustained from its allegedly defective earplugs by shifting blame to a subsidiary. U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers, the Pensacola,...
by Halley Porter | Dec 21, 2022 | Chelsie Warner, 3M Defective Earplugs, Bryan Aylstock, Caitlyn Miller, Douglass Kreis, Jennifer Hoekstra, Neil Overholtz, Top Cases
Dec 20 – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Tort Reform Association told the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday that bankruptcy is often the only way for an otherwise healthy company to resolve “catastrophic” mass torts exposure because...
by Halley Porter | Nov 22, 2022 | Top Cases, Douglass Kreis, Hannah Pfeifler, Jennifer Hoekstra
Lawyers have filed at least nine lawsuits against L’Oreal USA Inc and other makers of hair straightener products since last month’s release of a U.S. government study linking frequent use of the products to uterine cancer, according to court records. The suits,...
by Halley Porter | Nov 8, 2022 | Top Cases, Douglass Kreis, Hannah Pfeifler, Jennifer Hoekstra
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PENSACOLA, FL, NOV. 8, 2022 – On November 3, 2022, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC (“AWKO”) filed the first class action lawsuit against L’Oréal USA, Inc. and Softsheen-Carson, Inc. for their toxic and...
by Halley Porter | Oct 31, 2022 | Chelsie Warner, 3M Defective Earplugs, Bryan Aylstock, Caitlyn Miller, Douglass Kreis, Jennifer Hoekstra, Neil Overholtz, Top Cases
In advance of issuing an anticipated ruling about whether 3M Company can be held independently liable for Combat Arms Earplugs developed by its now-bankrupt subsidiary, the U.S. District Judge presiding over the litigation has announced a stay for all deadlines while...