by Halley Porter | Mar 1, 2023 | Top Cases, Bryan Aylstock, Jason Richards, Product Liability, Sunscreen Recall
AWKO lawyers Bryan Aylstock and Jason Richards were appointed co-lead counsel by the judge in this MDL. Over 209,000 claims were filed and processed. In rejecting to the single objector’s claim that the settlement could have been better, the court said “there is no...
by Halley Porter | Feb 21, 2023 | Top Cases, Baby Formula Recall, Samuel Geisler
Company Announcement Product tested and confirmed negative for contaminants. No reported adverse consumer reactions to date. Reckitt, a producer of nutrition products, announced today that, out of an abundance of caution, it has chosen to voluntarily recall two (2)...
by Halley Porter | Feb 20, 2023 | Top Cases, Baby Formula Recall, Samuel Geisler
Abbott is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as the Federal Trade Commission, in relation to their infant formula business, the company disclosed in a new SEC filing. Abbott said in a filing Friday that they received a subpoena from...
by Halley Porter | Feb 14, 2023 | Top Cases, Daniel Thornburgh, Product Liability, Talcum Powder
(Reuters) -The bankruptcy case filed by Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary shouldering talc-related lawsuits will soon be dismissed unless the U.S. appeals court agrees to reconsider its decision to nix the company’s attempt to offload the litigation into...
by Halley Porter | Feb 3, 2023 | Chelsie Warner, 3M Defective Earplugs, Bryan Aylstock, Caitlyn Miller, Douglass Kreis, Jennifer Hoekstra, Neil Overholtz, Top Cases
(Reuters) – Current and former U.S. military members suing 3M over allegedly defective military earplugs have asked a U.S. judge to dismiss 3M subsidiary Aearo Technologies’ bankruptcy, accusing the company of using bankruptcy to shield itself from...
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...