Mass Torts

Mass Torts in Product Liability

• Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance (AGGA)? Lawsuits, Product Liability Claims & Dental Device Harms

  The Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance, known as the AGGA, is a fixed dental device marketed to remodel the adult jaw, widen the dental arch, and improve airway and facial appearance. It cements to the upper teeth and applies sustained forward pressure.

• Camp Lejeune: What Happened?

  From 1953 to 1987, water at North Carolina's Camp Lejeune Marine base was contaminated by toxic chemicals, including TCE and PCE, exposing as many as one million service members, workers, and families. The contamination has been linked to leukemia and several cancers, and the Camp Lejeune Justice Act lets affected people file a Camp Lejeune lawsuit against the U.S. government.

• Chemical Hair Relaxer and Cancer Lawsuit

  In October 2022, Missouri resident Jennifer Mitchell filed a product liability lawsuit in federal court in Illinois, alleging chemicals in hair-relaxing and straightening products caused her uterine cancer and a hysterectomy; other women, including Michelle Wray, filed similar suits. This page recounts those filings and explains what a product liability lawsuit is, covering design flaws, manufacturing defects, and the role of a product liability lawyer.

• DockATot Deluxe – Filing a Wrongful Death Product Liability Suit

  DockATot Deluxe wrongful death and product liability claims -- SIDS and suffocation risk, the CPSC infant sleep rule, and the deadline to file.

• Monsanto Round Up Lawsuit

  This page traces the Monsanto Roundup litigation, beginning with the first 2016 lawsuit alleging the weed killer caused cancer. Roundup's active ingredient is glyphosate, a non-selective herbicide in use since 1974 and now produced by Bayer, which acquired Monsanto in 2018. The article reviews how the first claimant won on a failure-to-warn theory and explains glyphosate, Roundup Ready crops, and GMOs, drawing parallels to earlier Agent Orange toxic-tort cases.

• Talcum Powder

  In the talcum powder lawsuits, former consumers allege manufacturers like Johnson & Johnson knew their talc-based products could cause cancer. Talc is mined alongside asbestos, a recognized human carcinogen, and asbestos may remain in cosmetic talc. The underlying science remains inconclusive, and experts debate whether asbestos-free talcum powder causes cancer.

• The Hidden Danger in Your Baby’s Food: Understanding Lead Contamination and Your Legal Rights

  Investigations have found dangerous levels of lead and other heavy metals in baby foods from major brands. This page summarizes a February 2021 Congressional report citing manufacturers including Gerber and Beech-Nut, with some products far exceeding bottled-water limits for lead, arsenic, and cadmium, and a 2024 follow-up finding minimal change. It notes contamination extends to rice cereals, teething biscuits, puffs, and juices, and that affected parents may have legal options.

• The Story Behind Risperdal

  This page reviews the history of Risperdal (risperidone), an antipsychotic developed by Johnson & Johnson to treat conditions like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and autism symptoms. It explains how the drug was prescribed to children and how investigations linked prolonged use to gynecomastia, where young boys develop breast tissue from increased prolactin. The article describes allegations that the manufacturer concealed this risk and that lawsuits have helped victims recover compensation.

• Why Are People Filing Ozempic Lawsuits?

  Ozempic is a weekly semaglutide injection that mimics the GLP-1 hormone, FDA-approved in 2017 for type 2 diabetes; weight loss is a common side effect, though it is not FDA-approved for that use. Ozempic carries potential side effects of varying severity, and most lawsuits center on the manufacturer's alleged failure to adequately warn patients.

• Why Are There So Many Asbestos Lawsuits?

  Asbestos lawsuits remain common for three reasons: asbestos exposure causes diseases like lung cancer, asbestosis, and mesothelioma; asbestos was widely used in construction, shipbuilding, and other industries, causing both workplace and secondary exposure; and courts established manufacturer liability, notably the 1997 Borel v. Fibreboard ruling that companies could be responsible for asbestos-related injuries.