Legal news and updates on personal injury from talcum powder, asbestos & mesothelioma, vape batteries, recalled devices, dangerous drugs and more. From the lawyers at Levin Simes Abrams.
March 13, 2019: The FDA announced premarket approval requirements for all flavored e-cigarette products, with a deadline to file by August 8, 2021. This new deadline is one year earlier than previously proposed. No flavored tobacco products will be allowed on the market if they have not submitted applications to the FDA after this date.… Read More
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Underage Vaping in 2018 The CDC has a new report on tobacco use among minors, and they are sounding the alarm over the results. After years of progress to reduce the amount of teens consuming tobacco, tobacco use rose dramatically in 2018. Vaping in particular exploded upward, 4.9 million high school students now use tobacco… Read More
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William Eric Brown was killed in Forth Worth after an exploding vape sent shrapnel into his head and severed his carotid artery. William was outside a vape shop when the vape pen explosion occurred. Exploding Vape Kills Man in Florida A 38-year old man from St. Petersburg, Florida was killed in 2018 when a vape… Read More
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Judge Upholds Ovarian Cancer Verdict Judge Burlison, who oversaw the case of 22 women suing Johnson & Johnson (J&J) for ovarian cancer from baby powder, ruled against a motion by J&J to overturn the verdict. J&J vowed to appeal and is appealing all the verdicts against the company regarding its Shower to Shower and baby… Read More
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Baby Powder Cancer Today Reuters released a large in-depth article about baby powder, Johnson & Johnson, and the hidden risks of cancer. The Reuters investigation looked into documents attorneys have reviewed during litigation against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) . Documents shown at prior trials point to evidence J&J knew and discussed the possible risks of… Read More
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