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$2 Billion Awarded in Recent Roundup Weed Killer Cancer Lawsuit :: WRAL.com

Both Alberto and Alva were diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a cancer that formulates in the white blood cells in the lymphatic system, within four years of each other. Johnson, a former gardener and groundskeeper, frequently used Roundup for his job and came into direct contact with the product on his exposed skin. Johnson and others say the active ingredient in Roundup, glyphosate, is …


Suit: Generic Drug Makers Used Code to Fix Price Increases

BOSTON — Representatives of some of the nation’s largest generic drug manufacturers used code words to collude with competitors to divvy up market share and coordinate price increases according to a federal lawsuit. In another email, representatives from three companies talk about coordinating “polite f-u” letters in 2014 in response to a congressional probe into price increases in the generic …


Creators of WhatsApp Attack Software Face Lawsuit From Amnesty Int’l

Now the Israeli firm linked to that attack is under further scrutiny, as they are facing a lawsuit from human rights NGO Amnesty International. The lawsuit is being filed in Israel and alleges that software created by NSO Group, a cyber intelligence technology firm, has been used to surveil Amnesty staff and other human rights defenders. The affidavit from Amnesty submitted to the court claims …


B.C. Judge Allows Facebook Class-Action Lawsuit to Expand – Summerland Review

Lawsuit is allowed to include people living in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Newfoundland and LabradorA class-action lawsuit launched against Facebook by a B.C. woman is allowed to include to residents of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador who claim their images were used without their knowledge. Supreme Court judge ruled that Douez can expand the certification to include …


Mounting Lawsuits Against Juul Reminiscent of Early Tobacco Litigation

Central to some of the Juul lawsuits is the allegation that, particularly in its early days, Juul used young, attractive models in ads and promoted its products heavily on social networks such as Instagram, knowing that they are frequented by minors. “Not only has litigation against the tobacco industry resulted in tens of billions of dollars in settlements and verdicts, but it’s also cast a …