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Plaintiffs: DuPont Should Be Sanctioned, Brief Stricken In C8 Litigation MDL
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Plaintiff Steering Committee (PSC) in the multidistrict litigation against E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. for alleged injuries connected to exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (known as C8) on June 10 moved in Ohio federal court to strike DuPont's response to the PSC's trial proposal and sanction the company for its "repeated corporate pattern and practice of willful misconduct" (In re: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. C8 Personal Injury Litigation, MDL No. 2433, No. 13-2433, S.D. Ohio). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Judge Denies Donziger's Motion To Vacate Contempt Order
NEW YORK- A federal judge in New York on June 11 denied a motion to vacate a contempt order issued to Steven R. Donziger, the attorney who won an $18.5 billion judgment against Chevron Corp. in a court in Ecuador for injuries only to have it reversed. Donziger was held in contempt for engaging in a "scheme" for the "fraudulent procurement" of the judgment in Ecuador, and he was ordered to surrender his passports (Chevron Corporation v. Steven Donziger, No. 11-691, S.D. N.Y.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Glyphosate Caused Cancer, And Monsanto Misrepresented Its Safety, Plaintiffs Say
NEW YORK - A Connecticut couple sued Monsanto Co. in a New York federal court on June 13, contending that the company is liable for one member of the couple developing cancer as a result of exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, and arguing that the company misrepresented the safety of the product (Edward L. Lamkay, et al. v. Monsanto Company, No. 19-5518, S.D. N.Y.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Couple Sues Monsanto For 'False Assurances' Regarding The Safety Of Roundup
ST. LOUIS - A Massachusetts couple on June 5 sued Monsanto Co. in Missouri federal court contending that the company is liable for the husband's cancer as a result of his exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup. The couple argues that Monsanto gave "false assurances" that Roundup was "harmless to human beings" (Daniel Miller Darst, et al. v. Monsanto Company, No. 19-1640, E.D. Mo.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Judge Dismisses Case About Glyphosate In Cheerios For Lack Of Standing
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A federal judge in Florida on June 14 dismissed for lack of standing a putative class action in which the plaintiffs contended that General Mills Inc. failed to warn its customers that its cereal contains glyphosate, which the plaintiffs argued is a carcinogen (Mounira Doss v. General Mills Inc., No. 18-61924, S.D. Fla.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Roundup MDL Judge Sets Next Trial Date, Dismisses Some Plaintiffs, Lifts Stay
SAN FRANCISCO - The federal judge in California presiding over the multidistrict litigation for Roundup products liability on June 3 issued an order dismissing some plaintiffs with prejudice, lifting a stay of discovery in certain cases and setting the date for the next trial in 2020 (In re: Roundup Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2741, N.D. Calif.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Monsanto: Judgment As Matter Of Law, New Trial Needed In Glyphosate Cancer Case
SAN FRANCISCO - Monsanto Co. on May 31 filed a brief in federal court in California contending that the judge presiding over the multidistrict litigation for Roundup products liability claims should enter judgment for the company as a matter of law or order a new trial on all claims brought by a man who won $80,267,644.10 when a jury found that Roundup was a "substantial factor" in causing his cancer (In re: Roundup Products Liability Litigation [Hardeman v Monsanto], MDL No. 2741, No. 16-525, N.D. Calif.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Flint Water Crisis Prosecutors Cite 'Grave Concerns,' Will Launch New Inquiry
LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Attorney General announced on June 13 that the Flint Water Crisis prosecution team, which has led the state's investigation of the lead-contaminated water crisis in the city of Flint, has dismissed without prejudice all pending criminal cases brought by the former Office of Special Counsel (OSC) "in order to conduct a full and complete investigation." (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Los Angeles County: Monsanto Liable For PCB Contamination, 'Wrongful Conduct'
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County on May 30 sued Monsanto Co. and affiliated companies in California federal court, contending that they are responsible for contaminating the county's air, soil and water with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) (County of Los Angeles, et al. v. Monsanto Company, et al., No. 19-4694, C.D. Calif.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Split Panel Reverses, Says Lead Poisoning Case Against City Of Chicago Is Valid
CHICAGO - A divided Illinois appellate panel on May 22 reversed and remanded a lead-contaminated drinking water case, ruling that the plaintiffs had pleaded facts sufficient to support a valid claim that they had been injured (Gordon Berry, et al. v. City of Chicago, No. 1-18-0871, Ill. App., 1st Dist., 6th Div.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Jury Awards Total Of $6M To 3 Separate Lead-Based Paint Plaintiffs In Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE - A federal jury in Wisconsin on May 31 awarded a total of $6 million in compensatory damages to three separate plaintiffs who had sued the former makers of lead-based paint alleging that the companies were liable for injuries associated with exposure to lead (Glenn Burton v. American Cyanamid, et al., No. 07-0303, E.D. Wis.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Split Texas Appeals Panel: Underground Injection Well Permit Properly Approved
AUSTIN, Texas - A divided panel of a Texas appeals court on May 22 ruled that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) properly approved a permit for an underground injection control (UIC) well in a shale formation where hydraulic fracturing operations are conducted, despite residents' concerns about groundwater contamination (Nicky E. Dyer, et al. v. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, et al., No. 03-17-0499, Texas App., 3rd Dist., 2019 Tex. App. LEXIS 4345). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Minnesota City, 3M Settle Tainted Groundwater Case For $2.7 Million
LAKE ELMO, Minn. - The city of Lake Elmo, Minn., and the 3M Co. on May 21 issued a joint press release announcing that they have reached an agreement in principle to settle a groundwater contamination lawsuit for $2.7 million. As part of the settlement, 3M will transfer ownership of 180 acres near the city's public works facility (City of Lake Elmo v. 3M Company, No. 16-2557, D. Minn.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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City: Residents Fail To Show Good Cause To File Amended Groundwater Complaint
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The city of Fort Myers, Fla., on May 24 filed a brief opposing a motion by plaintiffs in a putative class action who seek to file a third amended complaint in their groundwater contamination lawsuit against the city. The city maintains that the plaintiffs moved to amend the complaint "without even attempting to satisfy the pertinent procedural threshold" (Deretha Miller, et al. v. Fort Myers, et al., No. 18-195, M.D. Fla.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Residents Sue 3M, Others For Tainting Groundwater With Firefighting Foam
CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire residents on May 24 sued 3M Co. and others in New Hampshire federal court, contending that they are liable for injuries caused by groundwater contamination from aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) (Robinson Smith, et al. v. 3M Company, et al., No. 19-560, D. N.H.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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