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Benzene & Emerging Toxic Torts Litigation

Non-Profit Group: PFAS Contamination of Drinking Water ‘Far More Prevalent than Previously Reported’

Drinking water in a number of major United States cities is contaminated with detectable levels of PFAS chemicals, at a rate “far more prevalent than previously reported,” according to a report from a non-profit organization.

MDL Mass Tort & Class Action Monitor

TransUnion Seeks Creation of Federal Docket for Fair Credit Reporting Act Lawsuits

A consumer reporting agency and its parent company have asked the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to create a federal docket for class actions accusing them of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act when preparing tenant screening reports including public records.

Drugs & Medical Devices

Ethicon Prevails at Conclusion of Fla. Federal Pelvic Mesh Trial

A Florida federal jury has handed down a defense verdict in an Ethicon polypropylene mesh action, finding the device was not defectively designed and did not cause the plaintiffs’ injuries.

Drugs & Medical Devices

Pa. Federal Judge Allows Strict Liability Claims to Proceed in Pelvic Mesh Case

A Pennsylvania federal judge has refused to dismiss strict liability claims against Coloplast Corp. in a pelvic mesh case, finding a lack of evidence that the state supreme court would extend comment k immunity to medical devices.