The City of Milwaukee sued the National Lead Industries and the Mautz Paint Co. to recover $53 million dollars for lead-based paint removal within the city. The City claimed that the defendants created a public nuisance because they marketed and s...
Benzene exposure case: Individual plaintiff suing employer, after developing AML Leukemia allegedly from working on a barge and oil platforms. View Proceeding
Andrew McCarrell sued Hoffman-LaRoche and Roche Laboratories, which manufactured and distributed the prescription drug Accutane. McCarrell alleged that as a result of taking Accutane for an acne condition, he developed inflammatory bowel disease (... View Proceeding
Pharmaceutical products liability trial against Merck for heart attacks allegedly caused by the painkiller drug Vioxx. According to the plaintiff, Merck ignored warnings, refused to conduct certain tests, tested around the warnings, and canceled c... View Proceeding
The City of Milwaukee filed suit against National Lead Industriesand a local paint producer and seller in April 2001. The suit seeks compensatory and punitive damages, abatement of lead hazards in Milwaukee homes, and restitution for the citys aba...
Stewart Grossberg used the pain reliever Vioxx for several years and suffered a heart attack. The plaintiff asserted that Merck put Vioxx on the market with inadequate testing, and Merck concealed from doctors Merck's knowledge that Vioxx, a Cox-... View Proceeding
Litigation regarding whether the American Legacy Foundations anti-tobacco marketing and advertising campaign directed at youth violated the terms of the Master Settlement Agreement resolving the various lawsuits filed by state attorneys general a... View Proceeding
