The popularly used powder, talcum, has been at the epicenter of many controversies and class action lawsuits over the past years. Talcum, commonly known as talc, is found in a host of everyday products from deodorant to baby powder. In its natural form, talcum has been shown to contain the infamous carcinogen asbestos. Since 1973, […]
Read MoreLaborde Earles is proud to partner with the Young Women’s Christian Association of Alexandria in efforts to empower children in the community. This comes in collaboration with Alvin Kamara and his Dreambuilders Foundation Program, an organization that has partnered with the firm this fall to support organizations making a positive change in the area. Laborde […]
Read MoreLaborde Earles Injury Lawyers has chosen to partner with The Boys and Girls Club of Acadiana to give back to the community. This new partnership comes in conjunction with the firm’s work with Alvin Kamara and his Dreambuilders Foundation Program which supports organizations in the community that empower children. On December 10, 2018 Laborde Earles […]
Read MoreOn November 27, a U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois allowed a class action lawsuit against Boston Scientific Corporation to continue. Judge Richard Mills of the District Court denied Boston’s motion to dismiss. The court found plausible claims with regards to the defective design and inadequate warnings on Boston’s inferior vena cava […]
Read MoreThe latest trial assessing claims that Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder causes cancer has ended in mistrial after five days of jury deliberations. The Los Angeles jury was declared deadlocked, or unable to come to a supermajority, by a state judge. The most recent case, brought to court by a retired computer salesman Kirk Von […]
Read MoreA hernia mesh defective products litigation case against J&J subsidiary, Ethicon has begun the initial steps of the discovery process. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on November 5, the notice details 37 cases selected for inclusion in the initial discovery pool. Plaintiffs in the case allege that Ethicon’s […]
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