J&J Talc MDL: Judge Orders Plaintiffs to Prove Cancer Link — Or Lose 69,000 Cases
The plaintiffs’ bar has spent years pushing a tsunami of talc litigation through the courts, and this week a federal
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Second Circuit Gets It Wrong on Rule 702, Reviving Hundreds of Junk Science Tylenol Suits
A federal appeals court handed the plaintiffs’ bar a major victory— and handed American consumers and the civil justice system
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Administration Takes Surprising Step Against International Agency Behind “Made-for-Litigation” Junk Science
After years of exposing the troubling conflicts of interest and questionable scientific practices associated with the International Agency for Research
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Junk Science Fuels Cook County’s Latest Nuclear Verdict in Baby Formula Case
Cook County has once again lived up to its Judicial Hellholes® reputation, with a recent $70 million verdict against Abbott
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Special Master Opens Door to Junk Science in Thousands of Talc Cases
This week, U.S. District Judge Freda Wolfson advised the judge overseeing the talc multidistrict litigation (MDL) that plaintiffs’ proposed experts
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NEW JERSEY DISTRICT COURT HAS OPPORTUNITY TO REIN IN THE USE OF JUNK SCIENCE IN TALC LITIGATION
Today, April 29, 2025, Pecos River Talc LLC, a successor to LTL Management, LLC, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson,
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Perennial Judicial Hellhole® Among Those States Looking to Improve Civil Justice Climate
State legislatures across the country hit the ground running in 2025 as several states look to improve their civil justice
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First of Its Kind Lawsuit Targeting “Ultra-Processed Foods” Filed in #1 Judicial Hellhole®
Here we go again … one of the nation’s most prolific plaintiffs’ firms, Morgan & Morgan, has set its sights
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Keep the Trial Bar Out of Food and Drug Safety
Make America Healthy Again, a battle cry for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, is an important idea that is now being
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Junk Science Front and Center in Recent Judicial Hellholes Verdicts
The changes to Federal Rule of Evidence 702 last year were supposed to be a watershed moment for expert testimony
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Chicago Juries Continue to Reject Junk Science, Attention Turns to Delaware
This week, a Chicago jury delivered Zantac manufacturers their second straight victory, refusing to find them liable for causing a
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New Jersey Judge Perpetuates Usage of Junk Science in Talc Litigation
Following the implementation of the newly amended Rule 702, ATRF has applauded judges across the country for stepping up to
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Delaware On Verge of Becoming Litigation Hotbed, Supreme Court Has Opportunity to Step In to Avoid This in Zantac Litigation
In early June, Delaware Superior Court Judge Vivian L. Medinilla refused to exercise her essential role as gatekeeper and permitted
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Chicago Jury Rejects Junk Science in Zantac Trial
Earlier this month, a Cook County jury refused to hold Zantac drug manufacturers liable for causing a plaintiff’s colon cancer,
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Positive Developments around Junk Science in Mass Tort Litigation
ATRF is a staunch proponent of applying rigorous scientific standards for evidence to be introduced in court and long has
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Previously Debunked Lab at Center of New Litigation
This week plaintiffs filed litigation against Walgreens and Kenvue, among others, in Massachusetts, California and Nevada, alleging that their acne products contain unhealthy amounts
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Philadelphia Judge Restores Some Sanity to Monsanto Litigation
This week, Monsanto scored its first defense verdict in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas after a string of astounding
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Philly Living Up to Designation as Worst Judicial Hellhole
The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas is now home to the largest single-plaintiff Roundup verdict in the nation after a
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HEALTH ORGANIZATION AT CENTER OF ROUNDUP LITIGATION SET TO ISSUE REPORT ON ARTIFICIAL SWEETENER
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a branch of the World Health Organization, will issue its report on
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It’s Time to Take a Close Look at the Credibility of the Lab at the Center of Mass Pharmaceutical Litigation
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) recently wrote a letter pushing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate pharmaceutical manufacturer GSK plc
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Federal Judge Takes Stand Against Junk Science in California
Federal Judge William Shubb ruled yesterday that California cannot require Bayer AG to label its glyphosate-based weedkiller Roundup as “known to the
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