Keefe Disability Law

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Mass Tort - Product Liability (Roundup®)

Jury verdict for Alva and Alberta Pilliod for non-Hodgkin lymphoma caused by Roundup® use. Award included $55 million compensatory and $2 billion punitive damages. This verdict was later reduced to $87 million.

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Mass Tort - Product Liability (Xarelto)

Bayer and Janssen Pharmaceuticals settled approximately 25,000 Xarelto lawsuits for $775 million due to allegations of uncontrollable bleeding and lack of antidote.

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Mass Tort - Product Liability (Roundup®)

Initial jury verdict of $2.055 billion (including $55 million compensatory, $1 billion punitive for Alva, $1 billion punitive for Alberta) reduced by judge to $87 million ($17 million compensatory, $70 million punitive) due to constitutional limits on punitive damages. Case involved non-Hodgkin lymphoma from Roundup® use.

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Mass Tort - Product Liability (Talcum Powder)

Jury awarded Nancy and Phil Cabibi $40.3 million in damages for mesothelioma caused by Johnson & Johnson talcum-based baby powder and Shower to Shower products.

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Mass Tort - Product Liability (Talcum Powder)

Jury awarded $37.2 million in actual damages to four plaintiffs (Douglas Barden, David Etheridge, Will Ronning, D’Angela McNeill-George) for mesothelioma caused by Johnson & Johnson talcum-based baby powder. Punitive damages to be decided later.

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Mass Tort - Product Liability (IVC Filter)

Jury awarded Tracy Reed-Brown over $33.5 million for injuries (perforated inferior vena cava, pancreas, aorta, and renal vein punctures) caused by a defective Rex Medical LP Option IVC filter that could not be removed.