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Judge Refers Wrongful Death Glyphosate Cancer Case To Magistrate Judge
LAS CRUCES, N.M. - A federal judge in New Mexico on Oct. 15 referred a glyphosate lawsuit against Monsanto Co. filed the same day to a magistrate judge to conduct dispositive proceedings in a case in which a woman contends that Monsanto is liable for the wrongful death of her husband, who suffered from cancer. The reference to the magistrate judge was communicated via a note on the docket, not in a separate order (Pamela Hays Davis v. Monsanto Company, No. 19-970, D. N.M.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Cancer Victim: Monsanto Knew Herbicide Roundup Was Carcinogenic For Decades
ST. LOUIS - An Indiana cancer victim on Oct. 15 sued Monsanto Co. in a Missouri federal court contending that its deception regarding the danger posed by glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, makes the company liable for his injury (William Campbell v. Monsanto Company, No. 19-2777, E.D. Mo.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Couple Sues Monsanto For Cancer Caused By Exposure To Herbicide Roundup
FRESNO, Calif. - A couple sued Monsanto Co. in California federal court on Oct. 27 contending that glyphosate, the active ingredient in the company's herbicide Roundup, caused one of them to develop cancer. The couple also argues that Monsanto knew that its product was toxic (Jesus Pimentel Lopez, et al. v. Monsanto Company, No. 19-775, E.D. Calif.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Monsanto Removes Glyphosate Case To Federal Court; State Parties Wrongly Joined
SAN FRANCISCO - Monsanto Co. on Oct. 31 removed to California federal court a lawsuit brought by a man who contends that his exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup, caused his cancer. Monsanto contends that state defendants named in the complaint have been fraudulently joined (Victor Berliant, et al. v. Monsanto Company, et al., No. 19-7189, N.D. Calif.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Roundup Attorneys File Brief Debating Expert Depositions For Wave 1 MDL Cases
SAN FRANCISCO - A plaintiff attorney and a defense attorney in the Roundup Products Liability Litigation multidistrict litigation on Oct. 29 filed a joint letter brief in California federal court disagreeing on whether Monsanto Co. should be permitted to take additional, limited depositions of two plaintiffs experts (In re: Roundup Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2741, N.D. Calif.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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EPA Proposed Rule For Lead In Drinking Water Calls For Service Line Replacement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Oct. 10 announced a proposal to update the agency's Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) to protect drinking water supplies by strengthening drinking water treatment by requiring corrosion control measures by water suppliers and replacing lead service lines, among other things. (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Magistrate Maintains Remediation Plan Does Not Make Injunctive Relief Futile
PITTSBURGH - A federal magistrate judge in Pennsylvania on Oct. 2 denied PPG Industries Inc.'s motion to reconsider a May 22 ruling that held that a claim for injunctive relief sought by two environmental groups under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is not futile, finding that the groups presented sufficient expert evidence to show that the plan will reduce the dangers posed by contamination at a site owned by the company (PennEnvironment, et al. v. PPG Industries Inc., et al., No. 12-342, W.D. Pa., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 183752). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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DuPont: Chemical Case Fails; Causes Of Action Not Recognized By Delaware Law
WILMINGTON, Del. - E.I. du Pont de Nemours& Co. on Oct. 4 filed a brief in Delaware federal court contending that a complaint filed against it alleging injuries from exposure to perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) should be dismissed because it fails to state claim and Delaware law does not recognize the causes of action asserted by the plaintiffs (Doris Banks, et al. v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours& Company, et al., No. 19-1672, D. Del.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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New Complaint In Flint Water Case Alleges State, Local Officials Liable For Injury
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A group of Flint, Mich., residents on Oct. 2 filed a short-form complaint against numerous state and local officials as part of the ongoing litigation pertaining to the lead-contaminated water crisis in that city. In the new complaint, the plaintiffs argue that the defendants are liable for personal injury and other damages (Tyquan Langston Jr. v. Gov. Rick Snyder, et al. [In re Flint Water Cases], No. 19-12878, No. 16-10444, E.D. Mich.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Groups Want To Add Makers Of Aqueous Foam As Parties In Tainted Groundwater Case
CHARLESTON, S.C. - A charity and a water supplier on Oct. 4 moved in South Carolina federal court for permission to amend their complaint against the United States related to groundwater contamination from aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) to add claims against new parties including the 3M Co., Tyco Fire Products LP and others (Security Water District, et al. v. United States of America [In re: Aqueous Film Forming Foam], No. 19-2187, MDL 18-2873, D. S.C.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Judge: Firefighter Establishes Jurisdiction For Aqueous Film Chemical Injury Case
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal judge in Ohio on Sept. 30 denied motions to dismiss a complaint filed by a firefighter who claims that he has been injured as a result of exposure to aqueous film forming foams (AFFF) used to fight chemical fires, which contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The judge said the plaintiffs established jurisdiction (Kevin Hardwick v. 3M Company, et al., No. 18-1185, S.D. Ohio, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 169322). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Judge Orders Lago Agrio Attorney's Passports Held As Contempt Case Continues
NEW YORK - A federal judge in New York presiding over the civil contempt case of Steven R. Donziger, the attorney who won an $18.5 billion judgment against the company in a court in Ecuador for injuries only to have it reversed, on Oct. 8 ordered Donziger's passports to be delivered to the court clerk pending a determination that he has "purged himself of his civil contempt" outlined in the forensic protocol issued in the case (Chevron Corporation v. Steven Donziger, No. 11-691, S.D. N.Y.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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C8 Plaintiffs: Dupont Acted In Bad Faith When It Deposed Science Panel Witness
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation related to perfluorooctanoic acid (known as C8) on Oct. 8 filed a brief in Ohio federal court contending that the deposition of one particular witness should be stricken because E.I. du Pont de Nemours& Co. acted in bad faith and violated two district court orders (In re: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. C8 Personal Injury Litigation, MDL No. 2433, No. 13-2433, S.D. Ohio). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Lowe's Says It Violated No Laws By Selling Roundup; Glyphosate Not Carcinogenic
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Lowe's Home Centers LLC in an Oct. 4 answer tells a Florida federal court that it has not violated any laws by selling the herbicide Roundup, which contains the ingredient glyphosate, and it denies that glyphosate-containing products cause cancer (Yvette Helen Biddle v. Lowe's Home Centers LLC, No. 19-81251, S.D. Fla.). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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Judge Postpones Glyphosate Cancer Trial After Venue Issue Seemed Resolved
ST. LOUIS - A state court judge in Missouri on Oct. 4 postponed indefinitely a cancer victim's lawsuit against Monsanto Co. related to the herbicide Roundup, which contains the active ingredient glyphosate (Walter Winston v. Monsanto Company, No. 1822-CC00515, Mo. Cir., St. Louis City). (Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News)
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