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Medical Monitoring Class Action Rejected at Pleading Stage

By Sean Wajert on April 3, 2015
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Class Action, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage, Medical Monitoring

A federal court recently rejected a proposed medical monitoring class action brought by alleged Pepsi drinkers. The case reminds readers of the import…
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Cancer Study of 9/11 Responders

By Sean Wajert on December 20, 2012
Posted in Articles

Your humble blogger was quoted in a recent article in a Product Liability Law 360 story on the recent JAMA stud, which found no significant increase i…
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Defense Verdict in Chemical Case Affirmed

By Sean Wajert on December 19, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

The Eleventh Circuit last week affirmed a jury verdict for chemical defendant E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. in a personal injury claim arising out…
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NTP Proposes Changes to Process for Next Report on Carcinogens

By Sean Wajert on November 9, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

The National Toxicology Program is accepting comments on a revised process for reviewing substances that may be added to its widely cited “Report…
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State Supreme Court Holds Causation Evidence Insufficient

By Sean Wajert on August 23, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

The Vermont Supreme Court recently held that a plaintiff’s evidence that exposure to benzene allegedly caused his cancer was insufficient to get to th…
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Appeals Court Upholds Summary Judgment Based on Daubert in Benzene Case

By Sean Wajert on May 25, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

The Sixth Circuit last week upheld the dismissal of a plaintiff”s claim that benzene exposure caused her cancer. Pluck v. BP Oil Pipeline Co., No. 09…
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Science vs. Politics on Cell Phones Safety

By Sean Wajert on June 30, 2010
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

The contrast is striking. Recently, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 vote in favor of an ordinance requiring cell phone retailers in …
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ACS Head Offers Different View of Medical Monitoring

By Sean Wajert on October 23, 2009
Posted in Articles, Medical Monitoring, Toxic Tort

Readers of MassTortDefense involved in the defense of medical monitoring cases will want to follow the ongoing debate occasioned by the New York Times…
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FDA Considering Rules on Acrylamide in Food

By Sean Wajert on September 10, 2009
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Consumer Products, Food and Beverage, Toxic Tort

The FDA is considering issuing guidelines on acrylamide content in food. The agency has published a notice seeking comments from industry on the issue…
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Third Circuit Rejects Vaccine Plaintiffs’ General Causation Expert Opinion

By Sean Wajert on October 3, 2008
Posted in Articles, Drug and Device

The Third Circuit recently upheld a judgment for the U.S. following a bench trial, in a suit by a couple who alleged that contaminated polio vaccine c…
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