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New Report Suggests Johnson & Johnson Allegedly Kept Asbestos Secret for Decades
Johnson & Johnson has continually denied having any knowledge that its talcum-based products, such as Baby Powder and Shower to Shower, contain asbestos. However, according to Reuters, internal documents from Johnson & Johnson indicates that executives were aware that Johnson & Johnson talcum powder was contaminated but chose to conceal the information from both the…
The Law Offices of Peter Angelos Forms Team to Help Protect Survivors and Victims of Child Sexual Abuse at the Hands of Institutions
The Law Offices of Peter Angelos has continued its decades long commitment to people pursuing justice by forming a team to help protect survivors and victims of child sexual abuse at the hands of institutions such as the Catholic Church. The Law Offices of Peter Angelos has developed a team of lawyers to help survivors…
Updates to the Grand Jury Report of Sexual Abuse in Pennsylvania’s Catholic Dioceses
In August, a grand jury report was released detailing allegations of sexual abuse by more than 300 hundred priests of more than 1,000 victims across Pennsylvania. The report has had wide-reaching consequences and has spurred investigations within various other dioceses across the country, including in Washington D.C. and Maryland. Since the release of the grand jury…
The Law Offices of Peter Angelos Sponsors The Maryland Food Bank’s Lawyers’ Campaign Against Hunger
Each year, The Maryland Food Bank’s Lawyers’ Campaign Against Hunger raises money and awareness for hunger and food insecurity throughout Maryland. Since 1987, the campaign has raised more than $5.4 million by uniting the legal community against this pervasive issue. This year, The Law Offices of Peter Angelos has sponsored the campaign in the form…
Widely Used Diabetes Drug Can Cause Flesh-Eating Genital Infection
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a warning that the common diabetes medicines under the class of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors has been linked to a rare but serious flesh-eating genital infection. Below, the pharmaceutical liability lawyers at The Law Offices of Peter Angelos provide an overview of the FDA’s findings and what…
Alert: Grand Jury Report Reveals Extensive Sexual Abuse in Six of Pennsylvania’s Catholic Dioceses
A grand jury report has named over 300 priests involved in the abuse of more than 1,000 victims after spending two years reviewing more than 500,000 documents from six of Pennsylvania’s eight Roman Catholic dioceses’ secret archives and hearing testimony from dozens of victims and the Bishop of Erie. The report goes on to describe…
Monsanto Ordered to Pay $289 Million in First Roundup Lawsuit
On Friday, August 10th, a San Francisco jury ordered Monsanto pay DeWayne Johnson $289 million in compensatory and punitive damages after ruling that Monsanto’s popular herbicide, Roundup, contributed to Johnson’s development of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Here, the product liability and litigation attorneys at The Law Offices of Peter Angelos discuss the verdict. Monsanto Found Liable for…
Bayer to Halt Sales of Controversial Essure Birth Control Device
Last week, Bayer announced that it would suspend sales of its Essure birth control device, citing a substantial decline in sales of the device. Essure has been the subject of extensive criticism from consumers, health officials and advocacy groups, as thousands of adverse event reports allege the device has led to a number of severe…
$4.69 Billion Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson in Talcum Powder Lawsuits
Yesterday, a St. Louis jury found Johnson & Johnson liable for $4.69 billion in compensatory and punitive damages. The jury sided with 22 plaintiffs who alleged that the use of the company’s talcum powder products caused their ovarian cancer. On Thursday July 13, 2018, a St. Louis Circuit Court jury sided with 22 plaintiffs who…
Advocacy Group Seeks More Ford Recalls
Advocacy Group Seeks More Ford Recalls A nonprofit auto safety group has requested that Ford CEO Jim Hackett sanction the recall of 1.35 million Explorer SUV’s due to continued complaints of exhaust fumes in the passenger compartments. Recent Claims The nonprofit advocacy group, known as The Center for Auto Safety, found 44 complaints regarding exhaust…