11th Circuit Tackles ‘Pre-Existing Condition’ Claim Denial
A lawyer facing a $400,000 bill for cancer treatment fought Wednesday at the 11th Circuit against her insurer’s definition of pre-existing condition.
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Asbestos Liability Case Picked Up by Supreme Court
Taking up an asbestos case this morning, the Supreme Court agreed Monday to resolve whether military widows can hold companies liable under maritime law for products that they did not make, sell or distribute.
Read more‘Shelly Wants Cases,’ Jury Hears as Silver Bribery Retrial Wraps
With three small words, a federal prosecutor summed up his view of how former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver used his clout to extort millions in bribes.
Read moreNY Lays Blame for Bogus Cancer Charity on Accountants
An accounting firm vowed to fight back Tuesday after New York authorities alleged that its work helped shore up a bogus breast cancer charity that raked in more than $18 million in donations over the years.
Read moreCalifornia Judge Affirms Ruling for Coffee Cancer Warnings
A court ruling that gave coffee drinkers a jolt earlier this year was finalized Monday when a Los Angeles judge said coffee sold in California must carry cancer warnings.
Read moreTotally Ruined
Cleared of his wife’s murder after 18 years in prison, William J. Richards claims in a federal complaint that he has terminal prostate cancer because a slew of medical officers in California state prisons failed to treat him.
Read moreMissouri House Votes to Legalize Smokeless Medical Pot
Missouri marijuana proponents scored a victory Tuesday as the state’s Republican-dominated House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a measure to legalize medical marijuana.
Read moreCA Appeals Court Hands Monsanto a Legal Setback
A California state appeals court dealt Monsanto a legal defeat on Thursday, ruling the state was well within in its legal bounds when it decided to list a weed-killing chemical as a possible cancer-causing agent.
Read moreMonsanto Denied
A federal judge this week denied Monsanto’s request to dismiss or stay a San Diego complaint that it contaminated San Diego Harbor with carcinogenic PCBs.
Read morePromising New Research on Prostate Cancer
A class of manmade molecules that function like antibodies can kill prostate cancer tumors in mice without hurting healthy tissue, the National Academy of Sciences reported Monday.
Read moreJohnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay Up for Mesothelioma
Still plagued by allegations that its baby powder causes ovarian cancer, Johnson & Johnson was ordered Wednesday to pay the bulk of a $117 million verdict to a man with the deadly lung cancer mesothelioma.
Read moreScientist Reaffirms Claim That Roundup Causes Cancer
Concluding a second round of expert testimony on the alleged link between non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Monsanto’s popular weed killer Roundup, a scientist said Friday that a new study finding no link between the two is flawed.
Read moreScientist Defends Opinion That Roundup Causes Cancer
Returning to the witness stand, a scientist on Wednesday defended her opinion that Monsanto’s popular weed killer Roundup causes cancer.
Read moreCalifornia Judge Wants Coffee to Carry Cancer Warnings
Coffee giant Starbucks and other coffee retailers received an eye opener on Wednesday after a Los Angeles Superior Court judge told them to post cancer warnings for coffee sold in California.
Read moreNewly Discovered ‘Organ’ May Help Explain How Cancer Spreads
Layers within the human body previously believed to be dense, connective tissues have now been identified as an organ, according to a new study that could help scientists understand the spread of cancer within the body.
Read more‘Shaky’ Expert Opinion May Still Propel Roundup Cancer Suits
Despite blasting some of an epidemiologist’s opinions as “junk science,” a federal judge said Wednesday the expert’s “shaky” conclusion that the world’s most popular weed killer causes cancer could still advance more than 300 lawsuits against chemical giant Monsanto.
Read moreScientist Testifies He Finds No Link Between Cancer and Roundup
Continuing a week of expert testimony on the alleged link between cancer and the world’s most widely used pesticide, a scientist said Thursday he found no connection between the two in animal studies.
Read moreScientist Tells Judge That Monsanto’s Roundup Causes Cancer
Kicking off a week of testimony on the alleged toxicity of the world’s most popular weed killer, a scientist on Monday attacked the validity of a study that found Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup is unlikely to cause cancer.
Read moreJudge: Monsanto Not Required to Place Warning Labels on Products
A federal judge on Monday halted California’s plan to require Monsanto to place warning labels on its Roundup products, saying scientists haven’t shown a clear connection between glyphosate and cancer.
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