In the biggest blow yet to Bayer/Monsanto, this week a California jury rendered a $2 billion (with a “B”) verdict to a husband and wife who both contracted non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma as a result of their use of and exposure to Monsanto’s Roundup glyphosate-containing herbicide. This verdict represents the third verdict for injured plaintiffs in the three cases […]

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Recently, in McIlwain v. Saber Health Care Group(“Saber”), the Pennsylvania Superior Court voided an arbitration provision contained in a nursing home admission finding no lawful relationship between the signor of the agreement and the resident. Norman Franks suffered from a diagnosis of schizophrenia and dementia, and was incapable of making decisions on his own. The Superior […]

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A few weeks ago, Bayer shareholders delivered an unprecedented rebuke of Bayer’s management over Bayer’s $63 billion acquisition of Monsanto last year, expressing serious concern caused by management’s overconfidence in Bayer’s handling of lawsuits over Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer. The litigation against Monsanto was absorbed by Bayer as part of Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto. The […]

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Hit-and-run crashes are those in which at least one person involved in the crash leaves the scene before offering any information or aid to the other person involved in the crash or fails to report the crash. Hit-and-run crashes impact the physical, social and economic burdens suffered by crash victims and also often increase the […]

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Last week, the Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down a state law that capped monetary damages for pain and suffering in personal injury lawsuits at $350,000. The Court ruled that a statute adopted in 2011 which limited non-economic damages in personal injury lawsuits to $350,000 is an unconstitutional special law that treats people who survive injuries differently than […]

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It’s a fairly common practice in small towns around the country. You’ll see a city employee marking the tires of parked tires with chalk. Then a little later they’ll check again to see if any of the cars have parked too long. Little did you know, there was a constitutional issue lurking in the shadows–does […]

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Unfortunately, stories like this are sure to abound as the years progress. A recent Bordas & Bordas, PLLC client was very pleased to find out that we were able to correct a royalty calculation mistake that was going to cost them almost $73,000! A West Virginia couple had recently been contacted by Equinor, formally known […]

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This past Wednesday, a jury delivered a verdict of over $80 million in damages against Bayer, formerly Monsanto, to a California man who alleged that his exposure to Roundup weed killer, that he used on a large swath of land in Sonoma County, caused his development of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer. The jury valued the man’s injuries and […]

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In 2019, it seems like arbitration is everywhere you look. If you take a new job, rent a truck, or buy a new cell phone, it’s almost certain there’s an arbitration clause lurking in the shadows. But that may be changing. Like many employers, Google required its employees to resolve any work-related disputes through arbitration. […]

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Gout is a common type of arthritis that causes intense pain, swelling, and stiffness in a joint. It usually affects the joint in the big toe. It is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis in men, and although it is more likely to affect men, women become more susceptible to it after menopause. The Centers for […]

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