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Simmons Hanly Conroy’s support blog is a place for clients and families to find news, education, and inspirational stories about the following areas of litigation: mesothelioma and asbestos, dangerous drugs and devices, consumer protection and mass torts, personal injury and environmental litigation.
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ADAO: The Face of Asbestos Victims and their Fight to Ban Asbestos
Today begins our series of Miles for Meso spotlights. Every week between now and race day on Sept. 30, the Simmons Hanly Conroy blog will feature a survivor, warrior, volunteer or organization… Read More
Communities Band Together to Fight Opioid Epidemic in Nationwide Lawsuit
At a vital turning point in opioid litigation, law firms like Simmons Hanly Conroy are now casting their net beyond chronic pain patients, whose lawsuits against opioid makers have generated millions in… Read More
Makers of Blood Pressure Drug Benicar Settle 2,300 Lawsuits in a Federal N.J. Court
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., a Tokyo-based drug maker worth an estimated $12.4 billion, agreed to settle nearly 2,300 patient lawsuits against its blood pressure medication Benicar® (olmesartan medoxomil) and its sister medications Benicar… Read More
Notorious Pedophilic Priest Set to Be Released From Prison
The upcoming release of Paul Shanley, defrocked priest and convicted child-rapist, is an appalling reminder of the injustice suffered by survivors of clergy abuse. After spending 12 years in prison, Shanley will… Read More
FDA Pulls Addictive Opioid Pain Med off the Market as Lawsuits Against Pill Manufacturers Pile Up
On July 8 – in a first of its kind decision – the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested a pharmaceutical company to pull off the market one of its opioid products… Read More
Essure Patients Still Hope for Ban in U.S. After Suffering Years of Adverse Symptoms
Canada has just become the latest country to pull Essure off its market, as Brazil did this past February. While Brazil banned the product due to safety concerns, Bayer says it is… Read More
Case Update: $1.22 Billion Settlement Reached in Volkswagen/Audi Diesel Emissions Scandal
Drivers will now see fewer Volkswagen Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) vehicles on the road. Volkswagens, Audis and Porsches will be seen less and less after a federal judge in San Francisco approved… Read More
When It Comes to NY Clergy Abuse, Is Legal Representation Better Than the Church’s IRCP?
After enrolling 145 survivors in its first few months of operation, the Independent Reconciliation and Compensation Program (IRCP) has entered Phase 2. The program, founded by Archbishop of New York Timothy Cardinal… Read More
Regulatory Accountability Act Puts Workplace Protections, Asbestos Ban, At Risk
The Regulatory Accountability Act, or RAA for short, aims to modify the way that federal agencies enact new rules. This proposed bill places increased emphasis on how such regulations would affect the… Read More
CDC: Decades of Asbestos Regulation Wasn’t Enough to Prevent Thousands of Mesothelioma Deaths
According to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), deaths caused by malignant mesothelioma, a lethal cancer caused exclusively by asbestos inhalation or ingestion, are on the… Read More
