Former fighter pilots are developing especially intrusive forms of cancer, and some suspect it’s from exposure to intense radar systems. “We are dropping like flies in our 50s from aggressive cancers,” retired Air Force Col. Eric Nelson, a former F-15 weapons officer, told McClatchy. Nelson has seen fellow aviators he flew with and commanded diagnosed […]
Judge Slashes Couple’s Award in Roundup Cancer Case…
Alva and Alberta Pilliod, a Livermore couple who attributed their cancer diagnoses to years of Roundup use, will see only a fraction of the $2 billion in punitive damages a jury awarded them in May. A state trial judge cut their award down considerably in an order Thursday to a total of $86.7 million, which […]
Judge Slashes Punitive Damages by $50 Million in Roundup Cancer Case…
Agrochemical company Monsanto “deserves to be punished” for misleading the public about the safety of its popular Roundup weed killer, a federal judge said in a ruling Monday, but drastically cut punitive damages awarded to a San Francisco Bay Area man with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. “Based on the evidence that came in at trial, Monsanto deserves […]
DOJ Probing Whether Johnson&Johnson Lied to Public about Talcum Powder’s Cancer Risk…
A federal grand jury in Washington is looking into what Johnson & Johnson officials knew about the cancer risks in the company’s Baby Powder-brand talcum powder and other products, according to a report. The New Jersey-based company is the subject of a U.S. Department of Justice criminal investigation as well as a regulatory probe amid […]
Federal Judge Denies New Roundup Trial for Monsanto…
A federal judge will not overturn a jury’s verdict in favor of a Bay Area man who claimed years of using Roundup weed killer caused him to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria’s ruling, issued late Friday, said although it was difficult to pin down Edwin Hardeman’s causation theory at trial, the defect […]
Hero 9/11 First Responder with Cancer Dies at 53; Pleaded for Action by Congress on 9/11 Victim’s Compensation Fund with Jon Stewart…
A 9/11 first responder has died two weeks after an emotional appearance on Capitol Hill with Jon Stewart, his family said Saturday. Luis “Lou” Alvarez, a former bomb-squad detective for the NYPD, was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2016 and underwent 69 rounds of chemotherapy. He was 53. “It is with peace and comfort, that […]
Ag Runoff Into Tap Water Linked to 12,000 Cancer Cases a Year…
Runoff from U.S. farms may be causing more than 12,000 cases of cancer per year as Americans drink up nitrate-polluted tap water, according to a new study published Monday in the scientific journal Environmental Research. The nonprofit Environmental Working Group conducted the groundbreaking peer-reviewed study to analyze health and economic impacts of agriculture contamination. The […]
Roundup’s Risks Could Go Well Beyond Cancer…
Chemicals giant Bayer AG is reeling after a jury awarded $2 billion in damages to people who say they contracted cancer after years of using Roundup, a popular weed killer manufactured by Bayer subsidiary Monsanto Co. Bayer probably won’t pay out the full $2 billion. But more than 10,000 further cases are pending, worrying Bayer […]
Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $300M in Talc Cancer Case…
A New York jury on Friday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $300 million in punitive damages to a woman who said her asbestos-related cancer was caused by the company’s talc-based baby powder, the company confirmed. The decision brings the total amount awarded in the case to $325 million after the same jury earlier this […]
Jury Awards Couple $2 Billion in Roundup Cancer Case…
For decades, agrochemical giant Monsanto has worked intensely on a single endeavor – protecting its FTO, or freedom to operate – by doing whatever it took to lessen or eliminate restrictions on its products. A jury of five women and seven men delivered a devastating blow to that mission Monday, awarding an elderly couple over […]