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Legal Rights and Lawsuits PFAS Class-Action Thinx Period Underwear Lawsuit Settled for $5 Million
Consumers of Thinx period underwear may get a refund following a class-action lawsuit settlement surrounding the use of “forever chemicals.”

January 26, 2023
Legal Rights and Lawsuits Juul to Pay $1.7 Billion to Settle Vaping Lawsuits, Avoid Bankruptcy
The wide-ranging e-cigarette settlement involves government, tribal, consumer and school district lawsuits from across the country.

December 15, 2022
Legal Rights and Lawsuits $363 Million Awarded in Sterigenics Ethylene Oxide Lawsuit
An Illinois jury found in favor of a woman who claimed toxic emissions from the Willowbrook, Illinois, plant led to cancer in herself and her son.

October 11, 2022
Legal Rights and Lawsuits Camp Lejeune Water Contamination JAG Claims Exceed 5,000
Just one month after the Camp Lejeune Justice Act became law, thousands of claims of injury from contaminated water at the Marine Corps base are underway.

September 14, 2022
Legal Rights and Lawsuits Juul Labs Will Pay $438.5 million to Settle E-Cigarette Claims
The e-cigarette maker was the object of multiple state lawsuits over claims it targeted youth in its marketing campaigns.

September 7, 2022
Legal Rights and Lawsuits Thousands of Camp Lejeune Disability Claims Mishandled by VA
A recent report by the agency's Office of Inspector General said almost 40% of claims at Camp Lejeune were incorrectly processed.

September 6, 2022
Legal Rights and Lawsuits Camp Lejeune Justice Act Enables Water Contamination Lawsuits
Veterans must first file an administrative claim through the Department of the Navy before civil litigation may proceed.

September 6, 2022
Legal Rights and Lawsuits VFW Hails Camp Lejeune Justice Act
The Veterans of Foreign Wars hails the recent passage of the landmark PACT Act of 2022, which includes the long-awaited Camp Lejeune Justice Act.

August 29, 2022
Legal Rights and Lawsuits PACT Act, with Camp Lejeune Legislation, Passes Senate
The bill expands health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxins at home and abroad. It now heads to President Biden’s desk for his signature.

August 3, 2022
Legal Rights and Lawsuits 3M to Establish $1B Trust for Earplug Hearing Loss Claims
Aearo Technologies, a 3M subsidiary that made the defective earplugs, set up the trust as part of Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

August 3, 2022

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