On Feb. 14, 2020, Chief Executive Officer of Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Joseph Kim announced on a live Fox Business News broadcast with host Neal Cavuto…
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Lying Kills: Truth In the Era of the Coronavirus
In the coming years, lessons will be drawn from the actions taken (or not taken) by those in power during the coronavirus pandemic. Although the…
Asbestos Detected in Nearly 20 Percent of Popular Cosmetics Tested by FDA
Asbestos-tainted talc. We hear about it in the news seemingly on a daily basis: Talc lawsuit verdicts totaling in the millions of dollars, teens being…
Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy — OxyContin Maker Spends $24 Million on New Ad Campaign to Help People File Opioid Lawsuits
For years, Purdue Pharma L.P. claimed they had nothing to do with the opioid epidemic. Yes, they created OxyContin and downplayed the powerful opioid’s addictive…
Experts Worry About Rising Number of Cancers Linked to Textured Breast Implants
A cancer associated with textured breast implants appears to be more common than health officials originally thought. In January, a report from Health Canada noted…
California Court Hits J&J with $344 Million in Damages for Lying About Pelvic Mesh Risks
For 17 years, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) lied to doctors and patients about the safety of their transvaginal mesh products. As more and more women…
Why Allergan Textured Breast Implants Are Causing Cancer
It’s not unusual for the topic of breast implants to make the news — after all, many people regularly tune into TMZ and ‘Inside Edition,’…
Credibly Accused: A New Interactive Clergy Abuse Database for Survivors
The investigative newsroom ProPublica has published an interactive database that lets users search for clergy who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse in official…
Jury Hits J&J With $750 Million in Punitive Damages Over Handling of Talc in Mesothelioma Lawsuit — Judge to Reduce Penalty to $187 Million
In 2019, a New Jersey jury ordered Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to pay $37.3 Million to 4 plaintiffs who attributed their mesothelioma to the company’s…
