RecordBreaking

Record-Breaking Verdicts and Appointments: Landmark Class Actions Rock the Legal World this Week

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San Diego, CA – A San Diego jury recently delivered a significant blow to the manufacturer of Roundup, awarding $332 million in the third verdict against the company this month. This follows an already notable month for juries in Philadelphia, where another Roundup trial resulted in a $175 million award, and a separate trial saw Mitsubishi hit with an astonishing $976 million penalty. In addition to these eye-opening financial outcomes, there are also new developments in litigation involving the sale of human bodies donated to Harvard Medical School. The jury’s decision in San Diego adds … Read more

California Jury Awards Record-Breaking $332 Million to Man in Landmark Lawsuit Against Monsanto’s Roundup

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CARLSBAD, Calif. – A California man has been awarded $332 million in a lawsuit against Monsanto Co., claiming that his cancer was caused by the company’s Roundup weedkiller. The verdict was reached by a San Diego Superior Court jury on Tuesday. The plaintiff, Mike Dennis, a 57-year-old resident of Carlsbad, was diagnosed with a rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2020. He alleged that his illness was directly linked to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup. Although Dennis has been in remission for nearly three years after receiving treatment, there is still no cure for … Read more

Biden’s Departments and Commissions Rack Up Record-Breaking 3,018 Rules and Regulations in 2023

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Washington, D.C. – The regulatory agencies and commissions under President Joe Biden’s administration wrapped up the year 2023 with a staggering 3,018 legally binding rules and regulations. While this number may seem high, it is actually fairly typical as annual rule counts have consistently exceeded 3,000 in recent years. In fact, back in the 1990s, rule counts exceeded 4,000, and in the 1970s and early 80s, they even surpassed 7,000. The large number of rules and regulations, coupled with the increasingly costly nature of these regulations, highlights the growing accumulation of fat rules in the … Read more