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• AFFF Firefighting FoamAFFF firefighting foam containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has been used since the 1960s at military bases, airports, and fire training facilities across the United States. These "forever chemicals" do not break down in the environment and have contaminated groundwater, soil, and drinking water supplies serving millions of Americans. The C8 Science Panel established "probable links" between PFAS exposure and six diseases including kidney cancer, testicular cancer, and thyroid disease. MDL 2873, consolidated before Judge Richard Gergel in the District of South Carolina, encompasses over 15,216 personal injury claims against manufacturers including 3M, DuPont, Chemours, Tyco Fire Products, and BASF. Water utility settlements exceeding $12.5 billion have been approved, and the personal injury track is advancing toward bellwether trials with Daubert motions and expert depositions underway.Active investigationTracker →→
• Asbestos / MesotheliomaMesothelioma is a rare and deadly cancer of the lining of the lungs (pleura), abdomen (peritoneum), or heart (pericardium), caused in virtually every case by exposure to asbestos. Asbestos was widely used in construction, shipbuilding, insulation, automotive repair, and industrial applications throughout most of the 20th century. Workers in these industries — as well as their family members who were exposed through contaminated clothing — face a dramatically elevated risk of mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, and asbestosis decades after their last exposure. The legal landscape for mesothelioma victims is unique: more than 60 major asbestos manufacturers have filed for bankruptcy and established trust funds totaling over $30 billion. Veterans — particularly Navy veterans who worked in engine rooms and shipyards — account for approximately 30% of all mesothelioma diagnoses. Because mesothelioma has a grim prognosis and the legal process moves faster than in typical personal injury cases, acting quickly after diagnosis is essential to ensuring you and your family receive full compensation.Active investigationTracker →→
• Baby Food Heavy Metals LawsuitThe baby food heavy metals litigation targets manufacturers who knowingly sold contaminated infant food. A 2021 House subcommittee report revealed internal testing showing arsenic levels up to 180 ppb, lead up to 886 ppb, and significant cadmium and mercury contamination. MDL 3101 in N.D. California consolidates over 3,200 cases as of early 2026.Active investigationTracker →→
• Bard PowerPort CatheterThe Bard PowerPort is an implantable venous access device — a small port placed under the skin, typically in the chest — that allows medical professionals to administer chemotherapy, draw blood, and deliver medications without repeated needle sticks. Millions of patients have received PowerPort devices since C.R. Bard introduced them in the 1990s. The devices are especially common among cancer patients who require long-term intravenous access. Beginning in the early 2010s, patients, physicians, and researchers began documenting a disturbing pattern: the polyurethane catheter tubing attached to the port was fracturing inside the body. Fragments of the catheter — sometimes several centimeters long — were entering the bloodstream and migrating toward the heart and lungs. The resulting complications range from serious to fatal: cardiac perforation, cardiac tamponade, pulmonary embolism, sepsis, and endocarditis. Becton Dickinson (BD) acquired C.R. Bard in 2017 for $24 billion, inheriting both the PowerPort product line and the mounting litigation. In 2022, a federal multidistrict litigation was established in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona to consolidate cases nationwide. Legal claims proceed under theories of design defect, manufacturing defect, failure to warn, and negligence.Active investigationTracker →→
• Birth InjuryA birth injury is harm caused to an infant during labor, delivery, or the immediate newborn period as the result of medical negligence. Approximately 1 in 143 babies born in the United States experiences a birth injury. When a physician, midwife, hospital, or NICU staff member fails to meet the standard of care — by misreading fetal monitoring strips, delaying an emergency cesarean section, failing to initiate HIE cooling therapy within six hours of birth, or improperly using delivery instruments — the consequences can include cerebral palsy, Erb's palsy, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), and permanent disability requiring a lifetime of specialized care. The average settlement for a catastrophic birth injury is $1 million or more; complex cases involving lifetime care for severe cerebral palsy or HIE can reach $10 million or beyond. Families should act promptly: while infancy tolling rules exist in many states, statutes of limitations vary significantly, and evidence — including fetal monitoring strips, hospital records, and APGAR score documentation — must be preserved.Active investigationTracker →→
• California Wildfire Insurance Bad FaithWhen a wildfire destroys a home, the fight often shifts from the flames to the insurance company. After the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, California's insurance regulator found that State Farm mishandled survivors' claims — alleging 398 violations of state law in a sample of just 220 files — and moved to strip its license. Regulators and courts have separately struck down the California FAIR Plan's practice of denying smoke, soot, and ash damage. This is a bad-faith investigation: it is about whether your own insurer honored the policy you paid for — not about who started the fire. California homeowners and businesses whose wildfire claims were denied, underpaid, or unreasonably delayed may have a claim worth reviewing.Active investigationTracker →VERIFIED JUL 2026→
• Camp Lejeune Water ContaminationCamp Lejeune is one of the largest environmental contamination disasters in American military history. For over three decades, servicemembers, their families, and base workers drank, cooked with, and bathed in water laced with industrial solvents at concentrations hundreds of times above safe limits. The federal government knew about contamination as early as the 1980s but delayed disclosure for years. The Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 (part of the PACT Act) finally gave victims the right to sue the federal government — a right previously blocked by North Carolina's statute of repose. The administrative claim deadline under the CLJA was August 10, 2024, and is now closed for new claimants. However, tens of thousands of claimants filed timely administrative claims and are now engaged in litigation in the Eastern District of North Carolina, Wilmington Division. Experienced attorneys represent clients in that litigation and can also assist veterans in filing and upgrading VA disability claims, which remain open regardless of the CLJA deadline.Active investigationTracker →→
• Car AccidentCar accidents are the most common type of personal injury case in America. With over 6 million motor vehicle crashes reported annually by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the insurance and legal landscape for MVA claims is vast and complex. Insurance companies spend billions each year on adjusters, defense attorneys, and claims management systems designed to reduce payouts to injured drivers, passengers, and pedestrians. Injuries range from relatively minor soft tissue damage like whiplash to catastrophic and life-altering conditions including traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord damage, and wrongful death. The legal systems governing fault — from pure comparative negligence in states like California to contributory negligence in Virginia — dramatically affect what injured parties can recover. Hiring an experienced car accident attorney is the single most impactful step an injured person can take to level the playing field against well-resourced insurance companies.Active investigationTracker →→
• Catholic Church Abuse LawsuitSexual abuse perpetrated by Catholic clergy — priests, deacons, brothers, bishops, and other Church officials — is one of the most extensively documented institutional abuse crises in American history. The 2002 Boston Globe Spotlight investigation exposed systemic cover-up by the Archdiocese of Boston, triggering a nationwide reckoning. Since then, over 30 dioceses have filed for bankruptcy protection and more than $4 billion in settlements have been paid to survivors across the United States. Today, many survivors who experienced abuse decades ago have renewed legal options through state lookback windows — temporary legislation that suspends the statute of limitations and opens a new filing period — and through diocesan bankruptcy claims processes with court-supervised compensation funds. California's lookback window is open through December 2027. Louisiana's window is open through June 2027. New York opens a new lookback window in March 2026. The Diocese of Alexandria's bankruptcy claims deadline is June 8, 2026. If you experienced abuse by a Catholic clergyman, speaking with an attorney now can clarify exactly what options remain available to you.Active investigationTracker →→
• Chameleon Carriers & Negligent EntrustmentA chameleon carrier is a trucking company that reincarnates — shutting down under one name and reopening under another, with a fresh USDOT number but the same trucks and owners — to escape a bad safety record and federal enforcement. An April 2026 60 Minutes investigation exposed how widespread the practice has become. When one of these carriers causes a serious crash, the law of negligent entrustment and negligent hiring can reach the companies that put an unfit carrier or driver on the road. Combined with the Supreme Court's 2026 ruling allowing freight brokers to be sued for negligent selection, a single crash can support two solvent-defendant theories — an important path when the trucking company itself is judgment-proof or under-insured.Active investigationTracker →VERIFIED JUL 2026→
• Chapter 13 BankruptcyChapter 13 is the 'wage earner's' reorganization chapter of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Instead of liquidating assets, a debtor with regular income proposes a repayment plan that runs three years (below the state median income) or five years (above it) and is supervised by a Chapter 13 trustee (uscourts.gov). The automatic stay (§362) stops foreclosure and repossession at filing, and the plan can 'cure' past-due mortgage or car-loan payments while you keep making regular payments going forward. It is the path most often used when someone is above the means-test median, is behind on a home or vehicle they want to keep, or has non-exempt property they cannot protect in Chapter 7. Federal student loans are not automatically discharged in either chapter, but they can be addressed through an adversary proceeding under §523(a)(8) in a Chapter 13 case just as in Chapter 7.Legal guide→
• Chapter 7 BankruptcyChapter 7 bankruptcy is a court-supervised process under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code that can discharge most unsecured debts. The U.S. Trustee's means test (Form 122A-1) compares your 6-month average gross income to your state's median family income for your household size; the filing fee is $338 (cacb.uscourts.gov). A trustee — not a judge — administers the case and holds the 341 meeting of creditors 20 to 40 days after filing. Exemptions, governed by the 730-day domicile rule under §522(b)(3), determine which property is protected. Most no-asset cases reach discharge in about 90 to 100 days, and a debtor can receive a Chapter 7 discharge once every 8 years (uscourts.gov). People's Justice is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice; we connect you with licensed attorneys.Legal guide→
• Construction Accident LawsuitConstruction is one of the most dangerous industries in America. The Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded 1,032 construction fatalities in 2024, and the Fatal Four — falls, struck-by accidents, electrocution, and caught-in/between accidents — account for 65% of all deaths on construction sites. For injured workers, workers' compensation covers medical bills and a portion of lost wages, but it does not pay for pain and suffering, and it caps your recovery at scheduled benefit amounts. If a third party — a general contractor, subcontractor, property owner, equipment manufacturer, or scaffolding rental company — contributed to your injury through negligence, you may have the right to file a civil lawsuit that recovers full damages on top of your workers' comp benefits. In New York, Labor Law §240, the 'Scaffold Law,' imposes absolute liability on property owners and general contractors for gravity-related construction accidents, making New York one of the strongest states in the country for injured construction workers. OSHA inspection records and violation citations against contractors are admissible as evidence of negligence in civil litigation. People's Justice helps injured construction workers navigate both the workers' comp system and the third-party civil lawsuit — the dual-track strategy that maximizes total recovery.Active investigationTracker →→
• CPAP CancerThe 2021 Philips CPAP recall — one of the largest in medical device history — exposed millions of users to carcinogenic foam particles and VOCs. Cancers linked to exposure include nasopharyngeal, lung, kidney, liver, and bladder cancer. MDL 3014 in Pittsburgh is advancing toward bellwether trials in 2026.Active investigationTracker →→
• Depo-Provera Brain Tumor LawsuitsDepo-Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate / MPA) is a contraceptive injection given every three months. More than 5,830 lawsuits consolidated in MDL 3140 in the Northern District of Florida allege that Pfizer failed to warn about a significantly elevated risk of meningioma — a tumor in the tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord. In June 2026, Pfizer reached an agreement in principle to resolve the federal MDL claims, though final terms and compensation amounts have not been disclosed and state-court cases are not covered. Women who received the shot for more than one year face up to a 5.6-fold increased risk, which rises with duration of use.Active investigationTracker →→
• Discharging Student Loans in BankruptcyStudent loans are not automatically dischargeable in bankruptcy, but they are not impossible to discharge either. Federal student loans can be discharged by proving undue hardship under 11 U.S.C. §523(a)(8), which most courts evaluate using the three-prong Brunner test (some circuits use a totality-of-circumstances standard). This requires filing a separate lawsuit within your bankruptcy called an adversary proceeding. A November 17, 2022 Department of Justice and Department of Education guidance and attestation form streamlined the process — and studentaid.gov reports that courts granted full or partial discharge in roughly 98% of cases decided November 2022 through March 2024. Private student loans are treated as general unsecured debt and are dischargeable without undue-hardship proof. People's Justice is not a law firm; we connect you with licensed attorneys who can evaluate whether discharge may be possible for you.Legal guide→
• Ethylene OxideEthylene oxide (EtO) is a highly toxic chemical used to sterilize medical equipment and manufacture other chemicals. The EPA determined in 2016 that EtO is carcinogenic to humans at exposure levels far lower than previously thought. Residents living near EtO-emitting facilities in Georgia, Illinois, Texas, Colorado, and other states have filed lawsuits alleging their cancers — including lymphoma, breast cancer, and leukemia — were caused by chronic exposure to EtO emissions.Active investigationTracker →→
• Exactech Knee RecallExactech Inc. manufactured knee replacement implants with defective packaging that lacked an inner oxygen barrier, causing polyethylene liners to degrade before implantation. The resulting premature implant failures led to a 2022 recall covering ~147,000 US patients. Lawsuits allege Exactech and parent company TPG Capital knew of the packaging defect and failed to warn surgeons and patients. The primary remedy — revision surgery — is a major operation with serious complication risks.Active investigationTracker →→
• Freight Broker LiabilityFreight brokers and third-party logistics providers (3PLs) are the middlemen that match a shipper’s freight with a trucking company to haul it. For years, brokers argued they could not be sued when a truck they hired caused a crash, pointing to a 1994 federal law — the FAAAA — that limits state regulation of their services. On May 14, 2026, the Supreme Court rejected that argument. In Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC, the Court unanimously held that the FAAAA’s safety exception preserves a state’s power to hold a broker to its ordinary duty of care in choosing a safe carrier. The ruling resolves a split created by the Seventh Circuit’s 2023 Ye v. GlobalTranz decision and applies nationwide — opening a path to a solvent national broker that was, in much of the country, previously closed.Active investigationTracker →VERIFIED JUL 2026→
• GLP-1 Vision Loss (Ozempic / Wegovy NAION)GLP-1 receptor agonists — including semaglutide, sold as Ozempic and Rybelsus for diabetes and as Wegovy for weight loss — are among the most prescribed drugs in America. Starting in 2024, researchers linked them to NAION, a stroke-like injury to the optic nerve that causes sudden, usually permanent vision loss in one eye. In December 2025, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation created a dedicated federal MDL (No. 3163) in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to consolidate these vision-loss claims, keeping them separate from an earlier GLP-1 gastrointestinal-injury litigation. The court held a Science Day in June 2026 and cases continue to be filed. If you lost vision after taking a GLP-1 drug, you may qualify to have your claim reviewed.Active investigationTracker →VERIFIED JUL 2026→
• Hair Relaxer Cancer LawsuitsChemical hair relaxers and straighteners contain endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) — including phthalates, parabens, formaldehyde, and cyclosiloxanes — that mimic estrogen and disrupt the hormonal system. The NIH/NIEHS Sister Study (2022) found that women who frequently used these products faced more than double the risk of uterine cancer. Over 14,700 lawsuits are consolidated in MDL 3060 in the Northern District of Illinois, with bellwether trials expected in 2027. The litigation disproportionately affects Black women, who were the primary marketing target and comprise approximately 60% of affected users.Active investigationTracker →→
• Hernia Mesh (Davol/C.R. Bard)Hernia mesh litigation is one of the largest ongoing mass tort actions in the United States. Polypropylene mesh devices implanted during inguinal, ventral, and incisional hernia repairs have been associated with a pattern of serious defects — including mesh shrinkage, migration, erosion into adjacent organs, bacterial colonization, and nerve entrapment — that manufacturers knew about for years before disclosing to physicians or patients. The primary defendants include Davol Inc. and its parent C.R. Bard (now part of Becton Dickinson), Ethicon (a Johnson and Johnson subsidiary), Atrium Medical, and Covidien (now part of Medtronic). The federal multidistrict litigation MDL 2846 in the Southern District of Ohio has consolidated thousands of Davol/C.R. Bard claims for coordinated pre-trial proceedings. Separately, Ethicon mesh cases are coordinated in New Jersey Superior Court (MCL 616). Patients who underwent hernia repair surgery and subsequently experienced complications are urged to seek legal evaluation immediately — statutes of limitations are running and evidence must be preserved.Active investigationTracker →→
• Instant Soup BurnsInstant soup products designed in cup or bowl form are a staple of American households, yet their design creates a foreseeable and recurring hazard: scalding liquid spills onto consumers when the lightweight cup tips or collapses. Children under five are disproportionately affected because they are more likely to encounter unattended cups of hot soup at table or counter height and because their skin is thinner and more vulnerable to deep burns at lower temperatures and shorter contact durations. Product liability law allows burn victims to sue manufacturers under three distinct theories — design defect, manufacturing defect, and failure to warn — without needing to prove the company acted with any particular intent. The CPSC has received hundreds of burn injury reports related to instant cup soups. An experienced product liability attorney can hold manufacturers accountable and recover compensation for medical treatment, scarring, pain and suffering, and in child cases, the long-term emotional and cosmetic impact of permanent disfigurement.Active investigationTracker →→
• IVC FilterRetrievable IVC filters manufactured by C.R. Bard and Cook Medical have failed at alarming rates — fracturing, migrating to the heart, and perforating organs. Two federal MDLs are actively resolving thousands of claims. Bard has entered a confidential global settlement program; Cook cases proceed individually. Free consultations available.Active investigationTracker →→
• Juvenile Detention Center AbuseThe abuse of children in juvenile detention is a national crisis. Across the United States, approximately 36,000 young people are held in juvenile detention facilities, youth correctional centers, and residential treatment programs on any given day. Federal surveys by the Bureau of Justice Statistics found that more than 10% of confined youth report sexual victimization — and more than 80% of that abuse is perpetrated by staff, not other detainees.Active investigationTracker →→
• LDS Church AbuseThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) faces mounting lawsuits from survivors of sexual abuse by clergy, leaders, and members. At the center of the litigation is the Church's internal "help line" — a hotline staffed by attorneys that, according to lawsuits, was used to manage legal liability rather than protect children. Survivors allege the Church systematically failed to report abuse to authorities, moved known abusers to new congregations, and discouraged victims from going to police.Active investigationTracker →VERIFIED JUN 2026→
• Medical MalpracticeMedical malpractice litigation is among the most technically demanding areas of personal injury law, requiring attorneys and clients to navigate complex medical evidence, expert witness requirements, and state-specific procedural hurdles like certificates of merit and notice of intent requirements. The stakes are enormous: a surgical error can leave a patient permanently disabled, a missed cancer diagnosis can allow a curable disease to become terminal, and a birth injury can alter an entire family's life trajectory. The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has published studies suggesting that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States. Yet fewer than 2% of patients harmed by negligence ever file a claim, often because they do not know they have rights or cannot find an attorney willing to take on the complexity and cost of malpractice litigation.Active investigationTracker →→
• NEC Baby Formula (Similac/Enfamil)Necrotizing Enterocolitis is one of the most catastrophic diseases affecting premature infants in the United States, striking approximately 12% of very-low-birthweight babies and carrying a mortality rate of 20-30%. Medical research spanning more than two decades has consistently linked cow's milk-based premature infant formula — particularly Similac Special Care (Abbott Laboratories) and Enfamil Premature (Mead Johnson/Reckitt) — to dramatically elevated NEC risk in preterm infants. Studies show that premature infants fed cow's milk-based formula are three to ten times more likely to develop NEC than those fed human breast milk or pasteurized donor breast milk. Despite this well-established scientific evidence and the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Abbott and Mead Johnson continued to aggressively market their formula products to NICUs for use in the most vulnerable patient population in medicine. Thousands of families across the country have filed suit against these manufacturers, and the cases are now consolidated in Multi-District Litigation (MDL 3026) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, before the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer. Families who lost a baby to NEC or whose infant survived with lasting harm deserve answers, accountability, and financial compensation for their loss.Active investigationTracker →→
• Nursing Home Abuse & Elder AbuseNursing home abuse is a pervasive crisis affecting the most vulnerable members of our society. Approximately 1.5 million Americans reside in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, and a significant proportion experience some form of abuse, neglect, or exploitation. The federal government regulates nursing home quality through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which publishes a five-star rating system and conducts regular health inspections — yet facilities with poor ratings continue to operate, understaffed and underfunded, leaving residents at serious risk. Types of abuse range from physical assault and sexual abuse to financial exploitation, emotional cruelty, and systematic neglect of basic care needs. When nursing homes and assisted living facilities breach their legal duty of care, they can be held liable for the full range of damages suffered by residents and their families, including medical expenses, pain and suffering, emotional distress, and in egregious cases, punitive damages designed to deter future misconduct.Active investigationTracker →→
• Olympus Duodenoscope LawsuitEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a procedure performed roughly 500,000 times per year in the United States. It uses a specialized endoscope called a duodenoscope to visualize and treat conditions of the bile ducts and pancreas — including gallstones, tumors, and blockages. Olympus Corporation has dominated the duodenoscope market for decades, holding an estimated 85 percent or more of the U.S. market share. The Olympus TJF-Q180V and its successor models (TJF-Q190V, TJF-Q290V) feature a movable elevator mechanism at the distal tip that allows physicians to precisely manipulate guidewires and instruments during the procedure. That elevator mechanism is at the heart of a design defect that has infected hundreds of patients with deadly superbug bacteria. The elevator's sealed channel creates microscopic crevices where tissue, blood, and bacteria become trapped during procedures. These crevices cannot be adequately cleaned using the reprocessing (sterilization) methods specified by Olympus — a fact the company has now acknowledged in multiple safety notices. The bacteria that survive reprocessing include carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), which the CDC has classified as a nightmare bacteria because it resists nearly all available antibiotics and carries a mortality rate of 40 to 50 percent in bloodstream infections. Superbug outbreaks linked to Olympus duodenoscopes have been documented at more than 40 hospitals worldwide, including UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. The FDA has issued multiple safety communications, required post-market surveillance, and in 2021 recommended that all healthcare facilities transition to duodenoscopes with disposable components or fully disposable models. In October 2025, Olympus issued yet another Urgent Field Safety Notice admitting that reprocessing remains inadequate and recommending 10x magnification inspection of device tips. Litigation against Olympus began in 2015 and has included individual lawsuits, hospital claims, and wrongful death actions. The primary defendants are Olympus Corporation (Tokyo) and Olympus Corporation of the Americas.Active investigationTracker →→
• Oxbryta (Voxelotor) WithdrawalOxbryta (voxelotor) was the first FDA-approved medicine designed to stop red blood cells from sickling in people with sickle cell disease — cleared in 2019 and expanded to young children in 2021. On September 25, 2024, Pfizer voluntarily withdrew every lot of Oxbryta from markets worldwide. Its own post-marketing trials and registries had revealed an imbalance in vaso-occlusive crises and deaths: patients taking the drug were suffering more of the crises it was meant to prevent, and more of them were dying. A manufacturer pulling its own drug from the global market based on its own safety data is a rare and powerful foundation for the product-liability and wrongful-death claims now emerging.Active investigationTracker →VERIFIED JUL 2026→
• Ozempic / GLP-1 LawsuitsGLP-1 receptor agonist drugs — including Novo Nordisk's Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus, and Eli Lilly's Mounjaro and Zepbound — have generated over $40 billion in annual sales while allegedly causing severe gastrointestinal injuries that manufacturers failed to adequately disclose. Over 3,100 lawsuits are consolidated in MDL 3094 in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, with a separate NAION vision-loss MDL (3163) established in December 2025.Active investigationTracker →→
• Paraquat Parkinson’sParaquat is a restricted-use herbicide manufactured primarily by Syngenta and distributed by Chevron Phillips Chemical and Growmark. Despite being banned in more than 70 countries including the European Union, China, Brazil, and Thailand, paraquat remains legal in the United States, where approximately 10 million pounds are applied annually. Scientific evidence — including the landmark Farming and Movement Evaluation (FAME) study published in 2011 — demonstrates that paraquat exposure increases the risk of Parkinson’s disease by 2.5 times. The mechanism is well understood: paraquat triggers oxidative stress through redox cycling, inhibits mitochondrial complex I, and selectively kills dopamine-producing neurons in the substantia nigra, leading to the progressive motor and cognitive deterioration characteristic of Parkinson’s disease. MDL 3004 was established in June 2021 in the Southern District of Illinois, with approximately 5,000 cases pending. Bellwether proceedings and settlement negotiations are ongoing, with projected individual settlements ranging from $20,000 to over $1,000,000 depending on disease severity and exposure documentation.Active investigationTracker →→
• Rideshare Sexual Assault (Uber/Lyft)Every ride requested through a rideshare app comes with an implicit promise of safety. When Uber and Lyft fail to fulfill that promise — through inadequate background checks, failure to remove dangerous drivers, or systemic indifference to survivor reports — the companies bear legal responsibility for the harm survivors experience. Uber's 2022 U.S. Safety Report, released only after sustained legal and public pressure, disclosed 3,824 reports of sexual assault in just two years of rides. Advocacy organizations and litigation experts believe those numbers dramatically undercount the true scope because most survivors never report to Uber or Lyft, let alone law enforcement. Both companies now face consolidated multi-district litigation (MDL) proceedings — Uber in the Northern District of California, Lyft in the same court — where thousands of individual claims have been joined for pre-trial proceedings. Civil litigation against rideshare platforms is separate from and independent of any criminal case, and survivors can pursue civil claims regardless of whether a criminal prosecution occurred or resulted in conviction.Active investigationTracker →→
• Roblox Child ExploitationRoblox is the defendant in a federal multidistrict litigation — MDL No. 3166 in the Northern District of California — brought by families who say predators used the platform to target and groom children. This page explains where the litigation stands, who may be able to come forward, and how filing deadlines work.Active investigationTracker →VERIFIED JUL 2026→
• RoundupRoundup, the world’s most widely used herbicide, contains glyphosate — a chemical the World Health Organization classified as "probably carcinogenic to humans" in 2015. Monsanto, which created Roundup, was acquired by Bayer in 2018. Internal documents revealed Monsanto knew of cancer risks but chose to suppress the science and attack independent researchers. Juries have awarded billions in damages, and Bayer has paid over $11 billion in settlements.Active investigationTracker →VERIFIED JUN 2026→
• Slip and Fall LawsuitSlip and fall accidents — legally categorized as premises liability claims — occur when a property owner's failure to maintain safe conditions causes someone to fall and suffer injuries. Property owners and managers have a legal duty to inspect their property, identify hazardous conditions, and either fix them or warn visitors. When they fail that duty, injured victims may recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and long-term disability. Commercial properties — including grocery stores, restaurants, parking lots, and retail chains — average $345,000 in premises liability settlements nationally. Private property cases average $105,000. Cases involving spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injury, or surgical intervention command significantly higher values. Government property claims present a unique complication: injury victims often have only 30 to 90 days to file a formal notice of claim with the government entity before losing their right to sue entirely. An attorney should be contacted immediately after any fall on public property.Active investigationTracker →→
• Social Media AddictionSocial media addiction among children and adolescents has reached crisis proportions in the United States, with the U.S. Surgeon General issuing two consecutive advisories identifying social media as a driving force behind the youth mental health epidemic. An estimated 95% of teens ages 13-17 use social media, with more than a third reporting they use it "almost constantly." The platforms at the center of this litigation — Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, and Facebook — are precision-engineered behavioral systems that exploit developing brains through algorithmic content amplification, infinite scroll, autoplay, streaks, beauty filters, and notification systems designed to maximize engagement at any cost. Research shows that teens spending 3+ hours per day on social media face double the risk of anxiety and depression. MDL 3047 has consolidated over 1,600 cases, and the K.G.M. bellwether trial began in February 2026.Active investigationTracker →→
• Storm Damage LawsuitStorm damage insurance claims represent one of the fastest-growing areas of property insurance litigation in the United States. Every year, hurricanes, tornadoes, hailstorms, and flooding events cause tens of billions of dollars in property damage, and millions of homeowners and business owners file insurance claims expecting their policies to cover the cost of repairs. The reality is far more difficult. Insurance companies routinely deny, delay, and underpay storm damage claims using a range of tactics, from blaming pre-existing damage to classifying structural harm as merely cosmetic. In 2024, Hurricane Helene struck the Southeast as a Category 4 storm, causing over $80 billion in damage, while Hurricane Milton caused an additional $17 to $28 billion in insured losses in Florida. Denial rates for hurricane claims reached 33 percent for Helene and 41 percent for Milton. The 2025 tornado season brought $89 billion in losses across the central United States, and the LA fires caused $107 billion in damage in a state already facing an insurance crisis. What makes storm damage claims different from other property claims is the sheer scale of destruction and the insurance industry's systemic response. After major disasters, insurers face thousands of simultaneous claims and adopt aggressive cost-containment strategies that prioritize their bottom line over policyholders' needs. They deploy preferred vendors who produce low repair estimates, use desk adjusters who never inspect the property, and invoke policy exclusions that may not actually apply. Policyholders who fight back, either through the appraisal process or through bad faith litigation, consistently recover significantly more than those who accept the insurer's initial offer. An experienced storm damage attorney helps level the playing field by documenting the full scope of damage, challenging improper denials, and holding insurers accountable when they act in bad faith.Active investigationTracker →→
• Student Loan Forgiveness & DischargeMost struggling student-loan borrowers do not need bankruptcy first — they need to be screened against the federal administrative routes the U.S. Department of Education already offers (studentaid.gov). The menu: PSLF (120 qualifying payments + qualifying public-service employer), TPD discharge (total and permanent disability), IDR forgiveness, Borrower Defense (school fraud), and closed-school discharge. In 2026 several routes are unsettled: the SAVE plan ended by court order on March 10, 2026, and a revised PSLF rule plus the new Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) and Tiered Standard plan are scheduled to take effect July 1, 2026 (ed.gov). When none of these administrative routes fit — for example, defaulted private loans or federal loans with no forgiveness path left — discharge through a Chapter 7 bankruptcy adversary proceeding under 11 U.S.C. §523(a)(8) becomes the remaining option.Legal guide→
• Suboxone Tooth DecaySuboxone sublingual film strips — a medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder — dissolve under the tongue and contain citric acid and other acidic excipients that, with repeated use, erode tooth enamel and cause rapid, severe dental decay. Thousands of patients who faithfully took Suboxone as prescribed to manage opioid dependence later discovered they had lost multiple teeth, required extensive dental reconstruction, or faced thousands of dollars in oral surgery costs — through no fault of their own. Manufacturer Indivior (formerly part of Reckitt Benckiser) knew or should have known about these dental risks for years but failed to include adequate warnings on the product label. The FDA confirmed the danger with a formal safety communication on January 12, 2022, requiring updated product labeling. Patients who suffered dental injuries while using Suboxone sublingual film may have valid product liability claims against Indivior for failure to warn.Active investigationTracker →→
• Talcum PowderTalcum powder litigation is one of the largest and most consequential mass tort actions in American history. More than 63,000 lawsuits have been filed against Johnson & Johnson and its talc supplier Imerys, alleging that decades of Baby Powder use caused ovarian cancer, mesothelioma, and other cancers. The litigation centers on two distinct but related harms: the carcinogenic properties of talc itself when applied to the perineal area, and asbestos contamination in talc products traced to mining operations. Juries across the country have returned billions of dollars in verdicts, including a $4.69 billion verdict in St. Louis (later reduced to $2.12 billion on appeal) and a $1.56 billion verdict in Baltimore in December 2025. J&J discontinued talc-based Baby Powder in North America in 2020 and globally in 2022, replacing it with cornstarch. The MDL 2738 in the District of New Jersey, now before Judge Michael Shipp, is coordinating federal proceedings with bellwether trials underway.Active investigationTracker →→
• Tepezza Hearing Loss LawsuitThyroid eye disease (TED), also called Graves' ophthalmopathy, is an autoimmune condition that causes the muscles and fatty tissue behind the eyes to swell, leading to eye bulging (proptosis), double vision, pain, and in severe cases vision loss. TED affects an estimated 16,000 Americans per year and is closely associated with Graves' disease, an overactive thyroid condition. Before Tepezza, treatment options were limited to steroids, orbital radiation, and surgery. Teprotumumab, sold under the brand name Tepezza, is a monoclonal antibody that works by blocking insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF-1R). The FDA granted Tepezza Breakthrough Therapy designation and approved it in January 2020, making it the first and only FDA-approved medication specifically for TED. It is administered as a series of eight intravenous infusions over approximately 21 weeks. Horizon Therapeutics, a Dublin-based pharmaceutical company, developed and marketed Tepezza. In December 2023, Amgen completed its acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics for $27.8 billion, assuming responsibility for the Tepezza product line and its associated liabilities. At roughly $300,000 per treatment course, Tepezza is one of the most expensive drugs in the United States. The hearing damage mechanism centers on the role of IGF-1R in the inner ear. IGF-1R is expressed in cochlear hair cells, where it supports cell survival, prevents programmed cell death, and promotes the regeneration of cochlear synapses. By blocking IGF-1R throughout the body — not just in the eye orbit — Tepezza may deprive inner ear hair cells of critical survival signaling, leading to sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, autophony, and eustachian tube dysfunction. Clinical trial data submitted to the FDA showed hearing impairment in 10% of Tepezza patients compared to 0% on placebo, but these rates were based on limited study populations. A 2021 Endocrine Society prospective study found that 65% of patients experienced audiometric changes after treatment. The FDA required label changes in July 2023 acknowledging that hearing loss from Tepezza may be severe and permanent. The MDL was formed in June 2023 and assigned to Judge Thomas M. Durkin in the Northern District of Illinois. The first lawsuit was filed in 2022. As of early 2026, 273 cases are pending with 282 total filed. Active litigation continues.Active investigationTracker →→
• Testosterone TherapyMen who used AndroGel, Axiron, Androderm, or other testosterone replacement products and suffered cardiovascular injuries — including heart attack, stroke, or blood clots — may qualify for compensation through MDL 2545 or individual state court litigation.Active investigationTracker →→
• Transvaginal MeshSurgical mesh implanted transvaginally to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence caused widespread injuries including erosion, chronic pelvic pain, and the need for revision surgery. Six MDLs were consolidated before Judge Joseph Goodwin in the Southern District of West Virginia. Major manufacturers paid over $1.9 billion in global settlements. Individual cases remain active, especially for women who recently connected their symptoms to their mesh implant.Active investigationTracker →→
• Truck / 18-Wheeler AccidentTruck accident claims are far more complex than standard car accident cases. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) imposes strict regulations on commercial carriers — hours-of-service limits, mandatory drug testing, electronic logging device (ELD) requirements, and vehicle inspection protocols — and violations of these rules are powerful evidence of negligence. Trucking companies carry commercial liability insurance of $750,000 to $5 million depending on cargo type, making higher recoveries possible. Multiple parties may be liable: the truck driver, the motor carrier, the cargo loader, the freight broker, and vehicle or parts manufacturers. Black box data (EDR), ELD records, GPS tracking, and driver qualification files are critical evidence that must be preserved immediately after the crash. Victims who act quickly to retain experienced truck accident counsel — and who send spoliation letters before data is destroyed — consistently achieve far better outcomes than those who wait.Active investigationTracker →→
• Tylenol Autism LawsuitAcetaminophen — sold under the brand name Tylenol by Kenvue (formerly Johnson & Johnson) and as dozens of store-brand generics by Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, Target, Costco, Meijer, and others — was the most commonly used pain reliever during pregnancy in the United States for decades. Starting with a landmark 2018 American Journal of Epidemiology meta-analysis of 130,000 mother-child pairs, and culminating in a 2021 consensus statement signed by 91 scientists published in Nature Reviews Endocrinology, accumulating evidence linked prolonged prenatal acetaminophen exposure to significantly elevated risks of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The federal multidistrict litigation, MDL-3043 (In re Acetaminophen — ASD/ADHD Products Liability Litigation) in the Southern District of New York, was dismissed in August 2024 after Judge Denise L. Cote excluded all plaintiffs' general causation experts under the Daubert standard. Critically, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments on November 17, 2025 — and two of the three judges on the panel openly questioned whether Judge Cote acted too aggressively in excluding the expert testimony. A reversal by the Second Circuit could reinstate thousands of federal cases. Separately, California state courts (Alameda County) and Illinois state courts (St. Clair, Madison, and Cook counties) have active acetaminophen-autism cases proceeding under the Frye admissibility standard, which does not apply the same gatekeeping test that closed the federal MDL. Store-brand acetaminophen users have the same legal claims as Tylenol brand users — the failure-to-warn theory applies equally to Walmart's Equate brand, CVS Health brand, Walgreens brand, Costco Kirkland brand, and all other private-label acetaminophen products.Active investigationTracker →→
• Video Game AddictionVideo game addiction among children and adolescents has reached crisis proportions in the United States, with the World Health Organization formally classifying Gaming Disorder as a medical condition in 2019. An estimated 91% of American children ages 2 to 17 play video games, and research shows that between 3% and 10% of youth gamers meet clinical criteria for addiction. The games at the center of this litigation are precision-engineered behavioral systems that employ variable-ratio reinforcement schedules found in slot machines. Loot boxes, battle passes, and engagement-optimized matchmaking are designed to create compulsive use in children. The FTC’s $520 million settlement with Epic Games established federal precedent, and hundreds of individual lawsuits have been consolidated for coordinated proceedings with bellwether trials expected in 2026.Active investigationTracker →→
• Women’s Detention AbuseDetails and eligibility criteria on the investigation page.Active investigationTracker →VERIFIED JUN 2026→
• Wrongful Death LawsuitA wrongful death lawsuit allows surviving family members to recover compensation when a loved one dies due to another party's negligence, recklessness, or intentional wrongdoing. These cases arise from car and truck accidents, medical malpractice, workplace incidents, nursing home abuse, and defective products. Recoverable damages include lost income the deceased would have earned, medical and funeral expenses, and the family's grief and loss of companionship. State laws control who may file (typically spouse, children, and parents), how long families have to file (1–3 years from the date of death in most states), and whether damages caps limit recovery. Texas imposes no cap on wrongful death damages, while Florida caps non-economic damages at $500,000 in medical malpractice cases. Illinois courts have struck down caps as unconstitutional. The distinction between a wrongful death claim and a survival action — the latter compensating the estate for the decedent's own pre-death suffering — is a critical legal issue that affects both strategy and potential recovery.Active investigationTracker →→
• Zantac / Ranitidine (NDMA Cancer)Ranitidine, sold under the brand name Zantac by Sanofi and previously by GSK, Pfizer, and Boehringer Ingelheim, was one of the most prescribed heartburn and acid reflux medications in history. In 2019, the independent pharmaceutical testing laboratory Valisure discovered that ranitidine is inherently unstable and produces NDMA — N-nitrosodimethylamine, a probable human carcinogen — at levels up to 304,500 nanograms per tablet. The FDA acceptable daily intake limit for NDMA is 96 nanograms. In April 2020, the FDA requested that all manufacturers withdraw ranitidine products from the U.S. market. Consumers who took Zantac regularly for a year or more and subsequently developed bladder, stomach, colorectal, breast, prostate, or esophageal cancer may have viable legal claims. A federal MDL in the Southern District of Florida was dismissed in November 2022 when Judge Robin Rosenberg excluded plaintiffs' general causation experts under Daubert, finding their methodologies unreliable. However, that ruling applies only to federal court and does not bind state courts. Litigation continues in Delaware Superior Court and California state courts in 2026, where different expert standards and case-specific evidence can support claims.Active investigationTracker →→