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$10.3BAFFF Firefighting Foam3M agreed to pay $10.3 billion over 13 years to resolve claims from more than 300 public water systems alleging PFAS contamination from AFFF and other 3M products. The settlement covers costs for water testing, treatment system installation, and remediation. It is the largest PFAS settlement in history and one of the largest environmental settlements ever. The settlement does not resolve personal injury claims, which continue through MDL 2873.3M WATER UTILITY SETTLEMENT · SETTLEMENT · JUN 22, 2023
$5BSocial Media AddictionMeta (then Facebook) agreed to pay $5 billion to settle FTC allegations of privacy violations stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal and broader deceptive data practices. The settlement — the largest privacy penalty in history — established that Meta's business model systematically prioritized data collection and engagement over user privacy and protection. The settlement required Meta to implement new privacy governance structures, but critics noted the penalty represented less than one month of Meta's revenue and failed to change the company's fundamental business model.META/FACEBOOK FTC PRIVACY SETTLEMENT · SETTLEMENT · JUL 24, 2019
$2.12BTalcum PowderA St. Louis jury awarded $4.69 billion to 22 women diagnosed with ovarian cancer after using J&J talcum powder products, including $4.14 billion in punitive damages and $550 million in compensatory damages. The Missouri Court of Appeals later reduced the award to $2.12 billion by striking the claims of plaintiffs without sufficient connection to Missouri. Even after reduction, the Ingham verdict remains one of the largest product liability awards in American history and established the template for multi-plaintiff talc trials.INGHAM V. JOHNSON & JOHNSON (ST. LOUIS, MO) · JURY VERDICT · JUL 12, 2018
$2.1BRoundupA Georgia jury awarded $2.1 billion to a plaintiff diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma after extensive Roundup exposure — the largest individual Roundup verdict to date. The verdict came after the Supreme Court declined to hear Bayer’s preemption defense, signaling continued legal exposure for the company. Bayer settled the case in November 2025 while it was on appeal.GEORGIA ROUNDUP VERDICT (MARCH 2025) · JURY VERDICT · MAR 15, 2025
$1.56BTalcum PowderA Baltimore jury returned the largest single-plaintiff talcum powder verdict in history, awarding $1.56 billion to plaintiff in Craft v. Johnson & Johnson. The award comprised $1 billion in punitive damages against J&J, $500 million in punitive damages against Pecos River Talc (a J&J-affiliated entity), and $59.84 million in compensatory damages. The verdict reflected the jury’s response to evidence of J&J’s decades-long concealment of asbestos contamination and cancer risk in its Baby Powder products.CRAFT V. JOHNSON & JOHNSON (BALTIMORE) · JURY VERDICT · DEC 2025
$1.19BAFFF Firefighting FoamDuPont, Chemours, and Corteva agreed to a $1.185 billion settlement to resolve water utility claims related to PFAS contamination from DuPont's fluorochemical manufacturing. The settlement was approved by the federal court in February 2024. These three companies were created through corporate restructurings of the original DuPont Company, and the settlement allocates responsibility among them. Like the 3M settlement, it covers water system remediation costs but does not resolve personal injury claims.DUPONT/CHEMOURS/CORTEVA WATER UTILITY SETTLEMENT · SETTLEMENT · FEB 15, 2024
$850,000,000Talcum PowderImerys Talc America — Johnson & Johnson’s primary talc supplier — emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August 2025 with an $850 million trust established to compensate current and future talc claimants. J&J contributed $505 million to the trust, with the remainder funded by Imerys. The trust provides an additional avenue for compensation for talcum powder plaintiffs, separate from direct claims against J&J in the MDL and state court proceedings.IMERYS TALC BANKRUPTCY TRUST · SETTLEMENT · AUG 2025
$850,000,000AFFF Firefighting FoamThe State of Minnesota settled its environmental enforcement action against 3M for $850 million, resolving claims that 3M's PFAS manufacturing and disposal operations at its Cottage Grove and Oakdale facilities contaminated groundwater across the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The settlement funds water treatment, monitoring, and natural resource restoration. It was one of the first large-scale PFAS settlements and signaled the magnitude of financial exposure facing AFFF manufacturers.MINNESOTA V. 3M (STATE GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION) · SETTLEMENT · FEB 20, 2018
$750,000,000AFFF Firefighting FoamTyco Fire Products, a subsidiary of Johnson Controls, agreed to a $750 million settlement to resolve water utility claims related to PFAS contamination from AFFF distributed by Tyco. As one of the largest AFFF distributors in the United States, Tyco supplied PFAS-containing foam to military installations, airports, and fire departments nationwide. The settlement received final court approval in 2024.TYCO FIRE PRODUCTS (JOHNSON CONTROLS) WATER UTILITY SETTLEMENT · SETTLEMENT · JUN 2024
$700,000,000Talcum PowderJohnson & Johnson agreed to a $700 million settlement to resolve a consumer class action addressing claims that J&J misrepresented the safety of its talcum powder products. The settlement covered consumer fraud and deceptive marketing claims from purchasers of Baby Powder and Shower to Shower products who did not develop cancer. This settlement was separate from the individual personal injury and wrongful death claims in the MDL and state court proceedings.J&J CONSUMER SETTLEMENT · SETTLEMENT · JUN 2023
$670,700,000AFFF Firefighting FoamApproximately 3,550 individual personal injury claims related to PFOA exposure from DuPont's Washington Works facility in Parkersburg, West Virginia were settled for a total of $670.7 million — an average of approximately $189,000 per claim. These settlements followed three successful bellwether jury trials (Bartlett, Freeman, and Wolf) that validated the C8 Science Panel's causation findings. The C8 settlements established the precedent that PFAS personal injury claims are both viable and valuable.C8 SCIENCE PANEL PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENTS · SETTLEMENT · FEB 13, 2017
$660,000,000Catholic Church AbuseThe Archdiocese of Los Angeles reached a landmark $660 million settlement in July 2007 covering 508 survivors of clergy sexual abuse, the largest single clergy abuse settlement in history at the time. The average per-claimant amount was approximately $1.3 million. The settlement followed discovery proceedings that revealed Cardinal Roger Mahony and Archdiocese leadership had systematically transferred accused priests and shielded their records from investigators. The settlement fund was established jointly by the Archdiocese and its insurance carriers. Individual claimant amounts ranged from $1,000 to over $5 million based on severity of abuse, duration, and institutional knowledge factors.ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES SETTLEMENT — 508 SURVIVORS · SETTLEMENT · JUL 14, 2007 · LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
$520,000,000Social Media AddictionEpic Games agreed to pay $520 million to settle FTC allegations of COPPA violations and dark patterns in Fortnite. While primarily a gaming case, the settlement established critical federal precedent for enforcement against technology companies that use addictive design and deceptive practices targeting children. The FTC's findings regarding dark patterns, inadequate parental controls, and monetization of minors apply directly to social media platforms' practices and have been cited in MDL 3047 proceedings.EPIC GAMES FTC SETTLEMENT (COPPA + DARK PATTERNS) · SETTLEMENT · DEC 19, 2022
$520,000,000Video Game AddictionEpic Games agreed to pay $520 million to settle FTC allegations of violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and using dark patterns to trick Fortnite players into unwanted purchases. The settlement consisted of a $275 million penalty for COPPA violations — the largest ever assessed under the statute — and $245 million to refund consumers harmed by dark pattern billing. The FTC found that Epic collected personal information from children under 13 without parental consent, used confusing button layouts that caused accidental purchases, and made refund processes deliberately cumbersome.FTC V. EPIC GAMES (FORTNITE) · SETTLEMENT · DEC 19, 2022
$495,000,000NEC Baby Formula (Similac/Enfamil)A Missouri state court jury awarded $495 million — including $490 million in punitive damages — to the family of a premature infant who developed NEC and died after being fed Enfamil Premature formula in the NICU. The verdict reflected the jury's finding that Mead Johnson acted with reckless disregard for the safety of premature infants and failed to adequately warn of the NEC risk. The verdict was one of the first major jury verdicts in NEC formula litigation and sent a powerful message to the industry. Post-trial proceedings and appellate review followed.GILL V. MEAD JOHNSON & COMPANY, LLC (ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO) · JURY VERDICT · OCT 13, 2022 · ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI
$408,000,000Ethylene OxideSeries of settlements totaling over $408M for residents of Willowbrook, IL and surrounding communities who developed cancers attributed to EtO emissions from the Sterigenics facility.COOK COUNTY STERIGENICS SETTLEMENTS (ILLINOIS) · SETTLEMENT · MAR 2024 · COOK COUNTY
$316,500,000AFFF Firefighting FoamBASF agreed to a $316.5 million settlement to resolve water utility claims related to PFAS contamination from AFFF chemical components supplied by BASF. As a supplier of raw materials used in AFFF formulation, BASF faced claims under theories of both direct liability and supply chain responsibility. The settlement received final court approval in 2024, further resolving the water utility track while the personal injury claims continue to advance in MDL 2873.BASF WATER UTILITY SETTLEMENT · SETTLEMENT · AUG 2024
$300,000,000Catholic Church AbuseThe Archdiocese of New York established a $300 million voluntary compensation fund in September 2025 to resolve approximately 1,300 survivor claims without a bankruptcy filing. The fund was administered by an independent claims administrator and used a structured point-based matrix to assign compensation amounts based on abuse severity, duration, survivor age at time of abuse, and institutional knowledge factors. The Archdiocese of New York's fund represents one of the largest voluntary (non-bankruptcy) settlement funds in clergy abuse history and demonstrates that direct negotiation outside the bankruptcy process can produce significant survivor compensation.ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK COMPENSATION FUND · SETTLEMENT · SEP 2025 · NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK
$246,000,000Catholic Church AbuseThe Diocese of Rochester, New York reached a $246 million settlement in July 2025 following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in 2019 in response to New York's Child Victims Act. The settlement covered claims from hundreds of survivors of abuse by Rochester diocesan clergy. The Diocese of Rochester's bankruptcy was among the first filed in response to the Child Victims Act lookback window and helped establish the template for subsequent diocesan bankruptcies across the country. The settlement demonstrated that New York's lookback window legislation succeeded in providing compensation to survivors who had been legally barred from filing for decades.DIOCESE OF ROCHESTER BANKRUPTCY SETTLEMENT · SETTLEMENT · JUL 2025 · MONROE COUNTY, NEW YORK
$206,000,000Juvenile Detention Center AbuseOver 2,000 youth and families were awarded a total exceeding $206 million after Judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan were convicted of accepting $2.8 million in kickbacks from private juvenile detention facility operators to sentence children to detention. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court vacated more than 2,000 adjudications. Ciavarella was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison. The civil recovery is the largest in juvenile detention abuse history.KIDS FOR CASH — CIAVARELLA/CONAHAN (PENNSYLVANIA) · JURY VERDICT · AUG 18, 2022 · LUZERNE COUNTY
$187,500,000Paraquat Parkinson’sSyngenta agreed to establish a $187.5 million initial settlement fund at the time of MDL 3004’s formation in June 2021. The fund was created to resolve early-filing paraquat Parkinson’s claims and demonstrated Syngenta’s recognition of significant liability exposure. The settlement marked the first major financial resolution in the paraquat litigation and established a baseline for case valuations.SYNGENTA INITIAL SETTLEMENT (MDL 3004) · SETTLEMENT · JUN 7, 2021
$170,000,000Social Media AddictionGoogle and YouTube agreed to pay $170 million to settle FTC and New York Attorney General allegations that YouTube violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act by collecting personal information from children under 13 without parental consent and using the data to serve targeted advertising. The settlement required YouTube to implement a system for identifying children's content, limiting data collection, and disabling personalized advertising on content directed at children. At the time, it was the largest COPPA enforcement action in history.GOOGLE/YOUTUBE COPPA SETTLEMENT · SETTLEMENT · SEP 4, 2019
$150,000,000Catholic Church AbuseThe Diocese of Buffalo settled approximately 900 clergy abuse claims for $150 million following its 2020 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, which was directly triggered by claim volume generated by New York's Child Victims Act (2019). The Buffalo settlement is notable for the scale of its survivor community — nearly 900 claimants — and for the Diocese's release of a comprehensive list of credibly accused clergy prior to settlement. Buffalo remains an active litigation market for claims against individual defendants not covered by the diocesan settlement, and survivors may have additional options under New York's March 2026 lookback window.DIOCESE OF BUFFALO SETTLEMENT — 900 CLAIMS · SETTLEMENT · APR 2023 · ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK
$144,000,000Birth InjuryA Michigan jury returned a $144 million verdict in an HIE birth injury case — the largest birth injury verdict in modern U.S. litigation history and the national benchmark for catastrophic birth injury damages. The case involved severe oxygen deprivation during labor and delivery resulting in profound hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and catastrophic cerebral palsy requiring lifetime care. The verdict reflected the lifetime care costs, pain and suffering, and lost earning capacity of a child with complete neurological dependence. The case is widely cited in birth injury litigation nationally and established Michigan as a leading plaintiff-friendly jurisdiction for catastrophic birth injury claims.UNNAMED PLAINTIFF V. MICHIGAN HOSPITAL SYSTEM (WAYNE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, MI) · JURY VERDICT · JAN 2011 · WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
$117,000,000Talcum PowderA New Jersey jury awarded $117 million in Lanzo v. Johnson & Johnson, a mesothelioma case in which the plaintiff alleged he developed the disease from asbestos-contaminated Baby Powder and Shower to Shower products. The award consisted of $37 million in compensatory damages and $80 million in punitive damages. The Lanzo verdict was significant because it established that juries would hold J&J liable for mesothelioma caused by asbestos contamination in talc products — a distinct legal theory from the ovarian cancer claims.LANZO V. JOHNSON & JOHNSON (NEW JERSEY) · JURY VERDICT · APR 5, 2018
$92,000,000Social Media AddictionTikTok agreed to pay $92 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging the platform violated Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and federal privacy laws by collecting and sharing users' biometric data — including facial geometry and voiceprints — without consent. The settlement covered users across multiple states and highlighted TikTok's aggressive data collection practices, particularly as they apply to minor users whose biometric data was collected without parental consent.TIKTOK $92M CLASS ACTION (PRIVACY) · SETTLEMENT · FEB 25, 2021
$86,700,000RoundupMarried couple Alva and Alberta Pilliod, both diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma after using Roundup on their property for over 30 years, were awarded $2.055 billion by an Alameda County jury — including $2 billion in punitive damages. The verdict was later reduced to $86.7 million on appeal but remains one of the largest Roundup awards.PILLIOD V. MONSANTO (ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT) · JURY VERDICT · MAY 13, 2019 · ALAMEDA COUNTY
$80,270,000RoundupEdwin Hardeman, who used Roundup on his property for decades, was awarded $80.27 million by a federal jury in the first federal bellwether trial in MDL 2741. The jury unanimously found that Roundup was a substantial factor in causing Hardeman’s NHL and that Monsanto failed to warn consumers of the cancer risk.HARDEMAN V. MONSANTO (N.D. CALIFORNIA) · JURY VERDICT · MAR 27, 2019 · SAN FRANCISCO (FEDERAL)
$35,182,818Birth InjuryA New York jury awarded $35.18 million in an HIE birth injury case involving failure to perform a timely emergency cesarean delivery despite non-reassuring fetal heart rate patterns. The child sustained severe HIE resulting in profound cerebral palsy with minimal communicative ability and complete dependence for all activities of daily living. The verdict included substantial future lifetime care cost projections prepared by a certified life care planner and reflects New York's strong plaintiff-favorable rules and absence of a cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases.HIE BIRTH INJURY — NEW YORK STATE SUPREME COURT · JURY VERDICT · JAN 2023 · NEW YORK STATE SUPREME COURT
$33,153,912Birth InjuryA Florida jury returned a $33.15 million verdict in an HIE case involving failure to recognize and respond to late decelerations on electronic fetal monitoring and failure to initiate cooling therapy within the standard 6-hour window. The child suffered severe HIE resulting in catastrophic cerebral palsy. The case was tried in Florida circuit court, and the verdict demonstrates the magnitude of damages available in catastrophic birth injury cases in a state with significant hospital birth volume and an active plaintiff bar.HIE BIRTH INJURY — FLORIDA CIRCUIT COURT · JURY VERDICT · JAN 2017 · FLORIDA CIRCUIT COURT
$20,500,000RoundupSchool groundskeeper Dewayne "Lee" Johnson, diagnosed with terminal non-Hodgkin lymphoma after years of spraying Roundup at work, won the first Roundup cancer trial. The jury found Monsanto liable for failing to warn of cancer risks and awarded $289 million, later reduced to $20.5 million by the trial judge. The verdict triggered a wave of litigation and a 10% single-day decline in Bayer stock.JOHNSON V. MONSANTO (SAN FRANCISCO SUPERIOR COURT) · JURY VERDICT · AUG 10, 2018 · SAN FRANCISCO
$14,086,549Birth InjuryAn Illinois jury awarded $14 million in a birth injury case involving failure to timely perform an emergency C-section despite progressive deterioration of fetal heart rate patterns over several hours of labor. The child sustained HIE resulting in moderate to severe cerebral palsy with significant motor and cognitive impairment. Cook County, Illinois has a long history of large birth injury verdicts — including a separate $40 million verdict by Levin & Perconti — and remains one of the most plaintiff-favorable jurisdictions in the country for birth injury litigation.BIRTH INJURY — ILLINOIS CIRCUIT COURT, COOK COUNTY · JURY VERDICT · JAN 2024 · COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS
$10,000,000Video Game AddictionThe Netherlands Gambling Authority fined Electronic Arts €10 million for offering FIFA Ultimate Team loot boxes in the Netherlands, classifying them as games of chance under Dutch gambling law. EA contested the fine, and the Dutch Council of State overturned it in March 2022 on jurisdictional grounds, finding that the gambling authority’s enforcement was not properly authorized under the applicable statute. Despite the reversal, the initial enforcement action provided significant international precedent and prompted EA to modify loot box mechanics in several European markets.NETHERLANDS V. ELECTRONIC ARTS (FIFA LOOT BOXES) · JURY VERDICT · OCT 29, 2020
$6,500,000Construction AccidentA 34-year-old laborer was killed when the walls of an 8-foot-deep utility trench collapsed without warning, burying him under approximately 4 tons of soil and clay. OSHA's post-accident investigation found that the excavating contractor had failed to install any protective system — no shoring, no sloping, no trench box — in direct violation of 29 CFR 1926.652. The general contractor was aware that workers were in the unprotected trench and failed to stop work. OSHA cited the excavation contractor for willful violations and imposed maximum penalties. The GC and excavation contractor each settled after the OSHA willful violation citations were admitted into evidence, establishing near-conclusive negligence. The settlement provided for the decedent's wife and three minor children.TRENCH COLLAPSE WRONGFUL DEATH — FAMILY OF EXCAVATION LABORER · SETTLEMENT · MAR 22, 2024 · HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS
$250,000Talcum PowderIn a February 2026 California trial, a jury found Johnson & Johnson liable for an ovarian cancer plaintiff’s injuries from talcum powder use, awarding $250,000 in damages. While the award was modest compared to other talc verdicts, the verdict was significant because it represented another finding of J&J liability in a state with active ongoing talc litigation and strong consumer protection laws. The case demonstrated that juries continue to find J&J responsible for talc-related cancers.CALIFORNIA TALC TRIAL (FEBRUARY 2026) · JURY VERDICT · FEB 2026
—Depo-Provera Brain TumorRule 702 hearings on general causation are scheduled for late May 2026. Bellwether trial selection and scheduling will follow. No verdict has been reached yet.MDL 3140 BELLWETHER TRIAL (PENDING) · OUTCOME · N.D. FLORIDA
—IVC FilterBOOKER V. C.R. BARD, INC. · DEFENSE VERDICT · U.S. DISTRICT COURT, DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
—IVC FilterPAVLOCK V. COOK MEDICAL LLC · DEFENSE VERDICT · U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
$10Social Media AddictionK.G.M. v. Meta/YouTube is the first social media addiction bellwether trial, which began February 10, 2026 in LA County Superior Court. TikTok and Snap settled their portions of the case confidentially in January 2026. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified February 18-19, 2026. The trial will establish critical precedent for the remaining 1,600+ cases in MDL 3047 and is expected to set the framework for settlement negotiations. The outcome will determine how courts evaluate the causal connection between platform design and youth mental health harm.K.G.M. V. META/YOUTUBE BELLWETHER (PENDING) · JURY VERDICT · FEB 10, 2026
ConfidentialParaquat Parkinson’sThe Mertens v. Syngenta bellwether case settled on the eve of trial in Philadelphia on January 28–29, 2026, with confidential terms. The case had been selected as a bellwether to test plaintiffs’ causation theory and damages evidence before a jury. The pre-trial settlement signals the defendants’ assessment that trial posed significant risk and provides momentum for resolution of the broader MDL.MERTENS V. SYNGENTA (BELLWETHER SETTLEMENT) · SETTLEMENT · JAN 28, 2026
ConfidentialSocial Media AddictionTikTok reached a confidential settlement with the plaintiffs in K.G.M. v. Meta/YouTube, the first social media addiction bellwether case. The settlement, reached January 26-27, 2026, removed TikTok as a defendant from the bellwether trial that began February 10, 2026. While the settlement amount is sealed, TikTok's willingness to settle before trial signals recognition of significant liability exposure. The settlement terms are expected to inform the broader resolution framework for the remaining TikTok cases in MDL 3047.TIKTOK K.G.M. BELLWETHER SETTLEMENT · SETTLEMENT · JAN 27, 2026
ConfidentialSocial Media AddictionSnap Inc. reached a confidential settlement with the plaintiffs in the K.G.M. bellwether case in mid-January 2026, removing Snapchat as a defendant from the trial. Snap faced particular scrutiny in the bellwether case for its streaks feature, which creates compulsive daily engagement, and for its role in facilitating contact between minors and harmful actors. The settlement signals Snap's assessment that trial outcomes would be unfavorable and is expected to influence resolution of the remaining Snapchat claims in the MDL.SNAP INC. K.G.M. BELLWETHER SETTLEMENT · SETTLEMENT · JAN 15, 2026
$8.9BTalcum PowderJohnson & Johnson proposed an $8.9 billion settlement through its LTL Management LLC bankruptcy to resolve all current and future talcum powder claims. The plan would have created a trust funded over 25 years to compensate claimants. However, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals rejected LTL’s bankruptcy petition twice — in January 2023 and again in 2025 — finding that the filing was not made in good faith because the shell entity was not in genuine financial distress. The rejection preserved plaintiffs’ right to pursue individual claims through the traditional litigation process.J&J $8.9B PROPOSED SETTLEMENT (LTL MANAGEMENT — REJECTED) · JURY VERDICT · JAN 30, 2023
$2,026Allergan Breast ImplantThe first bellwether trial in MDL 2921 is scheduled for October 2026 before Judge Brian R. Martinotti in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Bellwether plaintiffs have been selected from among the approximately 1,400 pending cases to represent the range of BIA-ALCL and breast implant illness claims. The outcome of the October 2026 trial — or any settlement reached before trial — will set the framework for global resolution of the remaining MDL cases. Mediation sessions between Allergan/AbbVie and plaintiffs' leadership have been ongoing. Plaintiffs' counsel report that Allergan's exposure analysis is complicated by the high proportion of advanced-stage cases among bellwether selections.DOE V. ALLERGAN, INC. (D.N.J. — MDL 2921 BELLWETHER SELECTION) · PENDING · OCT 2026 · DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
$0Paragard IUDOn February 5, 2026, Teva won the first Paragard MDL bellwether trial on all counts, including failure to warn and defective design. Plaintiff Pauline Rickard alleged that her Paragard IUD broke during removal in 2018, requiring surgical intervention, and that Teva failed to adequately warn patients and providers about the risk of arm fracture. Teva's defense successfully argued that Paragard's labeling disclosed the arm breakage risk and that the plaintiff's provider's removal technique was a contributing factor. Judge Leigh Martin May presided. Two more bellwether trials are scheduled: March and May 2026. A defense verdict does not end the MDL — cases with stronger evidence of injury and clearer failure-to-warn profiles remain viable. Settlement negotiations between the parties continue alongside the bellwether process.RICKARD V. TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC. (MDL 2974 — FIRST BELLWETHER) · DEFENSE VERDICT · FEB 5, 2026 · N.D. GEORGIA MDL 2974 (ATLANTA)
N/ADupixentGiovanni Fraioli filed one of the first federal Dupixent lawsuits in the Southern District of Florida in January 2026. Fraioli alleges that he developed cutaneous T-cell lymphoma after using Dupixent as prescribed for atopic dermatitis. The complaint names Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, and Genzyme Corporation and alleges failure to warn, strict products liability, negligence, and fraudulent concealment. The case was transferred to MDL No. 3180 following the JPML's consolidation order in February 2026. Fraioli's case is among the earliest-filed federal claims and is positioned for potential bellwether consideration.FRAIOLI V. REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS ET AL. (S.D. FLORIDA) · FILING · JAN 10, 2026 · SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
N/ADupixentThe first known Dupixent wrongful death lawsuit, filed in Tennessee state court on behalf of Chandra Richardson. Richardson was prescribed Dupixent for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis and allegedly developed cutaneous T-cell lymphoma that went undiagnosed for over a year because her dermatologist attributed worsening skin symptoms to eczema treatment resistance. By the time CTCL was confirmed by biopsy, the cancer had progressed to an advanced stage. Richardson died from complications of T-cell lymphoma. Her estate alleges failure to warn, defective labeling, negligent post-market surveillance, and fraudulent concealment against Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, and Genzyme Corporation. The case is pending.RICHARDSON V. REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS ET AL. (TENNESSEE STATE COURT) · FILING · OCT 15, 2025 · TENNESSEE STATE COURT
N/ATylenol AutismMDL-3043 (In re Acetaminophen — ASD/ADHD Products Liability Litigation, S.D.N.Y., Judge Denise L. Cote) was dismissed in August 2024 after Judge Cote excluded all of plaintiffs' general causation expert witnesses under the Daubert standard. No bellwether trials were held and no verdicts were reached in the federal MDL before dismissal. The Second Circuit heard oral arguments on the appeal on November 17, 2025. This entry documents the procedural status — not a favorable outcome — so that claimants have accurate information about where the federal litigation stands.MDL-3043 — NO FINAL VERDICTS; FEDERAL CASES DISMISSED AUGUST 2024 · DISMISSAL · AUG 2024 · SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

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