Outcry Grows Over Proposed Bayer AG Settlement of Monsanto Roundup Cancer Lawsuits
Cancer victims criticize settlement proposal that would allow continued sales of cancer-causing herbicide, protect Bayer AG from future cancer claims
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Cancer victims are asking a federal judge overseeing thousands of Roundup weed killer cancer lawsuits to reject a proposed settlement that would allow the glyphosate-based herbicide to remain on store shelves while shielding Bayer AG (OTCMKTS: BAYRY) from future cancer lawsuits.
A motion filed Thursday by trial lawyers at Dallas-based Fears Nachawati Law Firm shines a light on growing criticism of some plaintiffs lawyers who have already negotiated with Bayer AG to obtain favorable settlements for their existing clients that – based on the proposed settlement – would not be available to individuals not yet diagnosed.
Lawsuit filed against ERCOT, Oncor in connection to carbon monoxide deaths in Nacogdoches County
ETN: Nacogdoches lawsuit By KTRE Digital Media Staff | March 4, 2021 at 12:43 PM CST - Updated March 4 at 7:44 PM
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NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas - Relatives of two East Texas residents have joined an existing wrongful death lawsuit filed in Harris County district court against the stateâs grid manager and electricity providers, charging that their failure to prepare and negligent management of the electricity supply during winter storm blackouts caused their tragic deaths.
The intervenor lawsuit is filed on behalf of relatives of James Harkness Jr., 60, and Richard Woodard Jr. 40. The Nacogdoches-area men were found dead Feb. 20, along with 63-year-old Deborah Wright, in a home in the nearby Melrose community. The plaintiffs are represented by Dallas-based Fears Nachawati Law Firm, Watts Guerra LLP, and Parker Waichman LLP.
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Texas Grid Manager, Electricity Transmission Company Hit with Lawsuit for Ignoring Warnings About Grid, Electricity Infrastructure Weaknesses
Suit claims ERCOT, AEP responsible for property damage, business interruptions
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Feb. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Texas electricity grid manager ERCOT and electricity transmission company American Electric Power Company (NASDAQ: AEP) consciously ignored repeated warnings about weaknesses in the state s power infrastructure and bear responsibility for property damage and business interruptions from recent catastrophic winter weather power outages, according to a lawsuit filed Friday.
The lawsuit filed by Dallas-based Fears Nachawati Law Firm charges that the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and AEP each failed to maintain and winterize their infrastructure for the anticipated spike in energy use and failed to take corrective action once systems started to