Federal Class Action Filed Against Suntrust Banks, Inc. in Georgia Federal Court Seeks Injunctive Relief Related to Alleged Misconduct

By Garrett Bradley, Esq. and Guillaume Buell, Esq. Published on April 22, 2019 On April 10, 2019, a class action lawsuit was filed against SunTrust Banks, Inc. and numerous individual defendants alleging misconduct in connection with SunTrust’s acquisition by affiliates of BB&T Corporation. The case is a stockholder class action brought on behalf of public… Read More

FDA Bans Sales of All Transvaginal Mesh

Transvaginal Mesh Sales Halted The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered makers of transvaginal surgical mesh implants to immediately stop the distribution and sale of the products in the United States. The FDA said that Boston Scientific and Coloplast, the last two companies selling these products in the U.S., have not demonstrated “a… Read More

Defective 3M Combat Arms Earplug Lawsuits

By Leah M. McMorris, Esq. Published April 1, 2019 Service members in the U.S. military may have been exposed to excessive noise while using 3M Combat Earplugs. From 2003 until 2015, 3M Company had the exclusive U.S. military contract to supply millions of pairs of Combat Arms Earplugs to U.S. service members. Soldiers thought the… Read More

Cango Inc. IPO Shareholder Investigation

By Garrett J. Bradley, Esq. and Guillaume Buell, Esq. Published March 28, 2019 Thornton Law Firm LLP announces that it is investigating a potential securities class action on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Cango Inc. (NYSE ticker: CANG) pursuant to, or traceable to, Cango’s July 2018 initial public offering (“IPO”). The investigation involves possible… Read More

Second Jury Finds Roundup Weedkiller Causes Cancer

By David C. Strouss, Esq. UPDATE: The jury awarded over $80 million dollars to plaintiff Edwin Hardeman; compensatory damages of $5.27 million and punitive damages of $75 million Published March 22, 2019 A federal court jury has ruled unanimously that Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller was a substantial contributing factor in the development of a California man’s… Read More

BrightView Holdings IPO Shareholder Investigation

by Guillaume Buell, Esq. Posted on March 21, 2019 Thornton Law Firm LLP announces that it is investigating a potential securities class action on behalf of purchasers of the securities of BrightView Holdings, Inc. (NYSE ticker: BV) pursuant to, or traceable to, the registration statement and prospectus issued in connection with BrightView’s June 2018 initial public offering… Read More

Another Johnson & Johnson Talc Cancer Verdict: $29 Million

By Leah M. McMorris and Leslie-Anne Taylor Posted on March 19, 2019 A California jury awarded $29 million to a woman dying from mesothelioma cancer in her lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, attributing her development of the asbestos-linked cancer to her use of J&J baby powder. Plaintiff Teresa Leavitt, the mother of two children, was… Read More

Cristo Rey Internship Program

Thornton Law Firm is a proud corporate sponsor of the Cristo Rey High School Work-Study Program. Loren, a junior at Cristo Rey in Boston, is in her second year interning with us. Legal Assistant Mary Collins, a long-term Thornton Law Firm employee, trains, works with, and mentors Loren closely.… Read More