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Cosmetic Talc Products Analyzed for Asbestos A study published last month found cancer-causing asbestos in 1 of 7 talc-based cosmetics. The study, commissioned by the Environmental Working Group, an advocacy non-profit, found asbestos in 3 of the 21 cosmetic talc products studied. The Scientific Analytical Institute in Greensboro, North Carolina conducted the tests. Their results […]

Thornton Law Firm is pleased to announce that partner David J. McMorris has been named to the 2021 Best Lawyers in America awards list for the 14th year in a row. David McMorris, a trial lawyer, heads the firm’s workplace injury and health care subrogation practices. Mr. McMorris is admitted to practice before the New […]

The Missouri Supreme Court has rejected Johnson and Johnson’s appeal of a $2.12 billion verdict entered against them in favor of 22 women alleging their ovarian cancer was caused by exposure to talc. The state’s highest court refused to take up the appeal by J&J, thereby affirming a decision by the Missouri Court of Appeals. […]

We are pleased to announce that Partner David C. Strouss has been named to the 2021 Best Lawyers in America awards list. David Strouss heads Thornton Law Firm’s birth defect litigation group. He has devoted the majority of his legal career to representing families of children born with catastrophic birth defects from toxic exposures. The parents […]

We are pleased to announce that Partner Andrew S. Wainwright has been named to the 2021 Best Lawyers in America awards list. Andrew Wainwright is a Thornton Law Firm partner and trial attorney. He manages all of the Thornton Law Firm cases filed for persons with mesothelioma and other asbestos disease.  He has successfully litigated […]

Thornton Law Firm LLP, the respected Boston, Massachusetts plaintiffs’ injury law firm, is pleased to announce that five attorneys have been named to The Best Lawyers in America awards list for 2021. Best Lawyers employs a peer-review methodology when determining their award recipients. This practice is designed to capture the consensus opinion of leading attorneys […]

Thornton Law Firm LLP is proud to be a member of a law firm alliance that has launched a joint website providing resources for birth defect victims as well as information on how toxic exposure causes birth defects. The other law firms are Phillips & Paolicelli, LLP; Waters & Kraus, LLP; and Galiher DeRobertis & […]

Thornton Law Firm LLP is investigating a securities class action lawsuit filed on behalf of shareholders of Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH). Investors who purchased ENPH securities between February 26, 2019, and June 17, 2020, that are interested in serving as a lead plaintiff, are encouraged to submit their information.

Thornton Law Firm LLP is investigating a securities class action lawsuit filed on behalf of shareholders of United States Oil Fund, LP (NYSE: USO). Investors who purchased USO securities between March 19, 2020 and April 28, 2020, that are interested in serving as a lead plaintiff, are encouraged to submit their information.

Thornton Law Firm LLP is investigating a securities class action lawsuit filed on behalf of shareholders of Casper Sleep, Inc. (NYSE: CSPR). Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired publicly traded CSPR securities in or traceable to the Company’s initial public offering conducted on or around February 7, 2020, (the “IPO”), and are interested in serving as a lead plaintiff, are encouraged to submit their information.