In 1968 Paul Brodeur, a writer for The New Yorker magazine, published an article titled “The Magic Mineral” which brought the catastrophic story of asbestos to light for the general public. His long form article revealed the health hazards of one of the most common...
In addition to our ongoing investigation and commencement of lawsuits against 1906 for their Midnight Drops containing the herb corydalis, Thornton Law Firm is also investigating many new instances of customers who had severe liver-related side effects...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now investigating 68 cases in which individuals have developed severe eye infections after using artificial tears eyedrops. The CDC investigation concerns a drug-resistant strain of bacteria that resulted in...
Thornton Law Firm is proud to announce that Andrew S. Wainwright has been named “Lawyer of the Year” in Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Plaintiffs in Boston as part of The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 edition. The “Lawyer of the Year” award is presented annually...
NIEHS followed over 33,000 adults for 11 years, and 378 uterine cancer cases were identified during this time. Those who had used a chemical hair straightening product more than four times in the 12 months prior to being surveyed were 155 percent more likely to later...
Thornton Law Firm is investigating multiple reports of individuals across the country who suffered serious liver damage as a result of taking 1906 Midnight edibles, a CBD-infused herbal sleeping pill. Regulators in Colorado and Massachusetts have recently notified...
Congress recently passed The Camp Lejeune Justice Act (“CLJA”), a law creating a new cause of action for those injured by exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune in between 1953 to 1987. Over the course of four decades two of the eight wells at North Carolina’s...
Thornton Law Firm LLP has filed a proposed class action lawsuit on behalf of residents of the Bean Porridge Hill area in and around Westminster, Massachusetts alleging that for many years, residents have unknowingly consumed water contaminated with chemicals called...
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed following 70 other countries by banning the most common form of asbestos, chrysotile, from import and use here. Through most of the twentieth century asbestos was used in building and industrial...
Why do women have a greater survival rate from mesothelioma than men? Researchers at the International Mesothelioma Program at Brigham & Women’s Hospital investigate estrogen signaling genes as a possible cause.
Lots of Similac, Alimentum and EleCare Recalled Abbott has recalled several powder baby formula products – Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare – after four infants were hospitalized for bacterial infections. The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advises consumers...
The 10th bellwether trial resulted in the largest verdict in the 3M Combat Arms Earplug consolidated litigation. A federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida awarded two plaintiffs a combined $110 million dollars, which included an...
