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...
A jury has awarded a U.S. Army sergeant $13 million dollars as a result of hearing loss and tinnitus caused by using 3M Combat Arms Earplugs version 2 (CAEv2) during his military service. This was the seventh bellwether trial of the consolidated litigation, and the...
Thornton Law Firm LLP, the Boston, Massachusetts-based, nationally recognized law firm that handles a wide range of cases on behalf of injured persons, investors, and consumers, is pleased to announce that seven Partners have been selected as Super Lawyers® and...
Thornton Law Firm LLP is pleased to sponsor the Women’s Bar Association 2021 Gala, which will be held in-person and virtually on Monday, October 25, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. Guests at the in-person Gala should be fully vaccinated; the virtual Gala is open to all. The...
Thornton Law Firm is pleased to announce the establishment of our new Denver office, located at 7900 East Union Avenue, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80237; telephone number (888) 491-9726. Partner Evan R. Hoffman will manage the Firm’s new Colorado office, which will focus on the Firm’s longstanding birth defects and financial fraud practice areas.
Plaintiffs’ law firm Thornton Law Firm is pleased to welcome our newest associate, Ginger Gibbs, to our Boston office. Ginger will focus her practice on many of the causes and cases that the firm is known for, representing mesothelioma and asbestos exposure victims,...
Millions of American military personnel deployed overseas between 2002 and 2015 were issued 3M Combat Arms Earplugs (CAEv2) as standard issue personal protection. The CAEv2 dual-ended earplugs were too short as designed and manufactured, and therefore could not...
The immunotherapy drug ONCOS-102 has been granted Fast Track designation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Fast Track designation speeds up the regulatory review process for the drug. What Is ONCOS-102? ONCOS-102 is an immune activator designed for pleural...
