30 U.S. states agreed to an $8 million dollar settlement with Bayer Corp. last week after alleging the company had failed to adequately warn consumers about the risks associated with its drug Baycol.
A Madison County couple filed a benzene lawsuit on Jan. 2 against over two dozen companies who allegedly sold, manufactured, or distributed hazardous products including the known carcinogen benzene.
On Wednesday, a federal judge reduced a jury’s $2.5 million award in punitive damages to a Biloxi couple after their Katrina claim was denied by State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.
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