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Environmental and Toxic TortsLitigio de Dacthal “DCPA”
September 5, 2024La Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE. UU. emitió una orden de emergencia suspendiendo todos los registros de productos pesticidas que contienen DCPA.
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Environmental and Toxic Torts
Dacthal “DCPA” Litigation
August 28, 2024On August 6, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an emergency order suspending all registrations of pesticide products containing DCPA.
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Baltimore Bridge Collapse Business Loss Claims
April 22, 2024Milberg is helping businesses with financial losses from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse file claims for compensation. Learn how you can preserve and enforce your rights and maximize insurance recoveries,
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Environmental and Toxic TortsMonsanto PCB Contamination Lawsuit
February 25, 2024Students, teachers, and other school building occupants exposed to Monsanto PCBs may be able to file a PCB contamination lawsuit. Learn more about these cases and why there is growing public outcry over PCBs amid increased evidence of their toxicity.
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Environmental and Toxic TortsMilberg Filing VT School PCB Contamination Lawsuits Against Monsanto
January 3, 2024Milberg is representing a woman who says she was exposed to toxic Monsanto PCBs at a Vermont school. The firm expects to file similar litigation in the coming months. Current and former students, parents, staff, and teachers are encouraged to to contact Milberg and learn how they can hold Monsanto accountable.
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Environmental and Toxic TortsLawsuits Accuse Big Banks of Promoting Vale’s Environmental Damage in Brazil
October 26, 2023Milberg has filed a pair of proposed class action lawsuits in New York federal court alleging that several large banks provided financing to mining company Vale, S.A. that promoted environmental degradation and exacerbated the risk of catastrophic dam collapses in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The plaintiffs in the cases, the City of Ouro […]
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Environmental and Toxic TortsPFAS Litigation
September 21, 2023Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of manmade chemicals used in thousands of industrial and consumer products, from clothing and food packaging to personal care products, cookware, and fire extinguishing foam, since the 1940s. Also known as “forever chemicals” because they break down very slowly and can accumulate in the environment and our […]
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Camp Lejeune Compensation For Contaminated Water
August 2, 2022An estimated one million people who were stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina from 1953 to 1987 may have been exposed to contaminated drinking water that can cause cancer, birth defects, miscarriages, and other serious health problems and are now eligible to be part of the Camp Lejeune water contamination lawsuit. Anyone exposed to […]
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Class ActionsEastman Steam Explosion Threatens Kingsport Residents
February 14, 2022On January 31, 2022, Eastman Chemical Company’s Kingsport, Tennessee location caused a steam explosion, threatening both the local environment and residents’ health. By February 14, 2022, Milberg had already filed a class-action lawsuit, pursuing claims for public and private nuisance, trespass, negligence, and strict liability for ultra-hazardous activity.
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Huntington Beach Oil Spill Lawsuit
October 3, 2021Roughly 4.5 miles off Southern California’s shore, a massive oil spill contaminated the water, shutting down Huntington Beach and all of its upcoming activities. Three-thousand barrels leaked, dumping 126,000 gallons of oil into the ocean.
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CoolSculpting Lawsuit — Paradoxical Adipose Hyperplasia
August 17, 2021Since its FDA approval in 2012, CoolSculpting (cryolipolysis) has answered culture’s call for instantaneous results regarding weight loss. Coolsculpting procedures promise fast, easy slimming results with an average of one hour per session, no recovery time at home, and guaranteed first-session fat reduction by 20-25%. However, with 60,000 diagnosed cases of paradoxical adipose hyperplasia (PAH), CoolSculpting clients have filed lawsuits claiming […]
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Environmental and Toxic TortsParaquat Lawsuit – Paraquat and Parkinson’s Disease
March 1, 2021Paraquat (also known as Gramoxone), an herbicide so toxic to humans that one sip can kill, is linked to the development of Parkinson’s disease. Research indicates that paraquat can increase the risk of Parkinson’s by 150 percent or more. But Syngenta, the herbicide’s main producer, denies the link and casts doubt on a growing body […]
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Unpaid CommissionsIBM Sales Commission Lawsuit
October 27, 2020International Business Machines (IBM) is being accused of using “bait and switch” tactics to underpay its sales representatives. IBM advises its sales representatives that their income is limited only by how much they are able to sell. But according to the sales representatives who have sold its products and services, IBM’s claims are untrue. In […]
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Drugs and DevicesElmiron Lawsuit
February 28, 2021You may qualify for an Elmiron lawsuit if you took pentosan polysulfate sodium and were diagnosed with eye issues such as macular degeneration or pigmentary maculopathy.
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Tuition Lawsuits Question Value of Online vs. In-Person Education
June 8, 2020As colleges across the country scramble to figure out how their fall semesters will look in response to COVID-19, some are also dealing with student lawsuits asking for a partial reimbursement of tuition and fees paid for the past spring semester. While recognizing the need for safety, the lawsuits argue that online instruction is not […]
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Price Manipulation Class Action Filed Against Gas Trading Companies
May 13, 2020Milberg Phillips Grossman LLP filed an antitrust class action case on behalf of consumers in California who were charged supra-competitive prices on retail gasoline.
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IKON Lawsuit Seeks Passholder Refunds For Shortened Season
April 28, 2020Alterra Mountain Company improperly retained Ikon Pass costs after the ski season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, claims a class-action lawsuit filed by Milberg Phillips Grossman LLP. “Defendants refuse to provide pro-rata refunds to consumers who purchased Ikon Passes for the 2019-2020 ski season. Instead, they are only offering these consumers additional discounts […]
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Milberg Class Action Claims Vail Left Epic Pass Holders In The Cold
April 22, 2020Filed in Colorado federal court, the lawsuit seeks pro-rated refunds of the amounts customers paid for an Epic Pass. Proposed class members include anyone who purchased an Epic Pass for the 2019 – 2020 season and was not able to use their pass, or otherwise did not receive the full value of it, following the March 15 closures.
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MSU Students File COVID-19 Tuition, Room, Board, and Fees Lawsuit
April 20, 2020Michigan State University students are demanding adequate restitution after they were sent home from campus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and forced to take online classes. They seek refunds from the University on a pro-rata basis. “Despite the cancellation of live in-person instruction, the constructive eviction of students at the University for the remainder of […]
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Milberg Files Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Wayne State Students
April 27, 2020Wayne State University switched to online learning and asked their students to leave campus without providing them with adequate refunds for tuition, room and board, and fees, according to a class-action lawsuit filed by Milberg Phillips Grossman LLP. “The University’s decision to transition to online classes and to request or encourage students to leave campus […]
