U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers shut down 3M’s bid for an order to make more than 180,000 earplug plaintiffs pay filing fees. On Tuesday, April 5, 3M filed a motion requesting more plaintiffs in the administrative docket pay filing…
A new bill that would expand VA benefits to Veterans affected by burn pits is headed to the United States Senate. On March 3, the U.S House of Representatives passed the Honoring Our Promise to Address Toxics Act which will…
A growing number of aging Veterans has The Department of Veterans Affairs re-examining the budgets for senior Veteran-care programs. The agency is expanding several programs that will allow senior Vets to age in their homes or live in home-like settings…
The House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., has published an online survey, asking Active Duty and Retired Veterans to detail any effects they may have experienced regarding toxic exposure while serving in the military. The survey is…
On Dec. 9, VA Secretary Denis McDonough announced that the VA will make a decision in early 2022 on whether or not some cancers and a rare lung disorder seen by Veterans exposed to burn pits will be deemed connected…
The U.S. arm of Philips has until Monday to prove why a court order that prohibits the company from destroying or altering tangible evidence in relation to its recalled sleep apnea machines would slow or prevent the company from taking…
In another victory for Veterans dealing with hearing loss and tinnitus after using 3M defective earplugs, a federal jury awarded a U.S. Army Veteran $8.2 million. The $8.2 million verdict is the biggest yet against the company in its ongoing…
Over a two-day period, U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers rejected two attempts by 3M for a new trial in two different cases. In its first attempt to overturn a verdict, 3M attempted to challenge a $7.1 million verdict that…
Veterans given a Philips CPAP or BiPAP machine may have been exposed to pieces of degraded sound foam particles or carcinogenic chemicals while using the device. If you or a loved one has used a Philips CPAP device, you may…
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it will soon start processing claims for three new illnesses related to herbicide exposure in Vietnam and other places. In addition, the VA also plans to automatically review all previous claims and denials…