Monsanto has proposed a $7.25 billion nationwide settlement aimed at resolving claims that its weedkiller Roundup may cause non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The proposed agreement would address both current and future claims, with payments spread out over as many as 21 years if approved by the court. This move reflects the scale of ongoing litigation surrounding glyphosate, [...]
Bayer has agreed to a $4.85 million class-action settlement involving certain Lotrimin AF and Tinactin antifungal spray products that were recalled after testing revealed the presence of benzene. The recall, first announced in October 2021, affected a range of spray products used to treat common conditions like athlete’s foot and ringworm. These products were sold [...]
For many Louisiana families, the kitchen is the center of daily life. But recent research suggests that something as routine as cooking dinner could expose households to benzene — a chemical also found in tobacco smoke and linked to cancer. While earlier headlines focused on black plastic utensils, the bigger concern may be something far [...]
In July 2022, Edgewell Personal Care Company issued a voluntary recall of several batches of Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Spray SPF 30 after internal testing found trace levels of benzene — a chemical known to cause cancer. The affected sunscreen was sold nationwide, including in Louisiana, and packaged in aerosol spray cans commonly used [...]
Multiple Louisiana Courts Reject Genetic Testing Defenses in Asbestos Cases A Pattern Is Emerging in Louisiana Courts Defendants in asbestos cases are increasingly turning to genetics in an effort to avoid responsibility. When asbestos exposure can’t be denied, companies often argue that a victim’s cancer was caused by genetics instead. Multiple Louisiana courts have now [...]
Hidden Hazard in Louisiana: The Real Dangers of Benzene Exposure Benzene doesn’t come with warning signs. It doesn’t announce itself with smoke or fire. It doesn’t leave immediate injuries. Instead, it sits quietly in the background of Louisiana’s energy and industrial economy — offshore platforms, refineries, chemical plants, and fuel systems — doing damage over [...]
A Significant Courtroom Win for Louisiana Families A Louisiana judge has delivered a decisive ruling that protects asbestos victims from invasive and speculative defense tactics. In February 2026, a judge in East Baton Rouge Parish denied a corporate defendant’s request to force genetic testing on a woman suffering from asbestos-related lung cancer, ruling that the [...]
Recent Landry & Swarr Case Confirms: Mesothelioma Isn’t Just an “Older Person’s” Disease Mesothelioma is often described as a disease of older workers — people who spent decades in shipyards, refineries, or industrial plants. But a recent case litigated by Landry & Swarr tells a different story. In that case, a Louisiana man was diagnosed [...]
In an asbestos mesothelioma case litigated by Landry & Swarr, a Louisiana judge ruled that defense genetic experts may testify only about general causation — and may not claim that genetics caused the plaintiff’s mesothelioma. The ruling followed a motion filed by the plaintiff’s attorneys challenging the defense’s attempt to shift responsibility away from asbestos [...]
In late 2025, a Maryland jury returned a $1.5 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson, finding that asbestos-contaminated talc products caused a woman to develop mesothelioma — a rare and aggressive cancer.
