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Plaintiff Lawyers Improve Public Safety and Protect Individual Rights

Jeffrey B. Simon March 17, 2025

I have been a plaintiff’s lawyer for 32 years. Over the course of those years, I’ve learned three things that all of you know well, but we need voters and lawmakers to better understand: (1) plaintiff lawyers perform work that improves public safety; (2) powerful industries are pursuing opposite objectives with enormous success; and (3) plaintiff lawyers are essential guardians

The World is Warming and Watching: Climate Accountability Cases

Jeffrey B. Simon December 3, 2024

Our planet is hotter now than it has been in human history. Over the last 40 years, we have seen the largest increase in the surface temperature of Earth than in any other 40-year period. The hottest years in human history are the last 10. More Americans died in 2023 from heat-related illnesses than in any previous year. These aren’t

Understanding the Ongoing Lawsuits Against Suboxone for Claims of Severe Tooth Decay

Matthew Dolman March 8, 2024

Suboxone—a medication widely used to treat Opioid Use Disorder—has been linked to tooth decay by various medical studies and patient reports, leading to a slew of lawsuits. These lawsuits focus on the failure of Indivior, the maker of Suboxone, to warn patients about the severe dental damage that the medication can potentially cause. These lawsuits claim that patients have suffered

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Can You Sue for Lung Cancer? Find A Lung Cancer Attorney to File Your Claim against A Liable Workplace

Attorney at Law Magazine February 7, 2024

If you or a loved one is battling lung cancer, you recognize it as life-altering and frightening. You’re also likely constantly contemplating what external variables may have played a hand in the development of the illness – perhaps prolonged exposure to harmful chemicals and/or pollutants at work. These considerations bring about a health crisis, a sense of injustice, and a

What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You – Asbestos in Talc

Jeffrey B. Simon January 31, 2023

We all know the adage, “What you don’t know can hurt you.” There is truth in that conventional wisdom. Harms caused by exposure to talc-based cosmetic and body powders prove the point. Unbeknownst to consumers, there are asbestos fibers inside many of the talc products they purchase. Exposure to asbestos can cause ovarian cancers and malignant mesothelioma. Over the last

Marketing Kills: Origins of the Opioid Epidemic

Jeffrey B. Simon October 21, 2022

Over the last five years, my firm, our clients, our co-counsel, and several of our skilled colleagues have been combating America’s opioid epidemic. Representing Dallas County and counties throughout Texas, we have worked to hold prescription opioid pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesale, and distributors financially accountable for their role in causing, fueling, and profiting from the largest drug-related public health crisis in

Toxic Torts: How Do I Prove Medical Causation?

Dawn Smith September 14, 2018

A toxic tort is a personal injury claim for harm caused by exposure to a dangerous substance. This can be an environmental toxin or a defective drug. Toxic torts can arise in a wide variety of situations including exposure to pharmaceuticals, asbestos or other toxins in our work environments, at home and even in our drinking water. Traditional theories of

Where Do I File My Mass Tort Case?

Dawn Smith September 5, 2017

As I reflect on my recent trip to the birthplace of the American Revolution, Boston, Massachusetts, for the annual American Association for Justice Convention, I can’t help but focus on one thing that I heard an amazing trial lawyer, Greg Cusimano, say during his presentation on juror bias– “Do you think jurors trust you? … Really, are you sure about

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