Attorneys Applaud the Court’s Decision to Dismiss LTL Management Second Bankruptcy Attempt
Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP partners Michelle Parfitt and James Green, two of the co-counsels representing the Committee members share the thoughts expressed by the TCC ...
Patrick Lyons Appointed to the Leadership Development Committee on Hair Relaxer MDL
Congratulations to Patrick Lyons and the Ashcraft & Gerel team for being appointed to the Leadership Development Committee on the Hair Relaxer Marketing Sales Practices ...
Ashcraft & Gerel Takes the Lead in Consumer Protection
Our Team Is Working Hard on Cases Involving ParaGard IUDs and Weed Killer Paraquat Ashcraft & Gerel is known for taking complex, high-profile cases in the name of consumer ...
Ashcraft & Gerel Fights for Those Injured by ParaGard® IUDs
The Ashcraft & Gerel legal team is now accepting injury cases concerning ParaGard® copper intrauterine devices (IUDs). With more and more patients coming forward about the ...
California Appellate Court Rules Amazon Could Be Liable for Any Defective Products Sold on its Site
On August 13, the California Court of Appeal, Fourth District reversed a previous trial court ruling, suggesting that Amazon could be liable for any defective products bought ...
Appellate Court Revives NJ Talcum Powder Lawsuits Against Johnson & Johnson
On Wednesday, August 5, 2020, a New Jersey appellate court revived two lawsuits from women who claimed Johnson & Johnson’s signature Baby Powder caused their ovarian ...
Appeals Court Orders Johnson & Johnson to Pay $2.1 Billion to Cancer Victims
Missouri Appellate Court Re-Affirms Landmark Talcum Powder Verdict In July 2018, a Missouri circuit court jury awarded $4.69 billion to 22 women who claimed that Johnson & ...
Johnson & Johnson Discontinues Baby Powder Sales Over Lawsuits
Contaminated Baby Powder Pulled from North American Shelves For years, personal care giant Johnson & Johnson fought claims that its talc-based Baby Powder contained ...
Attorney Spotlight: Senior Partner Michelle A. Parfitt
A Long-Time Advocate of Individual Rights and Head of Ashcraft & Gerel’s Mass Torts Practice, Attorney Parfitt Is a Model for All Ashcraft & Gerel is proud to be home ...
Settlement Doesn’t Always Mean Settling for Less
Settling cases before trial is an integral part of our civil justice system. In fact, this is what happens most frequently—cases are settled or are dismissed before a final ...