Case Results

Diabetes drug Actos promised “lower blood sugar without increasing your risk of having a heart attack or stroke.” Shortly after coming on the market, the FDA issed a Drug Safety Warning stating Actos lead to an increased risk of bladder cancer. TorHoerman Law was one of the lead negotiators in Takeda’s 2.4 billion dollar Actos settlement.

When agriculture giant Syngenta sold the modified corn see Viptera to US farmers, it was with the belief that farmers would be able to sell their corn to China. China, one of the largest buyers of US corn rejected all Viptera corn as it did not meet government standards. While Syngenta profited from the sale of Viptera seed, farmers watched the price of corn fall.

Pradaxa, an anticoagulant medication used to treat blood clots, had the risk of causing major bleeding events resulting in death. Steven was appointed as Co-Liason Counsel in the MDL by Judge Herndon.

Abbott Laboratories knew as early as 2009 that cow’s milk-based formula significantly increases the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants (and said nothing). TorHoerman Law represented Margo Gill and her daughter Robynn, who had 75% of her intestine removed and suffered brain damage after being fed Abbott’s formula in the NICU. On July 26, 2024, the jury held Abbott accountable with a landmark $495 million verdict ($95 million in compensatory damages and $400 million in punitive damages).

A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug worked to reduce pain, inflammation, and fever. It was commonly used to treat arthritis. The medication was voluntarily pulled from the market after it was discovered to create an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

Roland Esparza used PAM cooking spray as part of a health-conscious diet – unaware that Conagra had never warned consumers about the dangers of inhaling its diacetyl-laced fumes (a chemical linked to severe respiratory disease). The damage was so severe that Esparza now requires a double lung transplant to survive. TorHoerman Law secured a unanimous $25 million verdict in Los Angeles Superior Court – the largest consumer verdict ever obtained in a diacetyl lung injury case (more than triple the previous record).

A two-year-old girl drowned after climbing into an above-ground pool using a nylon strap built into the pool’s own design (a defect the manufacturer knew about and did nothing to fix). The company’s final settlement offer was $1 million. TorHoerman Law took the case to a Missouri jury, who awarded the Justice family a $25 million verdict.

A product used to help women with pelvic organ collapse and stress urinary incontinence began to fuse to the bladder, bowel, and other organs. Women with this product implanted reported pain and infections at higher rates.