After nearly 20 years of several iterations of smaller group settlements, Motley Rice LLC attorneys Donald Migliori and ...

Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of ...

A new study finds a bacterium in this family can break down the plastic for food. Researchers also identified the enzyme the bacterium use to degrade plastic. The discovery opens new possibilities ...

Becton Dickinson & Co. will pay more than $1 billion to resolve more than 38,000 lawsuits alleging medical patients suffered ...

BD bought Davol's parent company, C.R. Bard, in 2017. The products at issue are flexible mesh made of polypropylene that are implanted to repair hernias. Plaintiffs say their mesh implants ...

Bard's parent company agreed to settle thousands of lawsuits involving more than 30 of its hernia mesh repair products. The settlement with Becton, Dickinson and Co., or BD, resolves nearly 25,000 ...

Becton Dickinson & Co. has agreed to settle the “vast majority” of the thousands of lawsuits claiming hernia patients were ...

Plastic pollution is everywhere, and a good amount of it is composed of polyethylene terephthalate (PET, ♳). This polymer is used to make bottles, containers and even clothing. Now, researchers report ...

Becton subsidiaries CR Bard and Davol used improper plastic that caused infections, organ damage and pain, according to the suits. The units were accused of misleading doctors and patients about the ...

Randa Lindsey Kachef does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

Black-colored plastic used in children’s toys, takeout containers, kitchen utensils and grocery meat and produce trays may contain alarming levels of toxic flame retardants that may be leaching ...