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On July 13, 2018, the FDA issued a recall of Valsartan, a drug prescribed to treat high blood pressure, after it was found to contain a carcinogen called N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). Valsartan has been approved as a treatment for high blood pressure in adults and children age six and up. It is also approved for adults…

Goldenberg Lauricella would like to congratulate our Partners for being recognized for their outstanding work. Senior Partner Stuart Goldenberg was selected to the 2018 Minnesota Super Lawyers list. This is Stuart’s 16th consecutive year being included on this list. Partners Laura Pittner and Marlene Goldenberg are 2018 Minnesota Rising Stars list honorees. This is their fourth consecutive year on the list….

Uber reached a settlement with the family of the pedestrian, Elaine Herzberg, killed by the driverless Uber car in Tempe, Arizona earlier in March. There was no indication that Herzberg’s family filed a lawsuit against Uber. Nonetheless, the company settled, possibly to avoid the details of its self-driving technology being exposed to the public….

Late last Sunday evening in Tempe, Arizona, a driverless car operated by Uber struck and killed a pedestrian. Uber Technologies Inc. has temporarily pulled all driverless cars from Arizona as a result of the accident. This is the first known fatality caused by an autonomous vehicle, an exciting yet still largely untested technology. What…

Minnesota v. 3M The State of Minnesota is preparing for its largest environmental trial against 3M. The state-based, $145 billion corporation is being charged with contaminating groundwater in Washington County. Starting on February 20, the Minnesota v. 3M trial is expected to last six weeks. 3M is a defendant in 37 similar lawsuits across…

On Aug. 21st, 2017, a California jury for the Johnson & Johnson talcum powder trial found that J&J was negligent and also found that they “willfully and consciously disregarded the rights and safety of others”. The jury then awarded Plaintiff Eva Echeverria $70 million dollars in compensatory damages and $347 million in punitive damages…