Dennis Dobbels

Key Takeaways: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in Monsanto v. Durnell that FIFRA preempts a Missouri failure-to-warn claim based on Roundup’s lack of a cancer warning. The decision overturned a jury verdict exceeding $1...more In State ex rel. Johnson & Johnson v. The Honorable Rex M. Burlison, dozens of plaintiffs sought to bring their claims against Johnson & Johnson in the City of St. Louis, Missouri even though they were not residents of the...more Manufacturers, producers and sellers of meat substitutes, including popular plant-based products and emerging cell-cultured products, can now be subject to criminal penalties in Missouri for calling their products “meat,” or...more On March 6, the Missouri Supreme Court declined to review the intermediate appellate court’s decision in Fox v. Johnson & Johnson, which vacated a $72 million talc verdict awarded in St. Louis City Court. ...more