October 7, 2026 8:48 am
(Legal Newsline) — A Massachusetts jury rejected claims Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder caused a woman’s fatal cancer, although the panel did decide the product should have had a warning label. Plaintiff Stephanie Pelley sued J&J and several other companies, claiming they all contributed to her diagnosis of mesothelioma, a deadly cancer of the abdominal lining. She was represented by ...
(The Center Square) – Business leaders and advocacy groups are urging moderate voters to engage ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The Leadership Now Project, a membership organization with more than 400 business leaders, launched the Catalyst Fund initiative to support political candidates and ballot measures aimed at reducing extremism. The 2026 election cycle has seen a rise of candidates ...
(The Center Square) – A Massachusetts federal judge blocked the Trump administration from cutting around $600 million in teacher-training funds, finding the Education Department’s effort to target programs tied to diversity, equity and inclusion was “arbitrary and capricious.” U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley, a Biden appointee in the District of Massachusetts, in a 70-page ruling, found the administration’s move was ...
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office has launched an investigation into the Public Schools of Northborough and Southborough in Massachusetts over alleged violations of federal law after school officials allegedly socially transitioned a minor to another gender. According to the Trump administration, the Massachusetts school district at its Algonquin Regional High School allegedly ...
