Jury Awards $8.2 million to Soldier in 3M Military Earplugs Case

Pensacola, Fla. – Another federal jury has found 3M liable for producing defective earplugs that caused our nation’s veterans to suffer from hearing loss and tinnitus.
On October 1, 2021, jurors awarded $8.2 million to Army veteran Brandon Adkins of …
Burke: The Challenges and Responsibility of Representing Veterans

RPWB member Beth Burke led a continuing legal education session on representing veterans and military personnel at the Southern Trial Lawyers Association Annual Fall Conference in Louisville on Sept. 17.
The topic was especially important to Burke, who grew up …
16 RPWB attorneys named to 2022 Best Lawyers list

Mount Pleasant, S.C. – Sixteen RPWB attorneys are listed in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® list for numerous practice areas including personal injury, product liability, mass tort and medical malpractice litigation.
RPWB is the top-listed plaintiff …
The combination of two drugs showed encouraging results for patients suffering from advanced peritoneal mesothelioma.
The use of a checkpoint inhibitor along with a drug to slow the growth of new blood vessels may delay the progression of peritoneal mesothelioma as well as increase the life expectancy of patients diagnosed with the deadly disease caused …
Jury Returns $7 million Verdict Against 3M in Military Earplugs Lawsuit

Jurors in the first military earplug lawsuit returned a $7 million verdict that included more than $6 million in punitive damages against 3M for selling the military faulty earplugs.
Combat Arms earplugs were widely used in the military between 2003 …
RPWB Attorneys Investigating Paraquat, a Herbicide Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

CHARLESTON, S.C. – RPWB attorneys are investigating the cases of farmers, agricultural workers, crop dusters and groundskeepers who developed Parkinson’s disease after using Paraquat weed killer.
Several herbicides contain Paraquat, including: Gramoxone, Ortho-Paraquat, Para-SHOT, Parazone, Quick-Quat, Firestorm and Helmqua.
The …
RPWB Opposes Proposed $2 Billion Roundup Cancer Settlement
AIKEN, S.C. – Rogers, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman joined more than 90 other law firms in opposing a proposed class action settlement for people who have developed cancer as a result of exposure to Roundup Weed Killer.
The proposed …
$5.4 Million Settlement Reached in Fatal Charleston DUI
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A case involving a 32-year-old Chicago man who was killed by a drunk driver in Charleston recently resolved for $5.4 million.
In January 2019, William Kappel, Jr. (deceased), his wife Laura, and Jacqueline Zink traveled to …
RPWB Welcomes a New Member

Matt Nickles, who has worked as an associate at our firm since 2014, became a member at the beginning of this year.
Nickles focuses on medical malpractice, nursing home neglect, catastrophic personal injury, premises liability, product liability, class actions …
RPWB is a US News 2021 Best Law Firm

CHARLESTON, S.C. – U.S. News & World Report has named Rogers, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman as a 2021 Best Law Firm for its work in personal injury, product liability, mass torts, medical malpractice, securities litigation, healthcare law and railroad law.…