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- Chemicals in Your Living Room Can Cause Diabetes
Dec 14, 2020
According to a study from the University of California, Riverside, flame-retardant materials in homes have caused experimental mice and their offspring to develop diabetes. These materials, known as PBDEs, or polybrominated diphenyl ethers, are also linked to adults who develop diabetes. In experimental mice, babies were exposed to these materials later developed diabetes. Learning more about PBDEs may help American families reduce their exposure, understand the medical conditions they face, and remain diligent concerning household...Read More - How DuPont May Avoid Paying to Clean Up A Toxic ‘Forever Chemical’
May 22, 2020
The extent of the PFAS contamination of the country’s drinking water supply is just becoming known. States and environmental watchdogs are beginning to learn exactly how prevalent the problem is through their own testing. Eventually, this may result in a massive cleanup effort, if the problem can even be remediated. The costs of this cleanup should fall on the companies who have caused the pollution. However, one of those companies is taking steps to insulate...Read More - NJ Medical Marijuana: State’s Top Court Says Patients Can’t Be Fired
May 15, 2020
The use of medical marijuana is now legal in many states as there has been an overall trend of liberalization of drug laws in many states. While a handful of states have fully legalized marijuana, New Jersey is not one of them, although medical marijuana is legal in the state. The increasing use of cannabis presents issues when it comes to employment law. Employees may still be fired when they fail a drug test because...Read More - Sunbeam Products Lawsuit Filed By Victim of Crock Pot Pressure Cooker Explosion
May 11, 2020
When people put something in a pressure cooker on the stove, they often fail to realize the “pressure” aspect of the pot. However, in rare cases, they may be reminded of this when the pressure cooker explodes. This happens due to a possible defect in the product. The machines are designed with safety features that are intended to prevent these explosions. However, the safety features do not always work as advertised. Sunbeam, the maker of...Read More - How Juul Created a Teen Vaping Epidemic
May 1, 2020
The recent COVID-19 outbreak has taken nearly all of the media attention from the health crisis caused by vaping, even though vaping is continuing to do serious damage to its users’ lungs.. To refresh your memory, there was a spate of deaths and critical illnesses that resulted from vaping. By February 2020, there were nearly 70 deaths from the mystery lung illness associated with vaping. By that time, electronic cigarette makers were facing hundreds of...Read More - Homemade Spray Sanitizer Sold at 7-Eleven Badly Burned my Son, Mom Says. Cops Seize Bottles, Issue Warning
Apr 24, 2020
Sanitary supply and cleansers are in short supply in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. Left without sanitizers on store shelves and panicked about keeping disease-free, consumers are scrambling to buy whatever they can to give themselves peace of mind. Unfortunately, fraudsters and other people looking to make a quick buck are preying on vulnerable consumers by selling them slapdash or defective products. In some cases, these products are dangerous or fraudulent. These fake or...Read More - What is a Class Action Rebate? Am I Eligible?
Apr 17, 2020
When consumers purchase an item, they usually tend to forget about it soon afterward, even if there are some problems or malfunctions with what they have bought. The truth is that we do not always get the benefit of the bargain when we buy something. Manufacturers and sellers can often end up leaving us feeling short changed for one reason or another. The good news is that you do not have to simply feel ripped...Read More - What is CO Poisoning? Can You Sue if A Love One is Harmed by CO Poisoning?
Apr 10, 2020
CO poisoning, also known as carbon monoxide poisoning, is a silent killer. Most people do not realize that they are being exposed to a high level of CO until it is too late. At that point, they may have suffered serious injuries. In some cases, people simply fall unconscious suddenly and do not wake up. What Is Carbon Monoxide? Carbon monoxide is a colorless gas that escapes into the air. When a person breathes in...Read More - Man Dies, Woman Hospitalized After Taking Form Of Chloroquine To Prevent COVID-19
Apr 3, 2020
Many have latched on to unproven methods and medications as a way to defeat the coronavirus that threatens to engulf the country. In some ways, this is because of desperation because there is no known cure for the disease. Given the need for a quick solution to help the millions who may be sickened, we will likely have to rely on existing treatments that may also be helpful to treat COVID-19. However, there have been...Read More - Personal Injury Questions We Are Asked Everyday
Mar 27, 2020
In our everyday practice, we are always asked questions about personal injury cases. Many people have not had prior experience with personal injury cases, so they are unaware of the specifics of these actions. In order to give you some background knowledge of personal injury cases, here are the answers to some common questions that we are often asked. Q. What is a personal injury? The category of personal injury is much broader than you...Read More