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- 17-Year-Old Boy’s Lungs Completely Blocked from Vaping, Doctors Say
Oct 4, 2019
Stories have begun to emerge about mystery lung illnesses that have affected teenage vapers. There have now been a series of deaths reported as well as hundreds of illnesses. Some of the individual stories have begun to make their way into the media as more attention has been focused on the issue of vaping. The public is now beginning to hear about the personal stories of those who have been afflicted by these severe lung...Read More - Trump Administration Plans to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
Sep 27, 2019
Although some e-cigarette manufacturers have voluntarily offered to stop selling flavored nicotine, teenage vaping remains a major problem in this country. Self-enforced measures taken by these sellers have not been enough to stem the epidemic that is jeopardizing the health of teenagers. At the same time, regulatory efforts to arrest the tide of rising e-cigarette usage among teens have been incremental and only partially effective. Now, the Trump Administration is focused on the issue, planning...Read More - Bayer Proposes Paying $8 Billion to Settle Roundup Cancer Claims
Sep 20, 2019
Keeping pesticides out of our food supply is an ongoing battle. The recent Roundup lawsuits have caused a sharp decline in the share price of Monsanto’s parent company, Bayer. The prospect of tens of billions of dollars of potential liability looms large in investors’ consciousness, as the corporation has not fared well in several lawsuits arising from the use of the weed killer. So long as thousands of lawsuits against the company remain outstanding, the...Read More - EPA Refuses to Ban Pesticide Linked to Brain Damage in Children
Aug 16, 2019
Numerous pesticides have received close scrutiny recently for the dangers that they cause to humans. For example, the pesticide Roundup has been the subject of numerous lawsuits due to the possible link between the product and lymphoma. Lorsban, which is also known as Chlorpyrifos, has been linked with brain damage in children and other harmful effects for users of all ages. There is a common element between these two pesticides besides the danger that they...Read More - Juul Accused of Targeting Children
Aug 9, 2019
E-cigarette manufacturer Juul is under regulatory and legal scrutiny for a number of different reasons. Juul, who is the market leader is facing fire over both the safety of its products and the marketing methods that it uses to sell them. One of the particular areas where Juul has received scrutiny is over its apparent effort to sell e-cigarettes to minors. The product has become widely accepted and used by youth, resulting in both government...Read More - Mark Sadaka Speaks With The American Daily Podcast on Vaccine Safety
Jun 27, 2019
Mark spoke with the American Daily Podcast on Vaccine Safety recently. Transcription Below Today we hear from a pharmaceutical and medical device lawyer who is working to make vaccines safer. He explains some critical problems with the vaccine court and how his current lawsuit against Merck could have a big impact. Today’s Guest: Mark Sadaka is the founder of Sadaka Associates. He is an attorney focused on medical litigation and has handled over 175 vaccination...Read More - Study Finds Cheerios, Nature Valley Cereals Contain Roundup Ingredient
Jun 21, 2019
Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer has been in the news a fair amount recently. Juries have awarded plaintiffs staggering verdicts as compensation for contracting terminal cancer after use of Roundup. Recently, a California jury awarded $2 billion to a couple who both developed non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma as a result of their use of this product. This was just the latest in a recent string of large verdicts against the company. Now, studies have shown that the main...Read More - Zostavax Fails to Prevent Shingles and Causes Injuries
Jun 14, 2019
Zostavax was developed to prevent the outbreak of shingles (herpes zoster) in adults 50 and older. Shingles is caused by the reactivation of the chickenpox virus (varicella zoster) due largely to stress. The symptoms of shingles include severe pain, discomfort, and a rash across the body. People who suffer from shingles experience a severely decreased quality of life. Merck is the developer, designer, and manufacturer of Zostavax. The pharmaceutical giant is responsible for the licensing,...Read More - Fisher-Price says 10 infants have died using Rock ‘n Play sleeper
May 24, 2019
For many years, the Fisher Price Rock ‘n Play Sleeper was considered to be the “must have” product among parents with infants. Intended to help babies who otherwise have trouble sleeping, Fisher Price sold nearly five million of these devices. However, there have been numerous reports of deaths that have been linked with the Rock ‘n Play Sleeper. As a result, the Consumer Product Safety Commission recommended that children who have the ability to roll...Read More - Crab Fishers Sue Fossil Fuel Industry Over Climate Change Damage
May 10, 2019
The legal implications of climate change are still in their infancy. Although there have been several previous attempts to hold the fossil fuel industry legally responsible for the impacts of climate change, none have yet been successful. It has yet to be established whether climate change is legally actionable. If it is actionable, it is still to be determined who bears the legal liability for the effects. Nevertheless, a group of crab fisherman in California...Read More