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- Parents Concerned as Fourth Child is Diagnosed with Cancer While Attending CA School with Cell Phone Tower on Campus
May 3, 2019
U.S. citizens would like to think that products released on the market for the general public would function as indicated by the manufacturers. Not only do all individuals assume that governmental protections are in place, but many corporations and organizations actually rely on this assumption when designing facilities. Schools are clearly part of this group of entities relying on proper testing of any product or device incorporated in a facility or campus design, especially when...Read More - Brother Of First Tradie To Die From Silicosis Says Many More Will Die
Apr 26, 2019
In what some experts describe as the “next asbestos,” a rare lung disease known as silicosis has been linked to a number of stonemasons in Australia who worked with engineered stone commonly used in kitchens. While one stonemason recently died from the disease, some health experts as well as those in the stonemasonry industry believe numerous others may meet the same fate. Silicosis, which is caused by breathing in silica dust while making artificial stone...Read More - Court Rules Personal Injury Plaintiff’s Devices, Social Media Accounts Are Fair Game To Defense
Apr 19, 2019
In what legal experts view as a major blow to plaintiffs pursuing personal injury cases, a state appeals court in Manhattan ruled an expert witness for a defendant in a recent case should be allowed to examine a plaintiff’s electronic devices, social media accounts, and email in an effort to find evidence of physical activity following a motor vehicle accident. This important ruling, made by the Appellate Division, First Department, of the New York Court...Read More - Carbon Monoxide Is Killing Public Housing Residents, But HUD Doesn’t Require Detectors
Apr 12, 2019
Along with having smoke detectors in homes, it is also recommended that all homes have working carbon monoxide detectors. Since the gas is colorless, tasteless, and odorless, having a detector installed is often the only way dangerous levels of carbon monoxide can be detected. However, after a recent scare at a public housing site in South Carolina, it was discovered that despite many deaths and injuries that had occurred due to carbon monoxide poisoning, the...Read More - Texas Father Fights Sudden Paralysis To Compete in Half Triathlon
Apr 5, 2019
In 2011, 44-year-old Trent Fielder from Burleson, Texas was about to drive home when he discovered that his leg could not operate the gas pedal. A few hours later, the recently new father of twins found himself paralyzed below the waist. At a local hospital, doctors — after performing both a spinal tap and a CT scan — discovered Fielder had Guillain-Barré Syndrome. The disorder occurs when a person’s immune system mistakenly attacks the nervous...Read More - SpaceX Worker’s Lawsuit Against Machinery Company, Alleging Toxic Chemical Exposure
Mar 29, 2019
In a ruling from Friday, December 28, 2018, that took place in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, a SpaceX worker’s lawsuit filed against a machinery company used by SpaceX was given the go-ahead by a judge to proceed to trial. The worker, Ruben Juarez, who was employed by SpaceX as a programmer from January 2012 to March 2014, claims in his lawsuit that a constant exposure to various toxic chemicals...Read More - Florida Man Files New Zostavax Lawsuit In New Jersey
Mar 22, 2019
In one of the newest lawsuits against the drug Zostavax and its manufacturer Merck & Co., a Florida man filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. In the lawsuit, the man alleges shortly after receiving the Zostavax shingles vaccination, he sustained numerous injuries as a result of side effects from the vaccine. Based on the complaint filed by the plaintiff, it stated he received the Zostavax shingles vaccination on...Read More - Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water Leave Military Families Reeling
Mar 15, 2019
When it comes to military veterans, it is generally agreed these individuals are the best America has to offer. Putting service to their country above all else, they often spend the majority of their lives serving the military. However, in recent years, many current and former service members have found themselves embroiled in a controversy involving contaminated water, as have members of many communities across the United States. As more and more people began to...Read More - Veterans Sue, Saying 3M Combat Earplugs Caused Hearing Injuries
Mar 8, 2019
More and more veterans have begun to come forward and sue 3M, claiming that the earplugs caused their hearing injuries. 3M didn’t admit to any guilt in the cases, but they did settle for millions of dollars, which some people take as an admission of guilt. Many veterans stated that they were required to wear the 3M combat earplugs when they were deployed overseas in Afghanistan. 3M sold the earplugs to the United States military...Read More - Consumer Reports Juice Study Finds ‘Concerning’ Levels of Heavy Metals
Feb 22, 2019
While many people assume that fruit juices are healthy and safe choices for their families, recent research isn’t so supportive of that line of thought. Like sodas, fruit juices have taken health and public awareness hits in recent years over the amounts of sugar and calories they contain. However, new testing from Consumer Reports has found harmful levels of heavy metals in fruit juices, adding yet another layer of concern for families buying the beverages...Read More