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Toxic FEMA Trailers
Toxic FEMA Trailers Get New Life Thanks to BP Oil Spill
Jul 1, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
Formaldehyde-laced travel trailers, the same trailers that made life even more miserable for survivors of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, have...
First Toxic FEMA Trailer Lawsuit Now Underway
Sep 21, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
The first trial involving the allegedly toxic trailers the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) distributed to Gulf Coast hurricane victims in...
Thousands Stuck in Toxic FEMA Trailers Four Years After Katrina
Sep 1, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
Four years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, some people in the region are still living in toxic trailers provided by the...
FEMA Too Slow to Respond to Toxic Trailers, Report Says
Jul 24, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) "did not display a degree of urgency" when responding to reports of dangerous levels of...
First Toxic FEMA Trailer Lawsuit Scheduled for September Trial
Apr 8, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
The first lawsuit over toxic Hurricane Katrina trailers will go to trial in September. Like scores of others, the lawsuit claims that travel...
Judge Says FEMA Can Be Sued Over Trailers
Dec 30, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
Although U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt refused to grant class-action status to the hundreds of toxic FEMA (Federal Emergency Management...
FEMA Trailer Kids Still Suffering Health Problems
Nov 24, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
A study of children who lived in travel trailers following Hurricane Katrina has revealed that many of them are still suffering from...
Toxic FEMA Trailers are Being Sold As Scrap
Nov 17, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
Toxic trailers used to house Hurricane Katrina victims are being sold as scrap by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). At least one...
FEMA Trying to Weasel Out of Toxic Trailer Lawsuits
Jul 23, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
According to a recent Associated Press (AP) report, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is requesting immunity from lawsuits filed on...
Toxic FEMA Trailer Supplier Kept Silent on Formaldehyde Dangers
Jul 10, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
The company that supplied most of the toxic FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) trailers given to displaced Gulf Coast residents after...



