Statute of Limitations Bill. New legislation provides long-term, New York State-wide implications for companies and other responsible entities, allowing potentially previously time-barred causes of action with increased opportunities for viability and justice. Our firm is investigating potential lawsuits on behalf of individuals … [Read more...]
Governor Cuomo Signs Superfund Site Statute of Limitations Bill in New York
Chemical Spills Side Effects May Result In Cancer Lawsuits
Toxic Substances Chemical Spills. Each year, thousands of chemical spills occur in the United States. Many companies who feel they are above the law in the United States on a daily basis violate environmental and worker safety laws at all levels (local, state and federal) that are set-up to protect workers and the public from toxic … [Read more...]
U.S. Army Edgewood Arsenal Medical Experiments
Edgewood Arsenal Medical Experiments Compensation. Parker Waichman LLP is investigating secret medical experiments that were conducted on U.S. soldiers from 1955 to 1975 at the U.S. Army's Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland. Recent reports indicated that as many as 7,000 soldiers may have been subjected to these experiments in a top secret … [Read more...]
Flint is Not the Only City with Lead-Tainted Tap Water
The city of Flint, Michigan is not alone in facing drinking-water contamination issues, New York Times reports. After budget cuts led to a switch in water source, as many as 8,000 children under age 6 have been exposed to dangerously high levels of lead. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is no safe … [Read more...]
Senate Passes Reforms to Toxic Substances Control Act
The U.S. Senate voted on December 17 to approve a sweeping chemical safety bill after months of negotiations. The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, named after the late New Jersey senator, updates the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act to give the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) broad new powers to … [Read more...]
Melamine leaches from heated dinnerware, new research finds
A new study finds that eating from heated plates or bowls with plastic melamine can have adverse health effects. According to a new study from researchers in Taiwan and published in the recent edition of the journal, JAMA Internal Medicine, people who ate from heated bowls that contained melamine had high levels of it in urine … [Read more...]
Group calls on Veteran’s Administration for help with military family birth defects
A group advocating for the health of U.S. military veterans and their families is launching a campaign to call attention to the birth defects suffered by those service members. According to a statement from Birth Defect Research for Children (BDRC), there are a growing number of children born into military families who believe the … [Read more...]
