Results for Toxic Injury

If you have been injured or developed an illness because of exposure to toxic chemicals, you may have a claim for a toxic torts. Toxic torts are a co...

Your health and medical history are very personal, but when you put them at issue in your asbestos lawsuit, you're usually required to submit to an independent medical examination. ... Read more
by Elisabeth Leonard
You've probably heard that most injury-related cases settle before reaching trial (or even before a lawsuit is filed). That's true of asbestos cases too, for a number of important reasons…

Today’s post was shared by Jon L Gelman and comes from www.nytimes.com Photo Credit Lilli Carré FOR many Americans, life has become all competition all the time. Workers across the soc…

In a Los Angeles Superior Court trial, an occupational medicine specialist testified that a man’s artificial hip had to be removed because of “toxic exposure” from metal debris that the implant was shedding, according to a Reuters story. Plaintiff Loren Kransky’s is the first of more than 10,000 U.S. lawsuits about the implants to go [...]

Beware of this new finding on Propylene Glycol. It's an ingredient in many body lotions, deodorants, hair conditioners, cosmetics, toothpastes, laundry detergents and many more. Propylene...

Gift-giving season will soon be upon us, and ports across the U.S. are busy processing millions of product shipments flooding into the states from around the globe
Thousands of new toys will soon line the shelves of stores throughout the nation — where we’ll all be able to choose from an enormous array of playthings to give to our favorite kiddos as Christmas gifts.
While none of us would dream of placing a toxic toy in a child’s hands, the high numbers of…

What can happen if you inhale toxic fumes? - toxic exposure - Law Offices of Gallner & Pattermann, P.C.

Four workers were injured after a hazardous chemical explosion in Moonachie, New Jersey.

Toxic mold is a growing concern in rental units - blog - Triangle Law Group

An entertainment industry safety group is warning that many squibs used to simulate gun shots on film and TV sets contain small particles of lead, creating a potentially hazardous toxic dust upon explosion.

Video in which Larry Cohan gives an update on the complaint against Holiday City, from LegalView.com: Information on class action lawsuits, class action atto...

Effective July 15, 2003 the Florida Legislature amended Fla. Stat. § 440.02(1) and elevated the burden of proof needed to prove an injury as a result of exposur(...)

Is there anything you can do if your family’s been exposed to a toxic substance?

Attendees asked upwards of a dozen questions about the contamination, from what the risk is to recreational river users to when homeowners atop the plumes were notified.

How can I prevent work-related toxic exposure - None - Law Offices of Gallner & Pattermann, P.C.

Salon workers are frequently exposed to products that contain harmful chemicals and are linked to certain cancers, reproductive issues and asthma, according to a report from the environmental health advocacy group, Women’s Voices for the Earth.

Hundreds of people in the UK are regularly taking toxic overdoses of vitamin D in supplements bought online, according to Britain’s leading testing laboratory.

Two people are critically ill and remain hospitalized after consuming a toxic herbal tea bought on Grant Avenue in Chinatown, according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health. Both victims rapidly developed weakness, followed by life-threatening abnormal heart rhythms that required resuscitation and intensive hospital care. Inspectors from the city’s health department are removing the products consumed by the two patients from the shelves at…

Home Depot says it will stop selling vinyl floor with phthalates, a chemical banned from toys and other kids' products due to health worries.