Archives for July 2019

The following is a grossly abridged presentation of the Plaintiffs’ Settlement Conference Statement in a case that was prosecuted by Alexander Law Group, LLP, LLP which settled under a cloak of confidentiality. The names of the plaintiffs and defendants have been changed, as well as any reference to the court where this action was filed […]

By Stephen U. Lester The full story of dioxin is a complex one, and includes coverups, lies, and deceit; data manipulation by corporations and government; and fraudulent claims and faked studies. For the public, it is a story of pain, suffering, anger, betrayal, and rage; of birth defects, cancer and many uncertainties about health problems. […]

Children who have been injured as a result of the negligent conduct of employers who expose pregnant mothers to hazards in the workplace are now entitled to bring a direct action against the mother’s employer in California as a result of a long prayed for September 25, 1996 decision of the California Court of Appeal […]

A major break through in understanding the effect of dioxin exposure was published in December 1995 by Dieter Flesch-Janys and others, “Exposure to Polychlorinated Dioxins and Furans (PCDD/F) and Mortality in a Cohort of Workers from Herbicide-producing Plant in Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany,” 142 American Journal of Epidemiology 1165-1175 (December 1, 1995). The work […]

A major break through in understanding the effect of dioxin exposure was published in December 1995 by Dieter Flesch-Janys and others, “Exposure to Polychlorinated Dioxins and Furans (PCDD/F) and Mortality in a Cohort of Workers from Herbicide-producing Plant in Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany,” 142 American Journal of Epidemiology 1165-1175 (December 1, 1995). Dr. Flesch-Janys […]