In October, 1996 CNN reported that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had conducted a test of lawn herbicides and found that after outdoor spraying the level of contamination found INSIDE homes was TEN to ONE HUNDRED times stronger than what was found outside. Brought in on shoes and by pets, the floor and carpet concentrations […]
Toxic Chemical Exposure & Birth Defects
Leukemia, Solvents and Glues: Proving the Connection, a Case Study
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 […]
Industry’s “True Lies”: The Politics Behind the Scientific Debate on Dioxin
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. […]
In Utero Workplace Injuries: Children Harmed By Solvents During Pregnancy
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 […]
Dioxin Proven to Cause Cancer and Heart Disease
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 […]
