A court in Pennsylvania has ordered Glaxo (GSK) to pay Michelle David $2.5 million for past and future medical expenses for her son who was born with severe birth defects that were caused by the anti-depressant Paxil that was prescribed for her during her pregnancy. The jury based its award on its finding that GSK, […]
Toxic Chemical Exposure & Birth Defects
Personal Injury Prevention: Pesticides Cause Lymphoma
Cancer of the white blood cells, most commonly diagnosed as non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, accounts for 90% of all lymphomas. It is the second most common cancer in the U.S. Closely associated with lymphoma are chlorinated organic solvents, including chlorophenols, dioxins, PCBs, DDT, and the phenoxy herbicides,” e.g. 2,4,5-T, and 2,4-D which are popular weed killers sold […]
Preventing Personal Injury and Wrongful Death: Avoid These Carcinogens
The World Resources Institute, Washington, D.C. reports that cancer death is increasing with little explanation of the cause. The first step in preventing cancer is public education on healthy living and idedntifying known carcinogens. The second step is empowering the courts and our legal system to hold accountable the manufacturers and distributors of known carcinogens […]
Pentachlorophenol: Wood Preservative Causing Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
Introduction Pentachlorophenol, a wood preservative, (also known as PCP or penta) conclusively has been established as a carcinogen in laboratory studies. It causes cancer, the severest of personal injuries, and progresses to wrongful death. Because there is a latency period of many years between exposure and diagnosis, health care providers, union representatives, workers’ compensation attorneys […]
Personal Injuries and Wrongful Deaths Caused by Chemicals in IBM Factories
When the legal care of our clients requires taking on the world’s largest corporations, that is what we do and we are proud to have funded a major contribution to medical research that has advanced scientific knowledge of the hazards of toxic solvent exposures in electronics industry. During our work for employees of IBM we […]
