Toxic Injuries
Toxic injury law, technically termed “toxic tort” law, has its roots in individual state common laws. The most familiar examples of toxic tort cases are the cases made famous by the movies Erin Brockovich and A Civil Action.
Consumer Protection
The widespread use of fluoride in drinking water has become increasingly challenged by public health experts. Fluoride has a limited cost-benefit window, that is, that there is increasing evidence of harm where there is little-or-no evidence of actual benefit.
Prescription Drugs
Drug manufacturers make billions of dollars of profit each year despite the fact that prescription drugs are responsible for thousands of injuries each year.
Fluoride
The widespread use of fluoride in drinking water has become increasingly challenged by public health experts. Fluoride has a limited cost-benefit window, that is, that there is increasing evidence of harm where there is little-or-no evidence of actual benefit.
Environmental Law
Environmental law has its roots in federal, state, and local statutes. The most familiar of these are the federal Clean Water and Clean Air acts. In addition to these, there are the federal superfund and hazardous waste laws, and parallel state regulations.
Pesticides
Pesticides have been linked to a number of human health impacts. These include multiple forms of cancer (lymphomas and leukemias), neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, and birth defects.
Recent Articles
FDA Warns Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial Drugs Can Cause Permanent Nerve Damage
The Food and Drug Administration posted its serious concerns about the risk of nerve damage, known as peripheral neuropathy, with fluoroquinolone use by mouth or injection.
Exxon Pipeline Ruptures Piping Dirty Tar Sands Oil Into Arkansas Neighborhood
Residents in Mayflower, Arkansas spent Easter weekend fleeing the impacts of a ruptured pipeline operated by Exxon Mobil. At least 22 homes were evacuated in the Arkansas neighborhood after thousands of gallons of crude oil being transported from the Canadian tar...
The Local Nose Knows Best What to Do with Sewage Sludge
The regulation of sewage sludge, and in particular, land application of this mixture of human and industrial waste, is highly controversial throughout the country, especially in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Hampshire, and California. If you are like many of us...