An Illinois couple has filed a new paraquat lawsuit in the Southern District of Illinois. The plaintiffs claim that paraquat is dangerous to human health and unfit to be marketed and sold in commerce, particularly without the proper warnings as to the dangers of its…
The number of people killed in drunk-driving accidents has gone down over recent decades. In 2019, these deaths reached the lowest percentage since 1982, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Still, over 10,000 people lost their lives in drunk-driving crashes in 2019,…
A Mississippi man who suffers from Parkinson’s disease recently filed a new paraquat lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois where these cases have been consolidated for litigation. Plaintiff Applied Paraquat for Years; Eventually Diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease According to…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced the recall of nearly 300,000 evaporator coil drain pans installed with condensing gas furnaces. The recalled pans can overheat, melt, and deform, posing a fire hazard. Drain Pan in Gas Furnace May Present Fire Hazards Inside…
As the number of lawsuits filed against paraquat manufacturers continues to climb, a new study reports that trends in mortality from the disease have increased in the U.S. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects dopamine-producing (dopaminergic) neurons in the brain, causing symptoms…
With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) releasing its new PFAS strategic roadmap, U.S. manufacturers will soon be required to provide much more information to the agency about the so-called “forever chemicals” they’re producing. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widely used, long-lasting chemicals that…
On June 7, 2021, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ( all federally filed paraquat lawsuits into the Southern District of Illinois. The Honorable Nancy J. Rosenstengel was appointed to oversee the proceedings. At that time, about 80 paraquat lawsuits were pending in various…
Oil and gas production has always been a vital industry in the Gulf of Mexico – and Louisiana’s workers are the ones who risk their lives to keep it going. Working on big rigs in the middle of the Gulf is fraught with occupational hazards,…
Under a new California law, the children of a deceased man who said he was molested as a child by a priest have sued the Roman Catholic church. Lawyers representing the children of the late Jim Bartko filed the lawsuit last week in Alameda County…
A man was killed Friday while driving a forklift at Lineage Logistics, according to Brockport Police Department officials. According to authorities, the man was driving a forklift about 7:30 a.m. when his body was entangled between a pole and the machine while backing up. Unfortunately,…
