A California woman recently filed a new paraquat lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. She claims that her exposure to the herbicide caused her Parkinson’s disease. She seeks compensatory and punitive damages. Plaintiff Links Exposure to Paraquat with Development…
A North Carolina man recently filed a new Camp Lejeune lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. He claims that while he was stationed at Camp Lejeune military base, he was exposed to chemicals from firefighting foams that caused him…
On August 10, 2022, President Biden signed the new Camp Lejeune Justice Act into law. This act makes it possible for veterans, their families, and anyone who lived at the military base between 1953 and 1987 to file a lawsuit against the government for contaminated…
On August 2, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an interim decision for the pesticide paraquat. After examining the evidence concerning the pesticide’s potential health effects, the agency finalized new, stronger safety measures to reduce exposure for applicators, but did not ban the…
On June 7, 2021, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) established the paraquat MDL in the Southern District of Illinois. Now, according to a recent case management order, the dates for the first bellwether trials have been pushed back. Originally, they were expected…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a Strategic Roadmap to help address the potential health risks associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Also called “forever chemicals,” PFAS have been found contaminating water supplies in many areas of the country over the past several…
As more firefighters file lawsuits seeking compensation to cover their injuries, scientists report in a new study that firefighters have higher chemical exposures when they’re on duty than when they’re off, including exposure to probable carcinogens. Study Reveals Firefighters Exposed to Combinations of Toxic Chemicals…
A Vermont man recently filed a new firefighting foam lawsuit against several companies involved in manufacturing Aqueous film-forming foams (AFFFs), which are frequently used at military bases and among firefighters to put out fires caused by gasoline, oil, and jet fuel. The plaintiff claims that…
An Oklahoma firefighter has filed a new firefighting foam lawsuit against a variety of defendants—including firefighting foam manufacturer 3M—seeking compensation for injuries he suffered after using firefighting foams. Aqueous Film Forming Foams (AFFFs) are specialized substances made to extinguish petroleum-based fires. They have been used…
Amidst growing concern about toxic chemicals in firefighting foams, researchers have been studying blood samples in firefighters to identify the potential health risks associated with the profession and its use of potentially toxic products. So far, results show that firefighters have higher levels of these…
