The Food and Drug Administration has announced a recall for the blood pressure drug Irbestaran, after discovering the drug may contain a N-Nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA). The chemical is a known carcinogen that is used as a stabilizer in gasoline and rocket fuel. NDEA is also a byproduct…
In what can only be considered a shocking verdict a California jury ordered the chemical giant Monsanto to pay $289 million to a school groundskeeper who got terminal cancer after using the weed killer Roundup for more than two years. The jury concluded the…
Today the federal courts in the United States ordered that all pending cases in U.S. District Courts in any state be transferred for pretrial management to Judge Freda L. Wolfson in U.S. District Court in New Jersey. My firm is continuing to file Talc…
Officials from the Consumer Products Safety Commission plan to meet with their Chinese counterparts and seek their assistance and cooperation in dealing with the Chinese drywall contamination...
We learned this week that Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp's residence in North Ft. Myers is affected with the Chinese drywall. Ironically, the house was built by Aubuchon Homes, owned by none other than...
Toys that contain the banned substance phthalates are still on the market and will remain there until sometime in 2009. Phthalates is a chemical found in some plastics has been linked to issues with...
The California slaughterhouse at the center of last month's massive beef recall now say that the contaminated beef has been used in 486 food products ranging from Slim Jim jerky to Jenny Craig meat loaf. The list of food products touched by the beef recall is expected to grow in the coming weeks. The list includes California restuarants, retailers and other purveyors of food stuffs. The...