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Hess Corp Reaches Agreement for Mesothelioma Victims

After years of litigation, the Hess Corporation agreed to settle hundreds of asbestos exposure lawsuits filed on the island of St. Croix. The company will establish a $106 million trust for victims, their surviving family members, and those that may...

Consumer Safety

Four Recently Recalled Products by the FDA That Could Be In Your Home

Potato Chips Frito-Lay today issued a voluntary recall of a limited number – 146 bags – of 13 oz. and 15 5/8 oz. of Lay’s Classic Potato Chips that may contain undeclared milk ingredients from sour cream and onion potato...

Asbestos

New Law Will Give the FDA More Power Over Cosmetics Industry

The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) has the potential to protect Americans from asbestos in beauty products. The law will increase the reach of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate cosmetics. Those in favor of MoCRA...

Legal News

Johnson & Johnson Attempts 2nd Fraudulent Bankruptcy Claim

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) have attempted, for the second time, to resolve talc lawsuits by having and subsidiary file for Chapter 11. This fraud is “designed to deny plaintiffs just compensation.” J&J defied a January appeals court rejection of their...

Asbestos, Benzene, Chemicals and Toxic Substances

EPA asks Residents with Indiana Plastics Fire Debris on their Properties to Call Them

On April 11, 2023, a plastics fire at a warehouse spewed hydrogen cyanide, benzene, and asbestos into the air in Richmond, Indiana. The EPA found asbestos in debris that fell in surrounding neighborhoods up to 1.5 miles from the fire. The Environmental...

Mesothelioma

Lung Cancer Vaccine: Could it Lead to a Mesothelioma Vaccine?

CIMAvax-EGF is a new lung cancer treatment that “harnesses the body’s immune system to fight lung cancer.” They began testing the drug in 2017; another trial is testing the drug for the prevention of lung cancer in patients who are...

Product Recalls

FDA Recalls EzriCare and Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Tears

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers and health care practitioners in early February 2023, not to purchase and to immediately stop using EzriCare Artificial Tears or Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Tears due to potential bacterial contamination. Using these contaminated...

Asbestos

EPA Has Yet to Ban Asbestos

President Biden’s administration is working with Congress to finally ban asbestos. However, they may face pushback in the form of “legal questions, political fights, funding shortfalls and other bureaucratic delays.” Congress passed the Toxic Substances Control Act in 2016, but...

Legal News

Celebrating Black History Month: Groundbreaking Attorneys

We celebrate Black History Month every February. Below are some groundbreaking African American attorneys in U.S. History: Macon Bolling Allen is believed to be the first African American to become a lawyer in 1844 and the first to argue before...