On behalf of Brayton Purcell LLP | Jun 27, 2019 | Chemicals and Toxic Substances
In recent years, several studies have established how much inhaling welding fumes can affect workers’ health. One University of Utah study found that welders or those who had exposure to welding fumes were 43% more likely to develop lung cancer, including...
On behalf of Brayton Purcell LLP | Oct 23, 2018 | Chemicals and Toxic Substances
The Center for Environmental Health has discovered that some jewelry made by Tracera and Vibe Sportswear brands are nearly 100% cadmium. Cadmium is a malleable metal known to cause cancer and targets the body’s cardiovascular, renal, gastrointestinal,...
On behalf of Brayton Purcell LLP | Sep 11, 2018 | Chemicals and Toxic Substances
A San Francisco jury awarded DeWayne Lee Johnson $39 million in compensatory damages and $250 million in punitive damages. Johnson developed lymphoma after years of applying Monsato’s Roundup and Ranger Pro products to several school properties in the Bay Area....
On behalf of Brayton Purcell LLP | May 10, 2018 | Chemicals and Toxic Substances
Roundup, a popular weed killer made by Monsanto, has been at the heart of many lawsuits recently. Monsanto is currently facing 380 pending lawsuits because the active ingredient in their popular weed killer, glyphosate, is a known carcinogen. The Cover-up By 2007,...
On behalf of Brayton Purcell LLP | May 1, 2018 | Chemicals and Toxic Substances
The lawyers at Brayton Purcell LLP represent people who have been injured by exposure to asbestos and other toxic substances, including beryllium, silica, coal dust, nicotine, glyphosate, diesel exhaust, welding fumes, flame retardants, MTBE and others. Wrongful...
On behalf of Brayton Purcell LLP | Apr 5, 2018 | Chemicals and Toxic Substances
Many military and private contractors’ health is now deteriorating from burning garbage in massive burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan (Chiaramonte, 2018). Petroleum, oil, rubber, tires, plastic, Styrofoam, batteries, appliances, electrical equipment, pesticides,...
On behalf of Brayton Purcell LLP | Aug 2, 2017 | Chemicals and Toxic Substances
The residents of Colorado Springs have a major health risk on their hands. The United States Air Force verified that high levels of toxic chemicals in firefighting foam used at Peterson Air Force Base contaminated their water and soil. The military has been...
On behalf of Brayton Purcell LLP | Jul 25, 2017 | Chemicals and Toxic Substances
Last month, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment stated that glyphosate, the main herbicide in Monsanto’s weed killer Roundup, has been added to the State of California’s list of carcinogenic chemicals. Due to this...
On behalf of Brayton Purcell LLP | Jul 24, 2017 | Chemicals and Toxic Substances
Macaroni and cheese is one of the most common household grocery items sold in the United States. But do we really know what makes up that cheesy powdered content? A recent report from the Coalition for Safer Food Processing and Packing discussed lab tests conducted on...
On behalf of Brayton Purcell LLP | Mar 9, 2017 | Chemicals and Toxic Substances
As we wrap up National Groundwater Awareness Week, we look at a potentially cancer-causing chemical that can seep into groundwater and water supplies from old leaking gasoline storage tanks — underground and surface level — or from pipeline breaches:...
