Devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria earlier this year have not only resulted in the significant loss of lives but also have unleashed another threat: exposure to asbestos and other toxic substances.
Turkey and Syria were struck by colossal earthquakes in February, resulting in the tragic loss of over 54,000 lives. While the immediate aftermath of such catastrophic...
A flood of private equity investment is transforming the U.S. healthcare industry. Across the healthcare economy, private equity firms are rapidly acquiring medical practices and healthcare businesses and rolling them up into larger companies.
Private equity firms pool money from investors—typically institutional investors—and use debt to purchase businesses with the goal of...
Federal authorities are cracking down on chemical manufacturers along Louisiana’s notorious “Cancer Alley” in an effort to reduce hazardous chemical emissions that pose an imminent health hazard to nearby communities.
The legal action comes after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opened a series of civil rights investigations into Louisiana state agencies over permitting...
Talk about black lung disease, and immediately, pictures of coal miners covered with soot in the 1930s come to mind. In reality, progressive massive fibrosis (PMF) — known as coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) and commonly known as black lung disease — has become more common in contemporary miners despite safety regulations and known concerns about silica exposure.
Today’s...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing tough new regulations that would significantly reduce hazardous air pollutants from chemical plants.
The proposal targets facilities that produce the highly toxic chemicals ethylene oxide (EtO) and chloroprene. The crackdown announced in April 2023 came nearly 18 months after ProPublica reported that an estimated 74 million...
Susan Ulrich, Rajeev Mittal promoted to partner at Dallas-based trial litigation firm.
DALLAS — Veteran trial and appellate lawyer Charles Siegel has been elevated to name partner at the newly renamed Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel in a move that includes the promotions of Susan Ulrich and Rajeev Mittal to partner.
The promotions reflect the three lawyers’...
Trial lawyers at Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel earned two of the largest injury litigation settlements of 2022, according to an analysis of state and federal court records by TopVerdict.com.
The cases highlighted among the year’s largest included a $5.45 million settlement on behalf of a Washington state man who was exposed to cancer-causing asbestos and a $5.63 million settlement...
U.S. cosmetics manufacturers for the first time will be required to reveal the ingredients used in a wide range of cosmetics and personal care products on U.S. store shelves.
A new law known as the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) shifts the cosmetics industry away from a largely self-policed industry in which the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) had limited...
Toxic air pollutants will be significantly reduced along a notorious stretch of land in Southeastern Louisiana known as Cancer Alley, following a settlement reached in a federal lawsuit. The area is home to dozens of chemical plants that release hazardous emissions into the air.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the settlement with German chemical company Evonik...
As cleanup efforts continue months after a freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, concerns persist about toxic exposure from hazardous chemicals that leaked or burned following the accident.
Government officials have assured residents that the air and municipal water supply are safe, however, local residents have complained about a range of symptoms, including headaches, sore...
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