A Philadelphia judge has upheld a record-breaking benzene exposure verdict earned by Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel partners Patrick Wigle and Rajeev Mittal and Locks Law Firm partner Andrew DuMont, rejecting a post-trial challenge by Exxon and increasing the verdict to $816 million to account for interest accrued from the time the case was filed.
The ruling by Philadelphia County Court...
Choosing healthy drinks is getting harder. For years, Americans focused on moving away from sodas and fatty dairy milks. In their place, consumers added fruit juices and non-dairy milks. But recent research shows that these may not be our best options after all.
Researchers at Tulane University found heavy metals and other chemicals in fruit juices and plant-based milks. Seven of these...
In a world where air pollution has long been associated with outdoor environments, researchers say that indoor toxins in the workplace and at home are an equally pressing concern.
Americans spend 90% of their time indoors, including in their homes, schools, workplaces, gyms, hospitals and stores, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. But unlike the outside, indoor...
Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel partners Patrick Wigle and Rajeev Mittal and Locks Law Firm partner Andrew DuMont were named among Law360’s “Lions of the Week” for their $725.5 million toxic exposure verdict against ExxonMobil. The May 9 verdict in Philadelphia’s First Judicial District court generated national media attention based on the sheer size of the verdict and the fact...
Workers in manufacturing facilities across the tech sector are at increasing risk from exposure to hazardous chemicals thanks to federal regulations that are woefully outdated and a business community that has failed to take worker safety seriously.
Former Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Director David Michaels estimates that 90 percent of the permissible exposure...
Philly jury finds benzene in gasoline caused former mechanic’s leukemia diagnosis
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia jury has returned a $725.5 million verdict against ExxonMobil, finding the company’s failure to warn about the known health risks of exposure to cancer-causing benzene in its petroleum products was responsible for a former service station mechanic’s acute myeloid...
Toxic chemicals released from recurring fires, explosions and industrial mishaps have become an inevitable part of life for families living in the shadows of petrochemical plants clustered in east and southeast Houston communities like Deer Park.
Life goes on while fears linger that the next catastrophe is not a matter of “if,” but “when.”
Reassurances ring...
Nearly a year after the fiery crash of a train carrying deadly chemicals, residents in and around East Palestine, Ohio, face uncertainty about a wide range of potentially serious health risks from exposure to chemicals including vinyl chloride and benzene.
Residents are unsure whether to stay and risk exposure to carcinogens that have blanketed the area and killed thousands of fish and...
Across the country, communities located near manufacturing and industrial sites face elevated risks of toxic exposure, putting nearby residents in greater danger for developing cancer and other serious health complications. Recent assessments by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and city officials in Houston confirm that families living near chemical plants in a Houston-area suburb are...
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...
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