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Work in the oil and gas industry has exploded in recent years due to the introduction of fracking. This process has allowed for more efficient extraction of oil and gas. Unfortunately, the efficiency may come at a cost to the employees. With the increase in fracking has also come a corresponding increase in the amount…
Workers working around chemicals can bring home a lot of problems to their families. Besides having a heck of a laundry load or dry cleaning bills, such workers can bring home work-related diseases to their loved ones. Although it can happen whenever chemicals or residue is present on a worker, the most common lawsuits have…
As tobacco litigation continues to increase the price and consequences of smoking cigarettes, smokers are embracing alternatives to support their habits. Enter, the e-cigarette, which purports to replicate the smoking experience without any of the harmful side effects found in traditional cigarettes. The devices were first developed in China and came into the US market…
By now everyone in the United States is aware of the dangers of asbestos. In many instances, asbestos class-actions have been going on for years, even decades. Even with all of the precautions and knowledge about asbestos, there are still ways asbestos contamination is being discovered. One such discovery of asbestos is in the presence…
In 2014, a jury in Texas awarded a family a million dollar judgment for the contamination on their family ranch due to fracking. Fracking, short for fracturing, is a process of extracting oil or gas from the ground by injecting high-pressure liquid into subterranean rock to force the release of the oil or gas. The…
In Chicago, mold can be a huge problem with the old housing stock available. Some types of mold are harmless but other types can cause severe health problems and may even be fatal. Mold forms on damp surfaces in the home so its presence may be more common in areas around the bathroom, kitchen, laundry,…
A toxic tort is a type of personal injury where an injured party is exposed to chemicals. The types of chemicals can vary widely, from more familiar asbestos and lead poisoning, to more obscure chemicals like magnetic fields, pesticides, and chemical exposure from work or home. Depending on where the exposure takes place will determine…
Federal investigators from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) were called in to investigate a workplace fatality involving a man who was fatally injured in a tank containing chemical solvents. The accident occurred in Wheeling, Illinois on Thursday, November 29, 2012. The deceased was hired along with other crew members to clean a storage…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has concluded that metal-on-metal hip implants are more likely to break down after being implanted, resulting in potential danger from exposure to metallic particles. It was originally believed that the metal-on-metal hip implants would be more durable and longer lasting than their plastic or ceramic counterparts. However, some…
