Toxic Injuries
Toxic injury law, technically termed “toxic tort” law, has its roots in individual state common laws. The most familiar examples of toxic tort cases are the cases made famous by the movies Erin Brockovich and A Civil Action.
Prescription Drugs
Drug manufacturers make billions of dollars of profit each year despite the fact that prescription drugs are responsible for thousands of injuries each year.
Environmental Law
Environmental law has its roots in federal, state, and local statutes. The most familiar of these are the federal Clean Water and Clean Air acts. In addition to these, there are the federal superfund and hazardous waste laws, and parallel state regulations.
Pesticides
Pesticides have been linked to a number of human health impacts. These include multiple forms of cancer (lymphomas and leukemias), neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, and birth defects.
Fluoride
The widespread use of fluoride in drinking water has become increasingly challenged by public health experts. Fluoride has a limited cost-benefit window, that is, that there is increasing evidence of harm where there is little-or-no evidence of actual benefit.
Consumer Protection
The widespread use of fluoride in drinking water has become increasingly challenged by public health experts. Fluoride has a limited cost-benefit window, that is, that there is increasing evidence of harm where there is little-or-no evidence of actual benefit.
Meridian Heights Idaho Water – Is it Safe for Drinking?
Documents and data obtained from the State of Idaho confirms that for a number of recent years residents have been given excessive amounts of radiation in their drinking water. One particularly egregious example is in the Meridian Heights Water District. Between...
read moreFluoride FOIA Revealing
Documents that have been obtained through Freedom of Information Requests reveal the behind-the-scenes workings of government agencies in dealing with citizen concerns regarding water fluoridation. These documents raise questions about the objectivity of individuals...
read moreThe Local Nose Knows Best What to Do with Sewage Sludge
The regulation of sewage sludge, and in particular, land application of this mixture of human and industrial waste, is highly controversial throughout the country, especially in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Hampshire, and California. If you are like many of us...
read moreNidel Law Files Case for Boy with Leukemia Exposed to Benzene
On November 15, 2011 the family of a child cancer patient filed a Complaint against BP, Chevron, and other owners and operators of a bulk petroleum transport and storage facility near the boy’s home. The plaintiff, who was born and raised within a half-mile radius of...
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