Toxic Substances

• Do You Live Near a Disease Cluster? Of 13 States Reviewed, 42 Disease Clusters Found

  Paul Napoli | March 31, 2011 4:24 AM | 2 CommentsNew York City, NY

  March 30, 2011 Researchers are urging Congress to act after studying thirteen states and finding 42 disease clusters. The report entitled Health Alert: Disease Clusters Spotlight the Need to...

• U.S. Nuclear Industry Protected from Liability in Event of a Nuclear Catastrophe

  Paul Napoli | March 26, 2011 11:17 PM | 2 CommentsNew York City, NY

  March 26, 2011 Most Americans would be shocked to find that in the event of a major nuclear accident at a U.S. nuclear power plant, even in a large catastrophe like Chernobyl in Ukraine, the...

• I hate losing when we lose, but I really hate losing when we win!!!!!

  Greg Cusimano | September 09, 2010 12:33 PM | 2 CommentsGadsden, AL

  Lawyers who represent individuals are criticized no matter what! September 11 was a beautiful day in New York. It was a day that created thousands of heroes. The rest of us wanted to help! Members...

• (Update) Looks Like There Have Been Problems With Wright County Eggs For A While

  Mike Bryant | August 21, 2010 10:19 PM | 2 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  In what is looking a lot like the peanut butter mess from a couple of years back, a closer look at Iowa company Wright County Eggs is a big mess. The actual recall has now reach the noteworthy...

• Skin Infections at the Gym: Make Sure Exercise is All You Get From Your Workout

  David Mittleman | August 07, 2010 10:00 AM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI

  When you go to the gym do you regularly wash your hands before and after using the equipment? Do you also use your own mats to practice yoga or other floor exercises at the gym, and do you take a...

• Condo Owners and the BP Oil Spill

  Michael Roberts | May 26, 2010 4:50 PM | 2 CommentsGadsden, AL

  The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is one of the worst ever, and it is wreaking havoc on everyone who makes their living off of the gulf. But there is one group that doesn't get a lot of media...

• The BP oil spill demonstrates that caps are wrong

  Pete Burns | May 14, 2010 11:10 AM | 2 CommentsMobile, AL

  Transocean it will rely upon a law that makes the owner of a sunken vessel liable only for its value after the accident. Transocean says there was $27 million worth of oil being held on the rig when...

• Oil Slick Leads to Dirty Trick by BP

  Jim Lewis | May 04, 2010 12:41 PM | 2 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  As the oil leak off the Gulf of Mexico grows worse, public concern over the effects this disaster could have on the fishing and crabbing industry in Alabama and other parts of the country grew as...

• Mesothelioma & Asbestos: Know the Dangers

  Patrick Mickler | February 04, 2010 7:48 PM | 2 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Mesothelioma is a cancer that attacks the protective lining of the body’s vital organs. Most often, malignant cells form in the outer lining of the lungs and the inner chest wall. However,...

• 2 Sick and 1 Dead After Drinking Contaminated Water

  Carrie Strasser | December 17, 2009 9:20 AM | 2 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  Over the past three months, 3 people have been infected and one subsequently died, after drinking the water at the Miami hotel, Epic. This past September, a European man died in the hospital from...