Posts tagged lead

• Lead Poisoning Risks in Bibs and Toys

  Larry Buckfire | May 03, 2007 8:45 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Child lead poisoning is a significant problem in the United States. A lead poisoned child is at increased risk for learning and behavioral problems later in life. These injuries are considered to be permanent and irreversible. Most lead poisoning is from peeling, chipping, and flaking lead-based paint in older homes.Two recent stories brought to light some other possible sources of lead...

• Lead Poisoning Verdict for Brain Damaged Child

  Larry Buckfire | April 28, 2007 9:14 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  A jury in New York awarded a 12 year old girl $3.5 million for brain damage injuries suffered due to lead paint poisoning in her rented apartment. As an infant, she was exposed to lead paint hazards in her apartment. The landlord failed to make timely repairs and she suffered from a continuing exposure. The girl suffered cognitive and behavioral problems from the lead poisoning. My firm...

• Another Sad Child Lead Poisoning Story

  Larry Buckfire | April 22, 2007 5:31 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  I just returned from Chicago yesterday where I was attending the national child lead paint poisoning seminar with attorneys from all over the United States. The seminar focused on current trends in this litigation and discussed the most recent medical and scientific information on this terrible disease. An article that appeared yesterday about a family in Portland, Maine caught my attention. ...

• Child Lead Poisoning Case Goes to Court

  Larry Buckfire | April 16, 2007 9:02 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A significant child lead poisoning case is going to court in New York. I should actually say a "children" lead poisoning case because there were nineteen children poisoned at a single government subsidized rental property in Brooklyn, New York. The families complained about the horrible disrepair of the building but apparently their complaints were ignored. The suit alleges that the lead...

• EPA Targets Lead Poisoning From Kid's Products

  Larry Buckfire | April 15, 2007 5:02 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  "Parents still need to be vigilant about the recalls on products marketed to children that might contain lead, and take those products away from children as soon as they are recalled," Jessica Frohman, co-chair of the Sierra Club's national toxics committee, said Sunday.The Environmental Protection Agency agreed in response to legal pressure to write up to 120 importing and manufacturing...

• Key Chains Recalled Due to Lead Paint Hazards

  Larry Buckfire | April 04, 2007 1:24 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  About 396,000 metal key chains, imported by Dollar General Merchandising, Inc., were recalled because they contain high levels of lead,paint which is toxic for children. Lead poisoning can cause learning problems, speech problems, delinquency, and behavioral problems, including symptoms like ADHD. The recall includes three styles of key chain: a flip flop, a single letter and dangling charms....

• Groovy Grabber Bracelets Recalled For Lead Paint

  Larry Buckfire | April 03, 2007 9:18 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  About 4 million Groovy Grabber children's bracelets, manufactured by A&A Global Industries,were recalled because the metallic part of the bands contains high levels of lead paint. This is considered toxic for children and can cause adverse health effects if ingested. The flexible bracelets are made from metal bands wrapped in plastic covers that are decorated with a variety of colors and...

• Cleveland Considers Lead Paint Poisoning Lawsuit

  Larry Buckfire | March 30, 2007 2:29 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Cleveland City Council is considering filing a lawsuit against the makers of lead paint, including Sherwin Williams. Lead-based paint was banned for use in households in the United States in 1978, but thousand of children continue to suffer lead poisoning injuries every year from deteriorated paint in older homes. Several lawsuits have been filed by other states, including Rhode Island, and by...

• New Lead Paint Poisoning Renovations Regulations

  Larry Buckfire | March 26, 2007 7:01 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  EPA is in the eleventh year of determining whether and how to regulate renovation, remodeling, and painting (RRP) activities conducted on the interior and exterior of pre-1978 housing. A protective RRP rule is one ofthe key ways to prevent the completely preventable disease of lead poisoning. The Agency has re-opened its rulemaking to receive comments on its recent research. Our firm recently...

• Lead Paint Case Goes to High Court(2)

  Larry Buckfire | March 20, 2007 8:15 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The lawsuit filed by the Attorney General in Rhode Island on behalf of its citizens has been appealed to the highest court in that state. The suit alleged that the state incurred significant expenses from the lead poisoning of children and clean-up costs. Sherwin-Williams Co. and NL Industries Inc. were among three companies accused by Rhode Island of covering up the health risks of lead paint...