Posts tagged lead

• Corporations Pay Big for Misleading Advertising Promises

  David Mittleman | May 23, 2012 8:49 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A couple of recent stories have debunked advertisers' false claims about their products and shown the dangers of making big promises to consumers to get them to buy. From Nutella, the...

• 'Sexting': Harmless Fun Or Child Pornography?

  Devon Glass | January 20, 2009 10:25 AM | 4 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Teenagers flirting with each other is nothing new. With the easy availability of camera cell phones, the rules of flirting have changed dramatically. Instead of asking for a girls or boys phone...

• St. Louis Jury Awards $320 Million in Punitive Damages

  Mark Bello | August 08, 2011 8:21 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  Plaintiffs alleged that from 1986 to 1994, the owners of a smelting plant knowingly exposed residents to lead pollution, a neurotoxin that is especially harmful to children, and knew about the...

• Cheerleaders Cheer: For Safety!

  Mark Bello | August 21, 2010 11:58 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Spinal Cord Injuries
  

  A 14-year-old cheerleader thought she would impress the coaches at her high school by performing a back tuck. She landed on her head, fracturing her neck. Now she is paralyzed from the neck down and...

• Child Lead Poisoning Verdict

  Larry Buckfire | March 07, 2008 9:18 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A New York jury awarded $21 million to three children who suffered lead poisoning injuries as infants. The lead poisoning came from peeling and chipping paint at the rental home. The verdict was against the landlords. The children are in special education and have other behavioral problems. The health department inspectors found lead based paint hazards at the property.This is a great...

• Cowboys May Be Able to Control Cheerleader, But Not Me

  David Mittleman | November 27, 2011 12:20 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Recent reports highlighted the muzzling of a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader who used her Twitter account to discuss her recent encounter with a football player. Cheerleader Melissa Kellerman was...

• Michigan Town Helps Dream Come True For Nebraska Teen

  Nolan Erickson | October 09, 2011 10:29 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Workplace Discrimination
  

  About a month ago, the story of Julia Sullivan began to receive national attention. Julia, a sixteen-year-old Nebraska resident who was born without legs and with arms that end at her elbows, had...

• Girl With No Arms or Legs Argues Discrimination in Cheerleading Tryout Cuts

  David Mittleman | September 12, 2011 8:33 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Workplace Discrimination
  

  Julia Sullivan was born with no arms or legs, but has learned how to adapt. She is a 16-year-old high school student who participates in the school marching band by attaching a cymbal to her...

• Justice Denied in Mississippi: What Are YOU Going to do About it?

  Mark Bello | September 09, 2011 1:59 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Notice to all Americans who support a plaintiff's access to the civil justice system: This is the dirtier side of the politics of denying the public access to justice. Behind your backs, billion...

• Tainted Toys: How Does This Problem Continue?

  Mark Bello | February 08, 2011 1:52 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  There is no “safe” level of lead exposure for children, and yet it continues to show up in many children’s products: toys, stuffed animals, jewelry, trinkets. The CPSC, along with...