Posts tagged toxic

• MSU Researchers Discover Bathtub Refinishing Product Linked to Deaths

  David Mittleman | March 08, 2012 9:57 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Two Michigan State University researchers made an important discovery recently when they found that a chemical found in bathtub refinishers is linked to death. The heavy-duty chemical solvent,...

• Fumigant Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled

  Mark Bello | December 07, 2011 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  The wide use of pesticides is having serious health ramifications on humans and children are particularly susceptible. Pesticides can cause cancer, affect neurological systems, memory, and cause...

• Auto Accidents: Different Results Yet Same Message

  Mark Bello | November 07, 2011 11:11 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In Las Vegas, police responded to an auto accident resulting in two fatalities. The accident occurred when the driver of a Ford Fusion traveling westbound T-boned a Dodge Stratus traveling...

• 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...

• Rare Kidney Cancer Afflicting Young Children in Marine City, Michigan

  David Mittleman | May 06, 2011 9:32 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  A rare form of kidney cancer known as Wilm's tumor has been found in five children in the last four years in the small town of Marine City, Michigan. The most recent victim is a six-month old girl...

• Driver Alcohol Detection Systems for Safety

  Mark Bello | February 21, 2011 11:13 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  “Drunk driving continues to be a national tragedy that needlessly claims the lives of thousands of people on our highways each year,” said Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood....

• 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...

• Super Bowl Sunday is Upon Us: Play Good Defense While Driving

  Mark Bello | February 01, 2011 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Super Bowl Sunday is one of America's biggest and most entertaining national sporting events, but it is also one of the nation's most dangerous days on the roadways. Increasingly seen as an...

• Think Before You Drink

  Mark Bello | January 31, 2011 9:54 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Driving requires focus, concentration, and a lot of common sense. When you drink alcohol or use drugs and drive, you are endangering your life as well as the lives of your passengers and other...

• Are Laws Enough to Stop Drunk Drivers?

  Mark Bello | January 10, 2011 11:07 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  According to the NHTSA’s “National Survey of Drinking and Driving Attitudes and Behaviors,” four out of five people identified drunk driving as a “major threat” to...