Category: Toxic Chemical Exposure
Texas Formaldehyde Poisoning Lawyer
Lawsuits claim that Lumber Liquidators has been selling Chinese-made laminate wood floors containing poisonous levels of formaldehyde. Over time, this cancer-causing chemical can cause a wide range of debilitating health problems. What is Formaldehyde? Formaldehyde is a colorless, flammable, strong-smelling...
Senator Calls for CPSC Investigation into Lumber Liquidators
March 23, 2015 -- Senator Chuck Schumer (D-New York) has asked the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) to investigate formaldehyde emissions from Chinese-made laminate wood floors sold by Lumber Liquidators. Schumer also asked the CPSC to initiate recalls or other...
Lumber Liquidators Class Actions May Be Consolidated
March 16, 2015 -- An attorney in California has asked a panel of federal judges to consolidate 10 class action lawsuits against Lumber Liquidators into a Multi-District Litigation (MDL) in one federal court, under one judge. Meanwhile, lawsuits and class...
Texas Laminate Flooring Installer Lawyer
Flooring contractors who install laminated wood floors from Lumber Liquidators may have been exposed to dangerous levels of formaldehyde while cutting, breathing in dust, and installing floors. If you developed health problems, you may be entitled to compensation for your...
Texas Lumber Liquidators Shareholder Class Action Lawyer
What is the problem? Lumber Liquidators’ stock price went from $13 a share in 2011 to $119 in 2013. It is almost unprecedented for a commodity business to double its profit margins in two years, which raised red flags....
Texas Lumber Liquidators Class Action Lawyer
Several class action lawsuits have been filed against Lumber Liquidators for selling Chinese-made laminate wood or bamboo flooring that contains toxic levels of formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical. What is the problem? Lumber Liquidators has been hit with a class action...
Texas Lumber Liquidators Lawyer
An investigative report by “60 Minutes” accuses Lumber Liquidators of selling Chinese-made laminate flooring with illegal levels of formaldehyde, a toxic cancer-causing chemicals. Get Your Floors Tested Customers who have laminate floors from Lumber Liquidators can see if they qualify...
Child in New York Dies from Liquid Nicotine Poisoning
A child died of nicotine poisoning after accidentally swallowing the liquid for an e-cigarette.
DuPont Hit With Lawsuit After Deadly Toxic Chemical Leak
November 19, 2014 -- Reuters reports that Texas trial lawyers have filed wrongful death lawsuits on behalf of people who died in a toxic chemical leak at a DuPont facility in La Porte, Texas. The leak involved methyl mercaptan, which...
Texas Carbon Monoxide Lawyer
Every year, about 170 people in the United States die from non-automotive carbon monoxide poisoning, and about 15,000 visit an emergency room. Many of these injuries and deaths could be prevented with carbon monoxide detectors or adequate maintenance of furnaces,...