Category: Toxic Chemical Exposure
Jury Awards $20 Million to Man Burned in Gas Explosion
A jury in Los Angeles, California has ordered Southern California Gas Co. to pay nearly $20 million to a man who was severely burned and suffered brain damage in a gas explosion at his apartment in San Gabriel.
DuPont Faces Over 900 C8 Lawsuits Involving Injuries
June 17, 2014 -- The Charleston Daily Mail reports that DuPont is facing 965 lawsuits involving injuries linked to exposure to the toxic chemical C8 before 2004. The lawsuits have been centralized as part of a Multi-District Litigation (MDL No....
California Jury Awards $10.9 Million in Mesothelioma Lawsuit
A jury in California awarded $10.9 million to the family of a men who died of mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos on the job.
Fumes, Glue, Benzene Linked to Decades of Brain Damage
May 13, 2014 -- A lifetime of exposure to paint fumes, glue, degreaser, petroleum, and other common solvents has been linked to brain damage that may impair thinking and memory for decades, according to a study published in Neurology. Researchers...
Family Seeks $9 Million in First Fracking Trial in Texas
April 11, 2014 -- Trial is underway for a family in Texas seeking $9 million in damages for health problems they developed after more than 50 natural gas wells opened up within a 2-mile radius of their home, according to...
West Virginia Toxic Chemical Spill Lawsuits Filed
January 14, 2014 -- At least 18 toxic chemical lawsuits have been filed in West Virginia against Freedom Industries and West Virginia American Water, the company that owned storage tanks that leaked thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals into the...
C8 Lawsuits Centralized in Federal Litigation
November 7, 2013 -- The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has centralized 46 C8 chemical exposure lawsuits will be centralized in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, before Judge Edmund A. Sargus. The establishment...
Second-hand Asbestos Exposure Lawsuit Awarded $27.3 Million
A jury awarded $27 million in a second-hand asbestos and mesothelioma lawsuit.
270 Tons of Ammonium Nitrate Stored at West Fertilizer Plant
April 26, 2013 -- Investigators haven’t determined what caused last week’s fire and explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, but they know that it somehow ignited tanks filled with anhydrous ammonia and ammonium nitrate. Reuters reported that documents...
Exxon Oil Spill Class Action Lawsuit in Mayflower, Arkansas
April 8, 2013 -- One week after an oil pipeline burst and caused an oil spill in Mayflower, Arkansas, two residents have filed a class action lawsuit against ExxonMobil. The plaintiffs, Kathryn Chunn and Kimla Greene, are seeking class action...