by | Jul 17, 2017 | Lead, Toxic Tort
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently awarded Lead-Based Hazard Control grants to states to assist with the financial burden of deleading homes in the states’ housing stocks. As part of the grants, New Hampshire received $5.8...
by | Jul 10, 2017 | Asbestos, Toxic Tort
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office recently obtained a preliminary injunction against Clean Air Environmental, Inc. for alleged violations related to the abatement, storage, and disposal of asbestos waste. In June, the Attorney General’s Office...
by | Jul 7, 2017 | Talc, Toxic Tort
On February 24, 2016, the first jury verdict in a talcum powder ovarian cancer lawsuit returned in favor of the plaintiff, Jacqueline Fox. The Missouri jury awarded the plaintiff $72 million in damages. Johnson & Johnson, who the jury found liable for the...
by | Jul 6, 2017 | Asbestos, Toxic Tort
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) fined developer Peninsula Home Builders, Inc. $98,150 for various asbestos violations found at a residential renovation project in Brookline, Massachusetts. MassDEP discovered the violations after...
by | Jul 5, 2017 | Talc, Toxic Tort
As CMBG3 reported earlier this year, the first California case (Eva Echeverria v. Johnson & Johnson, number BC628228, in the Superior Court of California for Los Angeles County) against Johnson & Johnson regarding allegations of ovarian cancer caused by talcum...
