Category Archives: Environmental Health Threats

Toys to Toxic Waste: New Report Details Corporations that Skirt Responsibility and Shun Consumer Safety to Save Money

Washington, DC – As the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform holds their annual summit – an event dedicated to championing corporate misconduct and evading accountability – a new report released today details true stories of corporations that knew their … Continue reading

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ToxLaw.com – VA Supreme Court has refused Drees Co.’s petition for appeal – Meng 1.4 million judgement – construction defects led to debilitating mold-related injuries

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Supreme Court has refused The Drees Co.’s petition for appeal of a $1.4 million judgment that was awarded in March to a couple who claimed that construction defects led to debilitating mold-related injuries. Meng v. … Continue reading

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Your New Condo Leaks? Join the Club

Marilynn K. Yee/The New York Times;Tony Cenicola/The New York Times FIX IT PLEASE The boards of both the Slate Condominiums, above, in Manhattan, and the Broadway Arms in Brooklyn filed suit against the sponsors for defects. October 25, 2009 By … Continue reading

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Veterans seek coverage related to Agent Orange exposure – new bill would give treatment to all who served in Vietnam

October 25, 2009 By Brian Tumulty WASHINGTON — When Wayne Rademaker underwent prostate cancer surgery in 2007, the Department of Veterans Affairs denied him coverage, even though he’d been exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam in 1969. The water that … Continue reading

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Logjam at CDC – School Mold Help.org request for CDC to update mold info to correspond with that produced by the World Health Organization – July 2009 & the results of communication with Dr. Paul L. Garbe – Chief of Air Pollution & Respiratory Branch

Reqest to CDC to update is included at the end of this post. Since January, 2009, The Center for School Mold Help has engaged in a writing campaign to alert President Obama and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Continue reading

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