Just the name itself inspires terrifying images of organically mutated super vegetables with a potential for causing sickness and even death. It has been a hotbed of discussion and debates for at least the past decade, despite continued federal government support from various agencies.
Two class-action lawsuits have been filed by area law firms on behalf of residents against firefighting foam manufacturers due to water contamination in the Horsham and Warminster areas. Norristown-based Creedon and Feliciani, along with Philadelphia-based Levin, Fishbein, Sedran, & Berman have announced that the suits will be filed on behalf of 14 residents of Montgomery and Bucks counties …
MORE than 500 residents caught up in the Oakey water contamination crisis could be part of a possible class action suit against the Department of Defence. Shine Lawyers partner Peter Shannon said he had received overwhelming interest in legal action, more than two years after the Department first raised concerns about the presence of toxic chemicals from a nearby army base. The revelations come …
Fifteen Bethpage residents filed a $500 million class-action lawsuit this week against Northrop Grumman, claiming the defense contractor’s manufacturing operations exposed them to toxic chemicals in air, drinking water and soil. The residents allege that Northrop Grumman did not properly warn the community about contamination generated on a parcel of more than 600 acres in Bethpage, …
A group of people victimized by toxic humidifier sterilizers plan to bring a class-action lawsuit against the products’ manufacturers and distributors to seek unspecified damages, an environment civic group said Thursday. The Seoul-based Asian Citizen’s Center for Environment and Health said it will convene a meeting of the victims and their families on Sunday to…
For decades 3M was the primary producer of C8, or PFOA, and was the sole producer of a related chemical known as PFOS. But while DuPont was caught up in a massive class action suit over C8, 3M has largely avoided public scrutiny and serious legal or financial consequences for its role in developing and selling these industrial pollutants. In February, however, a state court in Minnesota, where …
MARK STRYNAR AND Andrew Lindstrom walked down the muddy bank of the Cape Fear River toward the water, sampling equipment in hand. It was the summer of 2012, and the scientists, who both work for the Environmental Protection Agency, were taking the first steps in what would be more than two years of detective work. The Cape Fear winds its way for over 200 miles through North Carolina before …