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Does Your Child Have Birth Defects Or Developmental Disorders? Exposure During Pregnancy May Be The Cause

Alexander Hawes represents two children who suffer from autism, a disorder of neural development. The signs of autism are loss of social interaction and communication, and repetitive behavior. Autism impact information processing by changing how brain cells connect. (more…)

Posted on: July 8, 2010 Posted in: Toxic Chemical Exposure & Birth Defects No Comments

EPA Finally Acts On “Inert” Pesticide Ingredients

Only with the blessings of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could a substance as dangerous as benzene carry the label of “inert”. (more…)

Posted on: February 10, 2010 Posted in: Product Liability / Defective Products, Toxic Chemical Exposure & Birth Defects No Comments

Household Cleaners: Toxic Chemicals That Cause Birth Defects

Household cleaners, dishwashing detergents, furniture polish, bug sprays, and carpet cleaners contain toxic chemicals that have caused wrongful deaths and personal injuries such as asthma, birth defects, poisonings, and burns. (more…)

Posted on: January 16, 2010 Posted in: Toxic Chemical Exposure & Birth Defects No Comments

Paxil Causes Birth Defects

A court in Pennsylvania has ordered Glaxo (GSK) to pay Michelle David $2.5 million for past and future medical expenses for her son who was born with severe birth defects that were caused by the anti-depressant Paxil that was prescribed for her during her pregnancy. (more…)

Posted on: December 11, 2009 Posted in: Toxic Chemical Exposure & Birth Defects, Unsafe Drugs No Comments

Chemicals Cause Birth Defects in Children

The Toxic Substances Control Act has been on the books since 1976, and it’s done almost nothing to protect Americans from toxic substances. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA has analyzed only 200 of the 80,000 chemicals in use, and has banned only 5. (more…)

Posted on: November 12, 2009 Posted in: Toxic Chemical Exposure & Birth Defects No Comments

Solvents Cause Personal Injuries and Wrongful Deaths: Leukemia and Brain Cancer

Solvents dissolve, suspend, or extract other materials without causing a chemical change to the material or the solvent.

Solvents are in numerous products ranging from carpets, paints to cleaning products, but solvents other than water can be dangerous and deadly, especially to workers exposed to them on a daily basis. The body absorbs solvents through breathing and through the skin. The harmful effects are cumulative, which is why cancers do not appear until years or decades after exposure. (more…)

Posted on: October 3, 2009 Posted in: Personal Injury / Wrongful Death, Toxic Chemical Exposure & Birth Defects One Comment

What Causes Cancer: Your Genes or Your Work?

Are some people doomed to cancer because of their genetic makeup, or does the environment in which a person lives and works determine his or her likelihood of acquiring the disease?

The overwhelming answer, which is supported by a huge body of research, is that the environment is the primary cause of cancer. For a few forms, heredity can make a person more susceptible, but heredity by itself never dooms anyone to cancer. (more…)

Posted on: September 18, 2009 Posted in: Personal Injury / Wrongful Death, Toxic Chemical Exposure & Birth Defects No Comments

Dangerous Chemicals at Work Caused Birth Defects: Case Report

Jack Zhao will never graduate from school. He will never hold a job. He will never play baseball or do any of the things that the other boys in his neighborhood do. Jack will never enjoy being a boy because he was born blind and with severe, irreversible brain damage. He also entered the world with undescended testes and a small phallus, all signs of chemical exposure during pregnancy. (more…)

Posted on: July 25, 2009 Posted in: Personal Injury / Wrongful Death, Toxic Chemical Exposure & Birth Defects One Comment

Chemically Caused Personal Injuries and Disease

“Safe Until Proven Dangerous or Deadly” is the attitude that our government has taken toward chemicals. Industries don’t have to prove that a chemical is safe before using it, and harmful chemicals can be in products for years and even decades before their damaging effects begin to draw attention.

The law that assures (or is supposed to assure) that chemicals are safe for people and for the planet is the Toxic Substances Control Act. It’s been on the books since 1976, and it’s done almost nothing to protect Americans from toxic substances. The law has practically no power behind it, and since it’s been on the books, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the agency primarily responsible for regulating chemicals, has analyzed only 200 of the 80,000 chemicals in use, and has banned only 5. (more…)

Posted on: July 21, 2009 Posted in: Toxic Chemical Exposure & Birth Defects One Comment

Chemical Exposure at Work: Cancer and Birth Defects

Exposure to toxic chemicals can cause cancer, birth defects for children in the womb, and a long list of personal injuries. Employers who choose to expose their workers to toxic chemicals without providing full training and proper protection and are likely to pay heavily for this basic violation of human rights.

Our firm has a long and successful record of representing workers subjected to preventable workplace hazards. In one recent case, we secured an award of $4.25 million for a young boy born with severe birth defects. Jack’s personal injuries were a result of his pregnant mother’s exposure to gallium arsenide and methanol in the factory where she worked. (more…)

Posted on: July 1, 2009 Posted in: Personal Injury / Wrongful Death, Toxic Chemical Exposure & Birth Defects No Comments

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