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44 Million Americans Drink PFAS-Contaminated Water, Says New Study
March 4, 2024. By Jane Mundy.
Washington, DC Data released by the Environmental Protection Agency shows that 44 million people in the U.S. have toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in their drinking water, but that could be just the tip of the iceberg as the full scale of PFAS contamination is likely much more widespread. However, scientists at the Environmental Working Group (EWG) estimated in 2020 that more than 200 million Americans are exposed to forever chemicals in their drinking water.
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Camp Lejeune Litigation on Track, First Settlements Reached, and Unpublished Cancer Study
December 1, 2023. By Jane Mundy.
Jacksonville, N.C November has been a big month for Camp Lejeune attorneys. Litigation is on track – literally. Discovery is divided into two tracks of five illnesses each and the first lawsuits are slated for 2024. The first government settlements have finally been accepted and Reuters reported an unpublished study finding elevated Camp Lejeune cancer rates at the U.S. military base, which could result in even more Camp Lejeune lawsuits.
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Lawsuit Links PFAS PFOA Water Contamination to Ulcerative Colitis
November 27, 2023. By Anne Wallace.
Charleston, SC On September 13, Marye Smith filed a perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Smith v. 3M Company alleges that Ms. Smith developed ulcerative colitis because of years of exposure to toxic PFAS in drinking water contaminated with aqueous firefighting foam.
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Jury Awards $107 Million in Asbestos Mesothelioma Lawsuit
November 22, 2023. By Anne Wallace.
Los Angeles, CA On July 11, a California jury awarded the family of a man who died of asbestos mesothelioma more than $107 million. Joel Hernandezcueva, the father of four young children, died in 2014 from pleural mesothelioma, a terminal cancer that his treating physicians testified is caused only by asbestos exposure.
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Camp LeJeune Master and Short Form Complaint
October 30, 2023. By Jane Mundy.
Santa Clara, CA To help hundreds and thousands of Camp LeJeune plaintiffs claiming contaminated water caused serious health issues, lawyers have filed a Master Complaint outlining and defining all their common allegations and claims. And to streamline litigation for bringing new Camp LeJeune lawsuits, plaintiffs can take some of these allegations and claims and adopt them in a Short Form complaint. Each plaintiff, however, is still required to individually establish that their injury is “at least as likely as not” caused by exposure to water on the base.
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Exposure to PFAS Doubles Cancer Risk in Women
October 18, 2023. By Anne Wallace.
Ann Arbor, MI A study, published on September 18 in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology suggests that exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS and PFOA) compounds greatly increases the risk of melanoma, ovarian and uterine cancers in women. The precise mechanism is unknown, but PFAS exposure appears to affect the immune and hormonal systems, liver function and other bodily processes.
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$12.5 Billion PFAS Settlement Revised to Extend 3M Liability
September 29, 2023. By Anne Wallace.
Charleston, SC On August 29, the District Court for the District of South Carolina preliminarily approved a revision to the $12.5 billion proposed settlement in a class action perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl lawsuit brought by a long list of water utilities. The settlement was reached after a five-year legal battle that involved 37.4 million pages of discovery documents and more than 160 depositions. The revision is specifically designed to protect the utilities from some future liabilities.
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Navy Offers Elective Option to Hasten Camp Lejeune Settlements
September 20, 2023. By Jane Mundy.
Santa Clara, CA The Department of the Navy has come up with its “Elective Option”, which it describes as an expedited resolution process. It is an attempt to speed up compensation for more than 1,100 federal lawsuits and 93,000 administrative claims filed by Camp Lejeune veterans and their families. To date, not one Camp Lejeune claim has been resolved and time is running out for veterans injured by contaminated water.
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Maryland’s Largest Water Utility Files PFAS Lawsuit
August 30, 2023. By Anne Wallace.
Greenbelt, MD On August 4, Maryland’s largest water utility, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), filed a perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS/PFOA) lawsuit against 3M and DuPont de Nemours among other defendants. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission v. 3M Company alleges that the PFAS manufacturers made and marketed PFAS-contaminated fire-suppression foams and concealed the toxic nature of the materials from the public.
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Camp LeJeune Lawsuits at a Crawl as More Wrongful Death Lawsuits Filed
August 24, 2023. By Jane Mundy.
Santa Clara, CA Covering up contaminated water at Camp LeJeune has been called a “crime against humanity” but with the passing of the PACT Act, the Marine Corps had a chance to make things right, to compensate its veterans and civilians who were exposed to the toxic water. But to make matters worse than they already are, countless victims are still waiting for relief. One year after the act was passed, not one of more than 75,000 claims filed under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act has been settled.
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- 3M to Settle PFAS/PFOA Water Contamination Lawsuit for $10.3 Billion By Anne Wallace (Jul-24-23)
- Add Dental Problems to Camp Lejeune Injuries By Jane Mundy (Jul-10-23)
- As Goes the Water in Waterville, so Goes the Nation’s By Anne Wallace (Jun-13-23)
- PFAS Linked to Obesity By Anne Wallace (May-26-23)
- Can PFAS and PFOAs be Scrubbed from Drinking Water? By Anne Wallace (Apr-27-23)
- Camp LeJeune First Hearing By Jane Mundy (Apr-13-23)
- Camp Lejeune Litigation Logjam By Jane Mundy (Mar-29-23)
- Camp LeJeune Contaminated Water Lawsuits – Where’s the Flood? By Anne Wallace (Mar-25-23)
- Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Lawsuits Rising By Jane Mundy (Feb-3-23)
- Camp Lejeune Denied Claims Must Be Resubmitted Under New Act – AKA more Red Tape By Jane Mundy (Jan-4-23)
- Asbestos Mesothelioma Victims Stymied by Bestwall LLC Bankruptcy By Anne Wallace (Dec-27-22)
- North Carolina Sues 3M Co. for PFAS/PFOA Environmental Damage By Anne Wallace (Dec-5-22)
- Veteran Files Camp LeJeune Contaminated Water Lawsuit By Anne Wallace (Nov-7-22)
- Class Action Toxic Tort Lawsuit Filed in Camp LeJeune Water Contamination Case By Anne Wallace (Sep-12-22)
- Marine with Ulcerative Colitis Files Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Lawsuit By Jane Mundy (Aug-30-22)
- Attorney Discusses Camp Lejeune Contaminated Water Lawsuits By Jane Mundy (Aug-12-22)
- Marine at Camp LeJeune with Cancer Concerned about Children By Jane Mundy (Aug-4-22)
- Toxic Herbicide Paraquat Lawsuit Claims and Risk of Parkinson’s Disease By LAS Staff Writer (Jul-15-22)
- Goodbye to Glyphosate? By Anne Wallace (Jun-18-21)
- California Lawsuit: Paraquat Caused Parkinson’s disease By Anne Wallace (May-25-21)
- Plaintiff ‘s final rebuttal witness, a USA Navy Officer, Sinks $27 Million Claim against Asbestos Company By Jane Mundy (Mar-16-21)
- PFAS Association with COVID – Advice is Confusing By Jane Mundy (Dec-26-20)
- “Do I have an Asbestos Case”? Your Questions Answered by Asbestos and Mesothelioma Attorney By Jane Mundy (Dec-20-20)
- Monsanto Glyphosate Lawsuit: Expert Testimony Deemed Credible Enough for Trial By Lori Prapas (Aug-8-18)
- Asbestos Mesothelioma Passed from Father to Son, Guilty Verdict for Defendant Liberty Utilities (Park Water) Corp. By Jane Mundy (Jun-25-18)
- New Evidence Reopens Scotts Turf Builder Mesothelioma Lawsuit By Anne Wallace (Mar-20-18)
- The Odds Are Stacking Up Against Burn Pit Victims By Gordon Gibb (Nov-26-17)
- Bedbug Victims Bite Back By Brenda Craig (Nov-11-17)
- Attorney Estimates California Wildfire Damage is in the Billions By Brenda Craig (Nov-10-17)
- What is Next for Burn Pit Lawsuits? By Anne Wallace (Oct-26-17)
- Burn Pit Lawsuit Shows How Hard it is to Sue Military Contractors By Anne Wallace (Sep-25-17)
- Contractor Not to Blame for Veterans’ Health Problems By Brenda Craig (Aug-9-17)
- Not-Ready-for-Market Herbicide Kills Farmers’ Crops By Brenda Craig (Jul-26-17)
- Florida Premises Liability Lawsuit Results in Jury Award for Burn Victim By Gordon Gibb (Jun-26-17)
- Florida Premises Liability Lawsuit Claims Excessive Traffic in Government Office By Gordon Gibb (Apr-10-17)
- Partial Victory for Fan in Florida Premises Liability Lawsuit against Daytona Speedway By Gordon Gibb (Mar-18-17)
- $14.2B Settlement Finalized in VW Emissions Class Action By Lucy Campbell (Oct-26-16)
- Soberanes Wildfire Destroying Homes and Property By Lucy Campbell (Jul-25-16)
- LA Wildfire Explodes to 20,000 Acres By Lucy Campbell (Jul-25-16)
- Alberta Wildfires Dubbed “The Beast” Still Burning Out of Control By Gordon Gibb (May-9-16)