Source: http://texastriallawyer.com Welding Rod Fumes Can Cause Manganism / Parkinson’s Disease Welder’s Disease / Manganism is a chronic disorder of the central nervous system. The manganism is similar to Parkinson’s Disease, and may include slow and clumsy movements, tremors, shakes, weakness, difficulty breathing, loss of coordination and slurred speech. Manganism or parkinsonism develops after years […]

Source: http://brassmein.com By: Michael Monheit, Esquire, Monheit Law, PC Manganism, A Collection of Symptoms That Result From Excessive Manganese Exposure. Manganism (AKA welder’s-disease) is another name for a collection of symptoms that result from excessive manganese exposure. Manganism has also been called “Parkinson’s syndrome” because its symptoms closely resemble those of Parkinson’s disease, a devastating […]

Source: http://www.bigclassaction.com, May 20, 2010 A $14 million settlement has been awarded in an asbestos lawsuit brought by a man from who alleged that he developed deadly abdominal cancer after being exposed to the mineral in the 1970s. William Aubin, now 59 years old and a retired firefighter, worked for his family’s construction company, Aubin […]

Source: http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com, April 3, 2008 Coos County brought a lawsuit against Miami based MasTec, Inc., over the construction of a natural gas pipeline. The suit, filed in 2004, stated that there were several problems associated with the construction, including four lawsuits from private landowners against the County and MasTec accusing them of property damage, while […]

Source: http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com, November 22, 2007 The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly brought charges against McGraw’s Custom Construction, a construction company, over a faulty job at the local elementary school. The suit stated that the company had rendered substandard services, including defective construction and mold remediation at Schoenbar Middle School. As part of a settlement agreement reached, […]

Source: http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com, November 28, 2014 By: Heidi Turner Two companies face almost $380,000 in fines for allegedly exposing employees to asbestos, putting them at risk of asbestosis and other diseases linked to asbestos. The fines are related to the demolition of an apartment building in Seattle, during which time employees were exposed to asbestos and […]

Source: http://www.bigclassaction.com, December 3, 2012 Two homeowners have filed a national defective products class action lawsuit against NCFI Polyurethanes and McGlaughlin Spray Foam Insulation Inc. The lawsuit contends that the companies manufactured and installed toxic insulation that can harm property and cause adverse health problems in people exposed to the product. Specifically, the lawsuit, entitled […]

Source: http://www.bigclassaction.com, July 15, 2013 A federal judge has ruled that Barnhardt Manufacturing Co. will face a consumer fraud class action lawsuit filed by a Pennsylvania couple who allege the spray polyurethane foam insulation (SPF) “remains toxic” after installation. Specifically, Daniel and Paula Slemmer Slemmer, who filed the lawsuit, allege the insulation is a health […]

Source: http://www.floridaconstructionlawyerblog.com, May 4, 2010 By: Siegfried, Rivera, Hyman, Lerner, De La Torre, Mars & Sobel, P.A. Construction law attorneys in Florida and several other states are keeping a close eye on several cases in federal court in Louisiana, where a judge recently awarded $164,000 for the costs of removing Chinese drywall from a home […]

Source: http://www.wjhg.com, January 5, 2012 By: Chad Mira Part of the long legal dispute over cost overrun and environmental fines involving the new airport construction project has ended. But the case may not yet be over. Phoenix Constructions owner James Finch and the Airport Authority agreed Thursday to drop their claims against each other. They […]

Source: http://www.asbestos.com Asbestos does not occur naturally in Florida, but large amounts of it were shipped to the state and even more contaminated products were used commercially in construction and other industries. According to records, at least 109,949 tons of asbestos were shipped from Libby, Montana, for processing in five Florida cities: Boca Raton, Jacksonville, […]

Source: https://atlantic2.sierraclub.org By: Karl Grossman The ECU—Environmental Crime Unit—of the Suffolk County district attorney’s office has figured prominently in major stories in the New York region in recent times. The ECU has been investigating the dumping of 50,000 tons or more of hazardous materials, including asbestos-laden debris, in Brentwood, Central Islip—two largely minority communities in […]