Showing posts with label lead paint. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lead paint. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 17, 2018

SCOTUS Upholds California Supreme Court: Lead Paint Manufacturers Liable for Over $400 Million

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The US Supreme Court declined to review a California Supreme Court decision holding multiple lead paint manufacturers responsible for clea...
Friday, December 29, 2017

2018 May Bring Reduced Lead Exposure in the Workplace

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Lead paint exposure and resulting illness in the workplace may be reduced following a Federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision this w...
Friday, November 17, 2017

California Court of Appeal Upholds Landmark Ruling Affirming $1.5 Billion Judgment Ordering the Removal of Lead Paint From Pre-1951 Homes

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After a seventeen year legal battle that broke new legal ground, California’s Sixth District Court of Appeal unanimously upheld a lower co...
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Occupational Exposure to Lead Continues to be a Serious Health Issue

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The California Department of Health has reported that the workers' occupational exposure to lead continues to be a serious public healt...
Friday, April 8, 2016

NJ: The Lead Paint Poisoning Crisis Continues

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Lead Paint (Photo credit:  Wikipedia ) Lead paint for decades has been a problem in New Jersey decaying housing for decades . The conse...
Thursday, March 3, 2016

Property Developer Pleads Guilty To Exposing Workers To Asbestos During Removal Operations

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U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr., in Rochester, NY,  announced today that Anastasios “Taso” Kolokouris, 32, of Avon, NY, pleaded guilty ...
Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Lead: Bringing it Home From Work

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NIOSH reports that homes may be contaminated by toxic substances such as lead when employees bring home the contaminates. Bystander exposure...
Monday, July 28, 2014

Attorneys Who Won Landmark Lead Paint Judgment and Cleanup Named Public Justice Trial Lawyer of the Year

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The attorneys who successfully fought for lead paint cleanup in People of California v. Atlantic Fidelma Fitzpatrick Richfield were...
Monday, April 28, 2014

US EPA Seeks Input About Lead Contamination in Public and Commercial Buildings

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting small businesses to participate as consultants for a Small Business Advocacy Rev...
Thursday, April 17, 2014

EPA Enforcement Actions Against New England Painting Companies

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Several recent settlements ensure that New England businesses performing painting and home renovation work are complying with requirements d...
Thursday, December 26, 2013

Buffalo attorney had key role in lead-paint ruling

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Fidelma Fitzpatrick is a seasoned trial attorney with the law firm of Motley Rice LLC. She is exceptionally skilled in both negotiate...
Sunday, December 22, 2013

Judge Orders Companies to Pay $1.1 Billion for Lead Paint Removal

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Video Link:  http://tinyurl.com/mwoqs3d On Monday, a judge ordered three paint companies to pay $1.1 billion to remove lead-based p...
Thursday, December 19, 2013

Ruling in California case may prompt new lawsuits over lead paint

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The recent $1.1 Billion judgment against the lead paint  companies in California for creating a public nuisance may have widespread im...
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Calif. judge wants paint companies to cover cost of lead removal

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Lead paint has been deemed a " public nuisance " and a Judge in California has directed several former lead paint companies to...
Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Stunning Loss for Lead Paint Makers in Lawsuit by California Cities and Counties

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Lead paint manufacturers were held liable for creating a public nuisance. The Court order ed them to pay $1.1 Billion dollars in damage...

Firms to pay $1.1-billion in long-running lead paint lawsuit

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In an historic ruling, a California Judge, held the lead paint pigment manufacturers liable for the damage they caused children by placi...
Friday, December 13, 2013

Increase in miscarriages coincided with high levels of lead in D.C. water, study finds

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The study findings, which are scheduled to be published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, do not prove that the city’s ...
Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Three Known Causes of Death: Lead Paint, Asbestos, and PowerPoints!

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Today's post was shared by Linda Reinstein and comes from switchandshift.com Three known causes of premature human death are exposur...
Friday, October 25, 2013

U.S. National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Goes Global

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Today's post was shared by US EPA News and comes from yosemite.epa.gov he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , U.S. Depart...
Thursday, October 17, 2013

This Is Your Brain on Toxins

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The need for regulation and responsibility is the focus of this very interesting article that appears in The New York Times today. Toda...