On January 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) began processing PACT Act benefits claims for veterans exposed to toxic chemicals during their…
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Are You Snacking on Cancer-Causing Weed Killer? Here Are the Foods You Need to Avoid
After paying $289 Million in damages to a man who developed cancer from using its bestselling weed killer Roundup, Monsanto (now owned by Bayer) would…
New Exactech® Implant Recall Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) Approved
On October 7, 2022, more than 75 lawsuits filed against medical device manufacturer Exactech® were consolidated by the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation…
Healthy Lung Month: How to Care for Your Lungs
Each year throughout October, Healthy Lung Month aims to increase awareness of rare lung diseases and emphasize the importance of lung health. More and more…
Lawsuits Lead J&J to Stop Global Talc-Based Baby Powder Sales
In August 2022, health care giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced it will halt all distribution of talcum-based baby powder globally in 2023. The decision…
Report: Chelsea Nursing Home Neglected Residents Due to Staffing Issue
Boston 25 News reported an alarming incident at the AdviniaCare Eastpointe nursing home in Chelsea, Massachusetts. On Saturday, September 10, 2022, a woman visiting the…
Anniversary of U.S. Asbestos Ban: Lifted by Courts 2 Years Later
Asbestos is a flameproof but highly dangerous material. It was used for decades in many military and domestic items, from battleships to children's pajamas. It…
Sokolove Law Is Committed to Fighting Racial Inequality Today and Every Day - Juneteenth 2022
Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1st, 1863, ordering the liberation of nearly 4 million enslaved African Americans in the Confederate South. Despite…
Shortage of Infant Formula in the U.S. Leads Parents to Take Extreme Measures
In truth, the United State's baby-formula crisis began not weeks, but months ago — in February, when an Abbott Nutrition manufacturing plant in Sturgis, Michigan…
