Latex Protein Toxic Syndrome

On September 8, 2010, in Defective Products, by Philadelphia Personal Injury Lawyer

Latex Protein Toxic Syndrome
The Newest Toxic Exposure

This article first appeared in the Legal Intelligencer.

Latex has long been the material of choice for protective gloves in health care settings, providing the wearer with flexibility, a barrier against exposure to infectious agents, and durability.

Unfortunately, for a substantial number of health care workers and other regular wearers of [...]

Poisoning From Lead-Paint

On September 8, 2010, in Defective Products, by Philadelphia Personal Injury Lawyer

Poisoning From Lead-Paint
What Does it Take To Win the Case?

Childhood Lead-Paint poisoning is a hidden epidemic in this country. Statistics show that roughly 54 percent of poor black children, and 12 percent of affluent, middle class white kids living in urban areas, annually ingest enough lead to cause a substantial drop in IQ. With [...]

Swimming Pool Accidents

On September 7, 2010, in Defective Products, by Philadelphia Personal Injury Lawyer

Swimming Pool Accidents
Dangerous Swimming Pool

An all-to-common tragedy faced by the water -safety community each year involves a child, a guest, or a friend who drowns while swimming in the presence of others who are swimming in the same pool. The general public, untrained in the investigation and causation of water safety deaths, justifiably can wonder [...]

Defective Products

On September 7, 2010, in Defective Products, by Philadelphia Personal Injury Lawyer

Defective Products
Litigation Over Dangerous Products

Ford Motor Company no longer produces a car that explodes and bursts into a ball of flames when struck from behind. Work places have fewer guard-less punch presses and other machines capable of maiming and disfiguring. Life-threatening birth control and other medical devices have been removed from the market and the [...]

Unsafe Foods

On August 31, 2010, in Defective Products, by Philadelphia Personal Injury Lawyer

Unsafe Foods
Are the Prepared Foods You and Your Children Eat Safe?
When you shop at your supermarket or corner grocery, there is one thing that you take for granted: that at the very least the foods you buy and eat and serve your family don’t contain harmful substances.
More and more, however, the evening news is full [...]

Lead Paint Poisoning of Children

On August 31, 2010, in Defective Products, by Philadelphia Personal Injury Lawyer

Lead-Paint Poisoning of Children

One particular category of toxic tort is injury caused by exposure to lead-based paint. The hazards of lead-based paint have been known since the early 1900s, when the use of lead in the manufacture of paint was banned in Australia. The lead mining and lead pigment industries in the United States [...]

Lead in Vinyl Miniblinds

On August 31, 2010, in Defective Products, by Philadelphia Personal Injury Lawyer

Lead in Vinyl Miniblinds

Lead is a toxic substance with serious adverse effects on human beings. It is particularly hazardous to young children under the age of six because their bodies are rapidly developing. They absorb and retain lead more efficiently and they show adverse health affects at lower lead blood concentration levels. Lead poisoning [...]

Lead in Plates and Dishes

On August 31, 2010, in Defective Products, by Philadelphia Personal Injury Lawyer

Leaded Plates and Dishes
Are Your Children Eating Poison?

On March 31, 1999 FDA announced the recall of certain plates and dishes that were found to contain high levels of leachable lead and cadmium, two heavy metals that are extremely toxic and can hurt both children and adults.

The plates announced were 10-inch porcelain plates with distinctive [...]

Lead in Bathtub Glaze

On August 31, 2010, in Defective Products, by Philadelphia Personal Injury Lawyer

Lead in Bathtub Glaze

Lead poisoning is the number one preventable health hazard for children in America. Lead has been found in household paint, in vinyl miniblinds, and in household dust. In addition, a little known fact is that many fixtures, such as bathtubs, contain as much as 88% lead in the glaze. In [...]

Latex Allergy Resources

On August 31, 2010, in Defective Products, by Philadelphia Personal Injury Lawyer

Latex Allergy Resources

The following are web pages that we hope you will find helpful. We have searched the web looking for links to assist those suffering from Latex Allergy Injuries. If you learn of any other links which could be helpful and you think should be added to this list, please forward these by e-mail [...]