Class Action

Causation in Court: Working Principles for Toxic Tort Cases
The Washington Legal Foundation has published "Causation in Court: Working Principles for Toxic Tort Cases" (pdf) authored by Antony Klapper, a partner in the DC office of Reed Smith...

Class Certification - Medical Monitoring
It continues to be difficult to predict the outcome of motions to certify classes in toxic tort cases. In a recent medical monitoring case in West Virginia, Rhodes v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co...

Exposure to Chemical in Plastics Poses Risks
The Los Angeles Times reports that in the first large-scale human study of the chemical, some found with bisphenol A in their urine had more than double the normal risk of heart disease and diabetes...

Legal Theory Lexicon: Causation
Introduction Causation is one of the basic conceptual tools of legal analysis. And for most purposes, we can get along with a notion of causation that is both vague and ambiguous. In the world of medium sized physical objects (automobiles,....

Michigan State Officials & Dow Chemical Cover Up Of Dioxin Exposure To Area Residents
The Detroit Free Press and other Michigan media outlets are reporting of a potentially far reaching scandal of epic proportions. In a news story today, Free Press reporters write: With the state's complicity, Dow Chemical Co...

New York Task Force To Examine Mold Exposure
The first meeting of the New York State Mold Task Force will be held today in Latham, New York. The task force was created to examine and report to the governor and legislature the magnitude of the mold problem in New York State, current knowledge about this problem, illnesses that it causes and possible future actions by the health department and legislature...

Employee Lawsuits: Negligent Hiring and Retention
Employers must check references, criminal records, other background material.

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Salmonella Found in Tomotoes
57 Reported Cases in New Mexico and Texas

Chemical Companies
alleging danger to people living near the plants.

Hazardous Chemical Spill
500 Evacuated from Denver Area Hospital

ConAgra Peanut Butter
Hundreds of Salmonella Cases Settled

Chemical Plant Explosion
CHEMCENTRAL Midwest Corporation agrees to $375,000 settlement for safety violations.

Sleeping Bag Lead Exposure