“Toys” known as water beads can be life-threatening. The beads come in different sizes, feel squishy when touched, and often look like candy to children. The danger is their appeal to kids. When soaked in water, they grow in size — and become choking hazards. If your child swallowed a water bead and was injured,…

The City of Stuart, Florida and 3M have reached a confidential settlement agreement arising out of a lawsuit that the City filed against 3M in 2018. The lawsuit alleged that “PFAS,” a group of manufactured chemicals formally known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, from products fabricated or sold by 3M, contaminated groundwater wells used by…

What Are End Stage Renal and Kidney Diseases? Chronic kidney disease (CKD), sometimes called chronic renal disease, “is a condition characterized by a gradual loss of kidney function over time,” explains the National Kidney Foundation. (3) Renal toxicity means there is an acute kidney injury that can result in CKD. Once you are diagnosed with a…

President Biden has signed into the law the Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022 (the “PACT Act”) in order to aid Marines and others who were on the base for those 34 years and developed a later injury due to consumption of contaminated water. “We hope that the passage of this legislation finally brings justice…

Weitz & Luxenberg filed a class action lawsuit against Chicco USA, Inc., because some of its children’s car seats contain PFAS and harmful flame retardants. Anyone who purchased a model containing the toxic chemicals is invited to join the lawsuit. The class action complaint was filed on July 1, 2022. It states Chicco fails to…

UPDATE: On August 10, 2022, President Joe Biden signed this bill into law. Weitz & Luxenberg attorneys are preparing to file lawsuits on behalf of people who are sick and either worked, lived, or served in the military at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Illnesses that are linked to these exposures…

Toxic Chemical Exposure Statistics “In 2017, 41 U.S. workers died on the job after a single episode of inhaling chemicals and chemical products.” Some of the worst offenders included carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, coal, natural gas, petroleum products, and methane gas. “Inhaling carbon monoxide led to the most fatalities” from 2011 to 2016. But inhalation…

UPDATE 2/7/2022: Final approval was granted for the settlement of this “forever chemical” on behalf of Hoosick Fall residents and businesses. In its order granting final approval to the settlement, the Court observed that there was a significant positive reaction from the class. Over 2,300 claims were filed, including approximately 70% of property and nuisance…

UPDATE: In June 2023, our attorneys negotiated a financial settlement between the City of Stuart, Florida and 3M over toxic PFAS chemicals contaminating the groundwater. Attorneys from Weitz & Luxenberg have partnered with Morgan & Morgan to represent the City of Stuart, FL in a lawsuit against Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) manufacturers for allegedly…

In a victory for the residents of Flint, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled today that a class action may proceed against the State of Michigan, the Governor, and State-appointed emergency managers in the City of Flint for their ill-fated decision to use the Flint River as a temporary cost-cutting source of drinking water. The Court’s…