“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…

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…

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…

Weitz & Luxenberg today announced that its lawsuit against Taconic Plastics Limited over water contamination in Petersburgh, New York, has been certified as the first class action case for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) pollution in the state. The lawsuit alleges that the release of PFOA from Taconic’s manufacturing facility contaminated the town’s drinking water and surrounding…

Weitz & Luxenberg has filed a federal class action lawsuit against six producers of firefighting foam used on military bases that led to the contamination of water supplies in Pennsylvania’s Bucks and Montgomery counties with the chemicals PFOS and PFOA. “For years, residents living near military bases in eastern Pennsylvania were unknowingly exposed to dangerous…

Eighty-seven residents of Duncan, Okla., are suing energy giant Halliburton Co., its subsidiary Halliburton Energy Services Inc. and SAIC Energy, Environmental and Infrastructure LLC (formerly The Benham Companies LLC). Their suit alleges they were harmed by decades-long consumption of well-water contaminated with toxic wastes from a nearby rocket-motor recycling operation (docket CJ-2011-A51-W, District Court, Cleveland…