Weitz & Luxenberg is accepting cases involving birth defects in children whose mothers used wakefulness medications Provigil (modafinil) or Nuvigil (armodafinil) during pregnancy. Provigil and…
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Category: Consumer Protection - General
EPA’s Indoor Air Quality App Ignores PCBs
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released an indoor air quality app for Android and iPhone that addresses indoor air quality (IAQ) issues…
Category: Consumer Protection - General
PCBs in Schools – Old Fluorescent Light Fixtures
In a previous blog post PCBs and health concerns in schools, I described how caulking and older overhead fluorescent lighting are the two leading…
Category: Consumer Protection - General
Idaho Law to Prevent Videotaping Inside Factory Farms (“Ag Gag” Law) Found Unconstitutional
On August 4, 2015, the District Court for the District of Idaho in Animal League Defense Fund v. C.L. Butch Otter ("Otter"), struck down…
Category: Data Breaches
FCC Bolsters Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) Strictures Against Robocalls and Spam Texts
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently showed considerable mettle by standing firm in the face of a massive onslaught by a variety of business…
Category: Consumer Protection - General
PCBs and Health Concerns: Toxic Chemicals in Schools — Especially Older Ones
Many school districts face a toxic chemical threat within their aging school buildings. Approximately half of the public buildings constructed between 1950 and 1978…