Weitz & Luxenberg is proud to sponsor the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) 16th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference. The conference, “Where Knowledge…
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Record Earthquakes In Oklahoma From Fracking Wastewater Disposal Prompt Complaints In Light Of Disappointing Oklahoma Government Reaction
In Oklahoma there has been a dramatic increase in the number of earthquakes from 2009 through 2016. The U.S. Geological Survey made the connection between…
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Research Agency Links Glyphosate in Roundup® Weedkiller to Cancer
Last March, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), an agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), issued a new evaluation of glyphosate…
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A Massive Porter Ranch Natural Gas Leak Is Blanketing Porter Ranch, California
A massive natural gas leak near the suburban Los Angeles communities of Porter Ranch, Chatsworth and Northridge is expelling 110,000 pounds of methane into…
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Seismic Shift? OK Court Opens Door to Earthquake Victims’ Suits for Fracking Wastewater Injection
Oklahoma’s highest court ruled last week that an individual can sue oil companies for personal injuries sustained during an earthquake that was allegedly caused…
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Train Derailment and Devastation: Are Federal Regulations Adequate to Prevent Harm?
Train Derailments Involve Crude Oil and Explosive FiresLess than a week before the deadly Amtrak passenger train derailment in May 2015, six tank cars…