Lead paint poses significant hazards to young children, due to the lead pigment being sweet to the taste and the likeliness that old paint will flake or easily peel off walls. When young children eat lead paint chips, the increased lead levels in their systems can cause serious developmental disorders,…
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Jury Awards 17-Year-Old Boy $2 Million in Lead Paint Lawsuit
Boston is filled with old buildings built at time when asbestos and lead paint were commonly used, despite the fact that manufacturers knew these substances were toxic defective products and likely to cause serious injuries. It is only years later that people realize just how much damage was done. According…
Gibson v. Am. Cyanamid Co.: Lead Carbonate Paint and the Risk Contribution Rule
Our Boston personal injury attorneys know significant investigation may be required before filing a lawsuit related to injuries sustained to lead exposure. It is important to find out as much as possible about what type of lead carbonate pigment paint contributed to the plaintiff’s illness, when the paint was applied,…
Actos Litigation Ongoing as Massachusetts Insurer Files lawsuit
In the wake of a $9 billion verdict against Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of diabetes drug Actos, which has been causally connected to instances of bladder cancer, the number of lawsuits filed against the firm continues. Boston Actos injury attorneys recognize that in reality, that $9 billion will…
Johnson v. Mead Johnson & Co. – Eighth Circuit Revives Infant Formula Lawsuit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has declined to set aside expert testimony pinning an infant’s permanent brain damage on formula produced by Mead Johnson & Co., reviving litigation against the firm. In Johnson v. Mead Johnson & Co., the family of a then-1-month-old baby contends the…