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EPA’s Beefed-Up Asbestos Reporting Requirements Will Save Lives

EPA’s Beefed-Up Asbestos Reporting Requirements Will Save Lives

Public health officials and toxic exposure watchdogs are hopeful that tough new reporting requirements will lead to a greater understanding about how and why Americans continue to be exposed to cancer-causing asbestos.

The new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) measures expand reporting and recordkeeping duties for manufacturers and importers of products containing asbestos. The...

Monumental asbestos ban will save lives, hold corporations accountable

Monumental asbestos ban will save lives, hold corporations accountable

A long-awaited federal ban on products containing asbestos by the U.S. will save countless lives of workers, consumers and their families, while placing the U.S. in line with most other industrial countries that have already banned the material, attorneys at Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel said Tuesday.

The March 18 order by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) marks the first...

Consumers exposed to toxic chemicals in everyday products

Consumers exposed to toxic chemicals in everyday products

Many common consumer products, including nail polish, dish soap and shampoo, contain dangerous chemicals linked to cancer, reproductive or developmental problems, according to a new study.

Published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, the research found more than 100 types of products used for personal care and cleaning that contain at least one harmful chemical. Many...

Chris Johnson Named to AAJ Board of Governors

Chris Johnson, Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel Attorney

Chris Johnson Named to AAJ Board of Governors

Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel is proud to announce that firm partner Chris Johnson has been elected to represent trial lawyers in Texas on the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice (AAJ).

The appointment to national leadership within the largest association of trial lawyers reflects a career-long commitment by Johnson to promoting professionalism and the highest...

Toxic Exposure Part of Life for Residents Near Chemical Plants

Toxic Exposure Part of Life for Residents Near Chemical Plants

Across the country, communities located near manufacturing and industrial sites face elevated risks of toxic exposure, putting nearby residents in greater danger for developing cancer and other serious health complications. Recent assessments by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and city officials in Houston confirm that families living near chemical plants in a Houston-area suburb are...

Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel Virtual Roundtable Q&A: Women in Law

Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel Virtual Roundtable Q&A: Women in Law

Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration with a 1987 presidential proclamation. The law passed by Congress marked the month of March with observances to honor the achievements of American women in a variety of fields, including the law.

Every year, we celebrate Women’s History Month with a virtual roundtable of female attorneys at Waters Kraus Paul &...

Women In Law Virtual Roundtable Q&A with Chase Johnson

Women In Law Virtual Roundtable Q&A with Chase Johnson

Chase Johnson is a trial lawyer in the Dallas offices of Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel. Her practice focuses on representing individuals harmed by asbestos exposure, dangerous and defective products, toxic exposure, and birth injuries. She is a 2023 graduate of the Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law, where she was senior articles editor for the Jurimetrics Journal of...

Does fracking cause birth defects?

Does fracking cause birth defects?

A significant part of a nation’s economy runs on oil and gas – transportation systems, home heating and even the military depends on petroleum products. Take oil and gas out of the national conversation, and the economy grinds to a halt. Because there is such a premium on these fuels and because not all fuel sources can be accessed strictly by traditional drilling techniques, new and...

Fears Confirmed: Life Near Chemical Plants is Dangerous

Fears Confirmed: Life Near Chemical Plants is Dangerous

Life near industrial manufacturing facilities is dangerous to your health. Recent studies by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the city of Houston and others confirm that residents near chemical plants are at higher risk of developing leukemia and other cancers.

Toxic Releases a Regular Occurrence

Records examined by the New York Times show that toxic releases occur...

Feds Join Whistleblower a 2nd Time in Medical Imaging Fraud Case

False Claims Act

Feds Join Whistleblower a 2nd Time in Medical Imaging Fraud Case

HOUSTON – The U.S. Department of Justice has joined a whistleblower’s claims against a second former executive and co-owner of Cardiac Imaging Inc. as part of a multimillion-dollar scheme by the Illinois-based mobile medical imaging company to defraud Medicare and other government healthcare programs.

The Government’s False Claims Act (FCA) complaint filed against Rick Nassenstein...

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