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5 Ways to Lower Exposure to Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Products

Reduce Toxic Chemical Exposure

5 Ways to Lower Exposure to Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Products

Washing your hands is considered one of the most effective ways to stay healthy and prevent the spread of common diseases. But if your soap, like many personal care products on the market, contains hazardous chemicals, simple actions like getting clean may cause harm over time.

Why Do Personal Care Products Contain Harmful Chemicals?

Some of the chemicals to look out for have...

Medicare fraud by chiropractors costs taxpayers, insurers millions

Chiropractic Medicare Fraud

Medicare fraud by chiropractors costs taxpayers, insurers millions

Fraud in chiropractic care is on the rise as cases of unscrupulous billing practices and abusive care increasingly come to light, according to a Dallas-based analytics company that identifies fraud, waste and abuse by investigating self-funded employers’ healthcare claims.

A shocking 82 percent of the chiropractic services billed to Medicare is unallowable, according to a recent audit...

Report Uncovers Widespread Child Sex Abuse in Baltimore Archdiocese

Baltimore Archdiocese Child Abuse

Report Uncovers Widespread Child Sex Abuse in Baltimore Archdiocese

Hundreds of children were sexually abused by more than 150 different Catholic priests associated with the Archdiocese of Baltimore, according to an explosive investigative report recently made public.

More than 600 children were abused over a span of 80 years, although the report acknowledges the number of victims is likely much higher. The report also levels blame on church leadership...

Brazil Stirs Controversy, Sinks Navy Ship Carrying Toxic Materials

Brazil Navy Ship Controversy

Brazil Stirs Controversy, Sinks Navy Ship Carrying Toxic Materials

Faced with an aging aircraft carrier contaminated with hazardous materials, the Brazilian government stirred worldwide controversy when it intentionally sunk the ship over objections from environmental groups.

The 60-year-old carrier São Paulo was “packed with toxic materials,” including cancer-causing asbestos, according to a report by The Guardian newspaper.

Three...

2022 Healthcare Fraud, False Claims Act Settlements Exceeded $2B

Healthcare Fraud 2022

2022 Healthcare Fraud, False Claims Act Settlements Exceeded $2B

Citizen whistleblowers helped the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) resolve a near-record number of False Claims Act investigations in 2022, resulting in more than $2.2 billion in taxpayer funds recovered, according to a recent DOJ report.

“The government and whistleblowers were party to 351 settlements and judgments, the second-highest number of settlements and judgments in a single...

Medical Imaging Company and CEO to Pay Record $85.4M Whistleblower Settlement

Whistleblower Settlement

Medical Imaging Company and CEO to Pay Record $85.4M Whistleblower Settlement

Illinois-based medical imaging company Cardiac Imaging, Inc. and its CEO have agreed to pay an $85.4 million settlement to resolve whistleblower claims that the company paid illegal kickbacks to physicians in a scheme to defraud government programs in violation of the False Claims Act (FCA).

The agreement is the largest single district civil settlement in the history of the U.S....

Partner Patrick Wigle Part of New Trend in MDL Leadership

MDL Leadership

Partner Patrick Wigle Part of New Trend in MDL Leadership

Nearly half of the trial lawyers selected to oversee Exactech product defect lawsuits are leading multidistrict litigation for the first time, including Waters Kraus Paul & Siegel Partner Patrick Wigle. The appointments reflect a trend among judges to ensure lawyers are able to gain experience and leadership roles in multidistrict litigation (MDL) earlier in their...

Mesothelioma Awareness Day

Mesothelioma Awareness

Mesothelioma Awareness Day

Exposure to asbestos — the only known cause of mesothelioma — is not a thing of the past. This National Mesothelioma Day, we bring attention to the fact that asbestos is not banned in the United States, and ordinary citizens risk exposure every day. Despite restrictions imposed decades ago, asbestos can still be found in building materials and other products and in imported...

Researchers Perform World’s First Stem Cell Treatment During Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida

Stem Cell Treatment for Spina Bifida

Researchers Perform World’s First Stem Cell Treatment During Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida

News of a wanted pregnancy can be the most wonderful of tidings an expectant couple can get. In most cases, that joy continues throughout the pregnancy. However, some expectant and new parents get news of birth defects, such as spina bifida, that can dampen their joy.

Doctors and medical researchers continually work to create treatments that can help minimize the effects of these birth...

Federal Judge Pauses Tens of Thousands of Cancer Lawsuits as J&J Attempts Settlement Through ‘Texas Two Step’ Bankruptcy

J&J 'Texas Two Step' Bankruptcy

Federal Judge Pauses Tens of Thousands of Cancer Lawsuits as J&J Attempts Settlement Through ‘Texas Two Step’ Bankruptcy

A federal bankruptcy judge has again halted lawsuits filed by tens of thousands of cancer victims as part of Johnson & Johnson’s latest attempt to use bankruptcy laws to settle its growing litigation liabilities.

In January 2023, Third Circuit judges dismissed J&J’s first “Texas two-step” Chapter 11 filing, allowing plaintiffs suffering from ovarian cancer, mesothelioma...

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