North Carolina Personal Injury Blog

In many regards, California leads environmental policy in the United States. Steps that they take toward both policy and safety are often replicated in other states and even at the federal level over time. California takes its responsibilities to its citizens very seriously. They have stricter environmental, chemical and labeling regulations than any other state.

Products that are freely sold in other states may have to carry a label in California acknowledging the risk for cancer or other medical issues as a result of consumer exposure. California also has more strict limits on the use of certain materials like formaldehyde in flooring materials. However, a recent court ruling out of California could impact people in that state and others who are pushing back against Roundup. Some link this popular plant-killing compound with certain cancers.

Asbestos is deadly. It causes a horrible, aggressive form of cancer called mesothelioma. The fatality rates remain high, despite treatment options. Every year, around 15,000 people in the United States die from cancer or other diseases that link back to asbestos.

Just do not tell the advertising company working with Snickers and Sports Illustrated. That agency apparently thinks that asbestos is a joke, and they used swimsuit models to act it out.

For decades, American workers ranging from automobile mechanics to construction workers suffered from exposure to a deadly compound. Once medical science tied asbestos to serious and often fatal cancers like mesothelioma, however, laws changed to mandate worker protection in the presence of this dangerous but commonly used resource.

Due, in no small part, to rising cultural awareness of the danger involved with asbestos, more stories keep coming out about dangerous exposure to this known carcinogen. Most recently, asbestos has made the front pages again due to allegations that a Massachusetts veteran's hospital knew about asbestos risks and did nothing. Inaction for years may have exposed countless workers and veterans in need of medical care to this dangerous substance.

To help answer questions currently circulating about a possible connection between talc and ovarian cancer, our firm, Wallace & Graham, has published a SlideShare presentation for our white paper entitled, "Beyond The Headlines: What Do The Talcum Powder Cases Really Say?"

The notion that baby powder causes ovarian cancer gets attention. Recent cases have been filed against Johnson & Johnson around the country, claiming that the talc used in Johnson & Johnson's baby powder has caused ovarian cancer. Also catching eyes are the nine-figure awards for plaintiffs.