You might be one of many people in North Carolina who struggle with heartburn. Symptoms of heartburn can mimic a heart attack, so if you have chest pain, trouble breathing or similar issues, it’s always best to seek immediate medical attention to rule out heart...
Product Liability
Is It Time To Move Forward With Your Talcum Powder Claim?
Here at The Law Offices of Wallace & Graham, we recently provided a white paper online addressing the recent cases exploring a potential connection between talcum powder and ovarian cancer. In that paper, we emphasize the importance of understanding those cases...
How Roundup, a popular weed killer, can impact pregnancy
Roundup is practically a household name. People all over the world use this product to kill the weeds growing in their lawns and gardens. In fact, this popular weedkiller is very commonly used in residential, commercial and agricultural applications. 300 million...
What Do The Talcum Powder Cases Really Say?
Is there a connection between talcum powder and ovarian cancer? While cases across the country are being filed about this controversy, it is important to get the facts. Understanding what these cases really do say is just as important as understanding what they do not...
Talcum powder and the link to cancer
Does talcum powder lead to cancer? Can it cause ovarian cancer, in particular? These are potentially life-changing questions.It is critical to know the answers, and they're questions medical professionals have been asking for years. Johnson & Johnson, one company...
Proposed legislation aims to protect children from asbestos
The recent makeup recalls by several tween retailers has sparked concern over children's safety. A U.S. Representative recently introduced a bill that aims to protect children from asbestos-containing products. The bill is called, "Children's Product Warning Label Act...
Justice recalls asbestos-containing makeup after secondary test
Several previous North Carolina blog posts reported on allegations regarding makeup products from tween retailers, Claire's and Justice. Both companies pulled their alleged asbestos-containing products from the shelves to ensure the safety of customers. According to...
Were you harmed by exposure to Roundup?
In the summer of 2018, the first of several hundred Roundup exposure lawsuits against Monsanto will go to trial, possibly setting the tone for the court and opening the door for many other victims to pursue justice against the bioengineering giant. For many who lost...
Claire’s continues to dispute study’s findings of asbestos
A previous blog post discussed a recent case involving Claire's, a nationwide chain of stores whose target market is girls aged three to 18. An investigation revealed the presence of asbestos in 17 of its makeup products, however the company disputed the findings. The...
You may want to test your teen’s makeup
The news broke last month that at least one national retailer - whose targeted demographic group is adolescent girls and young women - was found to be selling potentially cancer-causing makeup. This revelation came in the midst of the holiday sales crush, when...