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• New York Agrees To Pay $6M To Settle Nursing Home Abuse Claims At Facility Known as “The Bronx Zoo”

  October 3, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  New York has agreed to pay $6 million to the families of three women who say they suffered years of abuse and neglect, including physical assaults, at a state-run nursing home.

• Brooklyn Bus Depot Air May Have Been Tainted With Asbestos For Years: Report

  September 24, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Air vents in a New York bus depot may have been exposing employees to asbestos fibers for years, according to a report.

• Vaping Injury Warnings Highlight JUUL Addiction Problems Among Teens, Young Adults

  September 16, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  New York is preparing to ban flavored e-cigarettes to prevent teen use as the CDC releases new vaping illness numbers, but health officials worry if the proposed bans will have any effect on teen addicts.

• Vape Contaminant Found in Marijuana Products May Be Linked to Lung Problems Reported Nationwide

  September 6, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  New York health officials say vitamin E acetate, a supplement, may be responsible for vaping pulmonary illness and has been found in nearly all vaping samples taken from sick individuals who admitted using cannabis-related products.

• Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Lawsuits Among Growing Claims Brought Under New York, New Jersey Laws

  September 5, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Following new laws in New York and New Jersey, which extend the statute of limitations for sexual abuse lawsuits, Boys Scouts of America faces a growing number of claims over failure to protect children from known predators. Similar legislation in other states provide individuals abused in prior decades to hold individuals and organizations enabling the conduct responsible.

• New York Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Filed By Hundreds of Adults Victimized as Children, As New Statute of Limitations Window Opens

  August 15, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  Hundreds of child sex abuse lawsuits were filed in New York on the first day of a law which extends the statute of limitations for such cases and suspends them for an entire year.

• More Stringent Regulations For Hospitals Reduced Sepsis Deaths: Study

  July 18, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds that evidence-based protocols for sepsis detection and treatment led to a significant reduction in patient deaths from the infections in New York hospitals.

• Starbucks Lawsuit Filed Over Use Of DDVP Pesticides

  June 3, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit accuses Starbucks stores in Manhattan of using toxic pest strips that endanger the health of customers and employees.

• Federal Government May Take Action To Reduce Vaccine Exemptions Amid Measles Outbreak

  February 25, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  The government may step in if states continue to allow too many vaccination exemptions, which is believed to be causing a growing number of measles cases, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb warns.

• Child Sex Abuse Statute of Limitations Extended in New York

  February 15, 2019

  Irvin Jackson

  The statute of limitations on criminal and civil child sex abuse charges were extended by new legislation signed into law on Thursday, giving victims until much later in life to bring charges.