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• Pesticide Exposure May Increase Risks of IBD, Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Study

  December 3, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Researchers warn that exposure to some commonly used pesticides may increase the risk of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

• Hershey’s Bubble Yum Class Action Lawsuit Claims Gum Contains Toxic PFAS Chemicals

  October 31, 2024

  Michael Adams

  A California man alleges that Bubble Yum gum contains PFAS chemicals at levels that could lead to adverse health consequences for consumers, especially children.

• EPA Calls for More Reporting of Environmental Releases of PFAS Chemicals

  October 7, 2024

  Michael Adams

  As the number of lawsuits over PFAS water contamination nationwide continues to grow, federal regulators are adding 16 more of the “forever chemicals” to the U.S. Toxics Release Inventory.

• PFAS Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Harmful “Forever Chemicals” in Carpets and Rugs

  September 5, 2024

  Michael Adams

  3M, DuPont and Chemours have known about the dangers of PFAS in stain resistant carpets since the 1950s, but the companies colluded to keep that information from the public, lawsuit alleges.

• Thousands of AFFF Exposure Lawsuits Expected To Be Voluntarily Dismissed, With Ability To Refile in Future

  May 31, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The judge overseeing AFFF exposure lawsuits will allow potentially thousands of plaintiffs to dismiss claims not included in the currently approved injury categories, allowing them to refile within four years if emerging science links their injuries to firefighting foam in the future.

• AFFF Personal Injury Lawsuits Involving Kidney Cancer, Testicular Cancer, Ulcerative Colitis and Thyroid Disease To Be Prepared For Trial in 2025

  May 16, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  The U.S. District Judge presiding over AFFF cancer lawsuits involving firefighter foam exposure has laid out a schedule for the discovery process and selections for the first claims to serve as early bellwether test trials.

• New Legislation Seeks to Ban Several Food Additives from Meat, Dairy Products

  March 13, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  Newly proposed legislation would ban several food additives from meat, dairy and poultry products; many of which are banned in other countries and not evaluated in the U.S. for decades.

• Firefighter Foam Water Pollution in New Jersey Caused Ulcerative Colitis, Lawsuit Claims

  September 18, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A New Jersey woman says she developed ulcerative colitis due to firefighter foam water contamination infecting New Jersey's drinking water supplies.

• Nearly Two Dozen Firefighters Join Together in Lawsuit Over PFAS Exposure from Firefighting Foam

  July 22, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Nearly two dozen Massachusetts firefighters say they contracted various forms of cancer and other health problems due to PFAS exposure from firefighting foam.

• AFFF Lawsuit Alleges Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Caused Ulcerative Colitis

  July 14, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A new lawsuit claims Camp Lejeune water contamination caused a former U.S. Marine to develop ulcerative colitis.