NEWBURGH, NEW YORK The City of Newburgh, NY was forced to shut down Washington Lake, its primary water supply, due to elevated levels of perfluoroctane sulfonate (PFOS). This chemical is linked to kidney and testicular cancers, low birth rates and other serious health problems. Traced back to PFOS-containing firefighting foam used at Steward Air National…Read the article
Almost all personal injury actions involve the legal concept of negligence or strict liability. While there are exceptions and every case is fact specific, broadly speaking, negligence requires that the Plaintiff proves four things: Duty Breach Causation Damages The concept of duty seems simple enough. A person has a duty to not act negligently so…Read the article
UPDATE: Court Judgment links RoundUp with Cancer Napoli Shkolnik attorneys have begun filing lawsuits for those who have contracted Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL) as a result of being exposed to glyphosate – the active ingredient in Roundup®. The case of Baker, et al. v. Monsanto Company was filed in the Superior Court of the State of…Read the article
