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10 States, DC, Sue EPA for Stricter Asbestos Regulations
Ten states in the U.S. and Washington, DC, have sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to tighten oversight rules on the use of asbestos and reduce its risk to the public. The EPA has previously denied a petition by the states to collect more data on the cancer-causing material used for decades in industries such…
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FDA: Asbestos Found in Cosmetics in Claire’s Stores, Beauty Plus Global
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to avoid using cosmetics sold by Claire’s Stores and Beauty Plus Global after the agency found makeup products containing asbestos, a cancer-causing material for which there is no safe level of exposure. Products that tested positive for asbestos have been pulled voluntarily by both companies. The…
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Claire’s, Beauty Plus asbestos recalls prompt makeup regulation questions
The full extent of the contamination of cancer-causing material like asbestos in cosmetics is unknow
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Mesothelioma Treatment Approved by FDA, First in 15 Years
For the first time in 15 years, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new treatment for mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer that has been proven to be caused by exposure to asbestos. The NovoTTF-100L System was made by Novocure and uses electric fields to stop mesothelioma tumors…
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NYT: Memos Advising Asbestos Ban Disregarded by E.P.A. Leaders
Internal memos from Environmental Protection Agency scientists and lawyers recommending an outright ban of asbestos in the United States were disregarded by E.P.A. senior officials, The New York Times reports. A rule instituted in April restricting the use of the known carcinogen keeps opening a way for U.S. manufactures to employ new uses for it…
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New EPA Asbestos Regulation Imposed, Critics Say Rule Falls Short
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced new asbestos regulations. Check out the whole story here.
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Lawyers for the Creative Arts Honors ‘Creative Youth’
Lawyers for the Creative Arts celebrated “Chicago’s Year of Creative Youth” at the
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Cancer-Causing Gas Emitted from 2 Lake County Polluters, Report Says
Public not warned of ethylene oxide exposure in Waukegan, GurneeTwo Lake County, Illinois, companies
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Cooney & Conway Named to 2019 Best Law Firms List
The Chicago personal injury law firm of Cooney & Conway has been named to the 2019 U.S. News &am
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Asbestos Imports Surge as Carcinogen Remains Legal in US
The amount of asbestos imported into the United States increased by nearly 2,000 percent between Jul
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Cooney & Conway Representing Estate of Man Who Died in Fall
Cooney & Conway attorney Timothy R. Ocasek is representing the estate of a man who fell to his death while painting a wooden back porch at a suburban apartment building. The property management company and the alleged owner of the building are being sued for more than $50,000. Randall Schirmer, 70, was painting a second-floor…
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Race Judicata 2018
On a beautiful late summer night with the spectacular downtown Chicago skyline as a backdrop, a grou