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Federal Court Reaffirms Summary Judgment in NORM Case

By Sean Wajert on May 5, 2013
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

A federal court recently reaffirmed its prior ruling that a plaintiff’s expert failed to establish causation in a suit alleging increased risk of canc…
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Local Product Warning Ordinance Violates First Amendment

By Sean Wajert on September 13, 2012
Posted in Articles, Consumer Products

When we touch on Constitutional issues, most often we are posting about due process concerns raised by procedural shortcuts, proposed for administrati…
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Medical Monitoring Complaint Held Insufficient

By Sean Wajert on February 15, 2012
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Medical Monitoring, Toxic Tort

A federal trial court last week dismissed a medical monitoring claim by an employee of a pipe cleaning company pursuant to Twombly. Royal v. Exxon Mob…
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Plutonium Class Action in Supreme Court

By Sean Wajert on October 10, 2011
Posted in Articles, Chemical, Toxic Tort

The U.S. Supreme Court last week invited the Solicitor General to weigh in on the issues in a significant class action, in which the plaintiffs allege…
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Federal Appeals Court Vacates Class Action Verdict In Radiation Case

By Sean Wajert on September 14, 2010
Posted in Chemical, Class Action, Toxic Tort

Last week, a federal appeals court vacated a $926 million judgment against Rockwell International and Dow Chemical over alleged plutonium contaminatio…
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Science vs. Politics on Cell Phones Safety

By Sean Wajert on June 30, 2010
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Products, Toxic Tort

The contrast is striking. Recently, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 vote in favor of an ordinance requiring cell phone retailers in …
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FDA To Revise Guidance on Medical Imaging: What Does That Say About Medical Monitoring?

By Sean Wajert on February 11, 2010
Posted in Articles, Class Action, Medical Monitoring

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced this week that it will set new safeguards for medical imaging to reduce the amount of radiation to whi…
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Ninth Circuit Rejects Claim for Subcellular Damage Under Radiation Exposure Law

By Sean Wajert on October 1, 2008
Posted in Articles, Toxic Tort

Mere damage to cells or DNA does not constitute a “bodily injury” under the federal law governing nuclear radiation exposure, according to t…
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