September 3, 2014
Did you get Labor Day off at work this past Monday? For more than 100 years, laborers have been honored on the first monday in September for their “contributions made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country” (US Dept of Labor). Most Americans do not know that many blue-collar laborers are exposed to [...]
August 27, 2014
Brayton Purcell’s 2014 Super Lawyers Selectionsby Brayton Purcell LLP | Aug 27, 2014 | Brayton Purcell News | Every year, top-ranked attorneys in Northern California are chosen to be included within the annual list of Super Lawyers. The selection process is a rigorous and patented series of steps that ensures only the best are given [...]
August 26, 2014
The real asbestos fraudby Brayton Purcell LLP | Aug 26, 2014 | Asbestos | The great disingenuous that accompanies much of the asbestos industries attempt to defend the indefensible arises from the fact that because individual asbestos fibers are so small, less than 0.02 microns in diameter, and are a mineral fiber and not technically [...]
August 21, 2014
Medical Errors Could Be Third Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.by Brayton Purcell LLP | Aug 21, 2014 | Medical Malpractice | According to a study in Journal of Patient Safety, “A New, Evidence-based Estimate of Patient Harms Associated with Hospital Care,” deaths from medical errors in the U.S. may be between 210,000 and [...]
August 20, 2014
New South Wales Investigates Mr. Fluffy Asbestos in Homesby Brayton Purcell LLP | Aug 20, 2014 | Asbestos | The New South Wales government has announced that it is offering free inspections within homes built before 1980 in 14 local government areas. The residences, located in the southwest area of the Australian state, are believed [...]
August 19, 2014
You could eat it for breakfast….On Behalf of Brayton Purcell LLP | Aug 19, 2014 | Asbestos | New uses of asbestos in much of the industrialized world have been reduced. The EU has banned the material and in the U.S., concerns over liability have reduced its application. Of course, in the U.S., it can [...]
August 19, 2014
Johnson & Johnson Pulls Device Linked with Spreading Cancerby Brayton Purcell LLP | Aug 19, 2014 | Defective Medical Devices | Johnson & Johnson, the world’s largest seller of health-care products, is pulling a device from the global market used during hysterectomies and other uterine procedures. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported previously that [...]
August 18, 2014
Improper Asbestos Removal at School for the Blind Siteby Brayton Purcell LLP | Aug 18, 2014 | Asbestos | The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently investigating the possibility of improper asbestos removal at the site of the former Michigan School for the Blind. The investigation has followed after Michigan construction company, MAC Contracting, LLC, [...]
August 15, 2014
Asbestos Use Rises in India Despite Protestsby Brayton Purcell LLP | Aug 15, 2014 | Asbestos | Despite hundreds of asbestos and medical professionals advising India against the use of the substance, government officials continue to condone and encourage asbestos use in commercial and residential construction projects within the country. Asbestos has been banned in [...]
