Ryan Keane of Keane Law LLC participated in a press conference regarding class action lawsuits filed regarding Bridgeton Landfill and Coldwater Creek. See the full press conference on Facebook. Mr. Keane was featured in an interview on KMOV News Channel 4 in St. Louis on February 20, 2018. From the
Talcum Powder and Asbestos – Naturally Occurring Elements Talc is a mineral found naturally occurring on earth. The talc mineral is mainly made up of three elements that we are all familiar with: magnesium, silicone and oxygen. Asbestos is composed of six naturally occurring elements: chrysotile, crocidolite, amosite, anthophyllite, tremolite,
Additional settlements in the Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II defective hip implant cases were announced today. This latest agreement follows the first round of settlements, which took place in November of 2014. Thousands of patients who were implanted with these metal-on-metal hip replacements suffered failures of the devices, leading to
A jury in Dallas, Texas rendered a decision today holding Johnson & Johnson liable to six people for injuries caused by defective Pinnacle artificial hips, in a verdict totaling over $1 billion dollars. The patients suffered serious complications caused by the metal-on-metal hip implants made by DePuy, a division of
A chemical manufacturing plant in Atchison, Kansas released a cloud of toxic gas today, injuring dozens. The toxic cloud released by the facility, operated by MGP Ingredients, Inc., consisted of sulfuric acid and sodium hypochlorite. Witnesses reported that the cloud was so thick that they could not see more than
Chromium-6, first brought to the public’s attention by Erin Brokovich, has once again entered the news. New testing done by Environmental Working Group, an independent advocacy group, concludes that the tap water of 218 million Americans contains the poisonous chemical, with St. Louis having the second-highest level found in a