On October 17, 2022, the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI) published a study exploring the unknown dangers of using chemical hair straighteners (also known as hair relaxers). The study found that frequent use of chemical hair straighteners (the study defines “frequent” as at least four times over the…
The Swedish furniture giant IKEA is commonly associated with new parents and gleeful shrieks of children playing in Smaland, but the striking 2017 Newsweek headline “Why are these Ikea dressers killing children?” reveals the multi-national corporation’s dark underbelly. Since 1989, IKEA dressers have killed eight children under the age of…
The popularity of e-cigarettes and vaping has skyrocketed since the devices launched in 2007 and have since managed to rake in over $3.5 billion. Manufacturers and advertisers alike market e-cigarettes as the safer alternative to smoking and tout the lack of offensive odors that accompany actual cigarettes. However, extreme health…
In 2018, a defense contracting company known as 3M agreed to pay out over $9 million in damages after its ear plugs were found to be defective. The allegations first surfaced in a lawsuit on behalf of the US government, thanks to the provisions of the False Claims Act, and…
In recent years, individuals and families across the country have filed lawsuits against Monsanto. The plaintiffs allege that the company failed to warn consumers about cancer risks associated with its popular weed killer, Roundup. The product liability lawsuits specifically claim that exposure to Roundup’s active ingredient, glyphosate, may cause people…
