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Jury Awards Quadriplegic Ironworker $64 Million For Fall

11/29/2012 3:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
An Illinois jury awarded $64 million to a quadriplegic ironworker who was paralyzed following a fall off a steel beam.

The Chicago Tribunereports plaintiff Ronald Bayer snapped his neck in 2007 after he fell off a beam at a construction site and landed 15...

Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Filed Against Top Military Brass

10/19/2012 9:00 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Nineteen former and current U.S. military service personnel filed a sexual abuse lawsuit alleging they were assaulted while serving the country.

The Associated Press (AP) reports that the 14...

Occupational Exposure to Solvents Linked to Birth Defects

10/18/2012 5:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
A new research study suggests a link between a pregnant woman’s workplace chemical exposure to solvents and an increased risk of giving birth to a child with congenital abnormalities.

Reuters...

Diacetyl Replacement Poses Respiratory Hazard

8/17/2012 9:00 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
While the butter flavoring used on popcorn may taste good, it is made using dangerous chemicals that may be putting the workers who manufacture it at a higher risk of developing respiratory...

PFGBest Hit With WARN Suit

7/20/2012 12:50 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Chicago futures brokerage PFGBest faces a lawsuit by a former employee who claims that company failed to give him and about 100 other employees 60 days notice of a mass layoff as required...

Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Leads to $25M Award

6/19/2012 10:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
A New York jury has awarded $25 million to a man who claims his former co-workers at a steel plant subjected him to racial discrimination that left him physically and emotionally devastated.

Elijah Turley worked at the ArcelorMittal...

Judge Creates $21M Fund for Welding Fumes Plaintiffs

5/8/2012 1:30 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
A U.S. District Judge set up a fund for a $21.5 million settlement in a multidistrict litigation (MDL) over welding fumes that are allegedly hazardous.

Judge Kathleen M. O’Malley created the Welding Fume Resolution...

Personal Injury Lawsuit Settled for $2.6M

5/8/2012 11:30 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
A construction worker was awarded a $2.6 million settlement in a personal injury lawsuit after suffering a fractured spinal cord and multiple leg fractures when a wall collapsed on him while he was on the job.

The...

Pfizer Sued Over Discrimination by Ex-Employee

5/7/2012 4:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
A former employee of Pfizer Inc. filed a discrimination lawsuit claiming she was fired after she informed the company that she was pregnant.

Soon after...

Pesticide Exposure During Pregnancy May Be Harmful

5/7/2012 2:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
A new report suggests that a woman's exposure to pesticides during pregnancy may increase the chance of her child developing brain abnormalities.

Researchers at the University of Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public...