The Injury Board Houston Archives

• Chromium Turning up in Chicago Area Tap Water

  Scott Kappes | December 20, 2010 2:50 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Toxic Substances

  A new study has found high levels of the carcinogenic metal, chromium, in the tap water in Chicago and two dozen other cities. Federal regulators are being urged to adopt higher safety standards...

• J&J Loses First Levaquin Trial

  Scott Kappes | December 14, 2010 6:28 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Last week a Minneapolis jury ordered Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals (a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson) to pay $1.7 million in damages to John Scheidin, an 87-year-old man who suffered...

• Banner Settles with Some Chinese Drywall Victims

  Scott Kappes | December 01, 2010 10:58 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Toxic Substances

  Miami-based Banner Supply Co., a major supplier of Chinese drywall in Florida, has agreed to a settlement with about 74 homeowners whose homes contain Chinese drywall sold by the company. See the...