Attorney Shawn Collins, founder and partner of The Collins Law Firm in Naperville, Illinois, was instrumental in forging a $408 million settlement of the cancer claims of more than 800 plaintiffs in In re Willowbrook Ethylene Oxide Litigation, venued in Illinois State Court (Cook County). The claims...
Late last month, Americans were panicked by COVID-19 claiming the lives of hundreds of people per day (itโs now more than 1,000 per day), and consumed by the fear of sickness, job loss, financial distress and the anxiety caused by our entire way of life being cast into uncertainty. President Trump...
The Trump administrationโs โStrengthening Transparency in Regulatory Scienceโ rule will severely limit the scientific studies used by the federal government to create new regulations. Environmental attorney Shawn Collins says the rule requires data to be publicly available, including confident...
In the United States, more than 13 million households rely on private wells to get their drinking water. But unlike municipal sources of drinking water, like a town or city, private wells are not regulated by the government. Instead, private well owners are responsible for the safety of their own dr...
Since the ingredients in many traditional cosmetic products pose a health risk, itโs no wonder that consumers are searching for โnaturalโ and โcleanโ products. In-house research at Sephora shows that 54% of its shoppers are looking for brands that are โfree ofโ certain ingredients. As ...
Among news of federal regulations being scaled back and reports of the drastic climate change situation, itโs nice to hear about a state taking action to protect the environment. This summer, Illinois did just that. Governor Pritzker signed the Coal Ash Pollution Prevention Act, which protects Ill...
The companies who sell plug-in air fresheners advertise how they make your house smell clean and fresh, and show you photos that make it appear as if the fresheners are bringing nature right into your home. What the commercials donโt say is that plug-in air fresheners may also be bathing your hous...
The Collins Law Firm has filed a lawsuit against Sterigenics alleging that its client, 16-year-old Yasmeen Harrison, has battled cancer for most of her young life because of Sterigenicsโ ethylene oxide emissions. According to the lawsuit, Sterigenics knowingly emitted โmassive and unnecessary am...
The Collins Law Firm has filed eleven lawsuits against Sterigenics alleging their clients contracted cancer after being exposed to Sterigenicsโ ethylene oxide emissions for years. According to the lawsuits, Sterigenics knowingly emitted the cancer-causing gas starting in 1985 and continuing throug...
According to a new report, the state of Illinois has the most leaking coal ash dumps in the United States. Coal ash is the waste that is left over after coal is burned. Most coal ash is created by coal-fired power plants that combust coal to produce electricity. According to the Environmental Protec...
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