In 2018, the Environmental Defense Fund submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the FDA. What it found was shocking: in 2009 and 2010, the agency ignored warnings from PFAS manufacturers about the imminent threat of PFAS in papermill wastewater. In their yearly environmental assessments, Daikin America and Chemours told the FDA that massive […]
Hammer Time – Whistleblower Claims in the Biden Administration
Earlier this year, the Federal Bar Association held a conference on whistleblower claims under the False Claims Act. That law allows ordinary citizens to claim cash rewards for reporting fraud involving fraud involving federal programs. The timing of the conference was perfect, everyone wants to know what to expect from the Biden administration. One of […]
The Threat of ‘Forever Chemicals’ – PFAS
Maine Residents Sue Paper Mills Over PFAS Contamination Nathan Saunders, a resident of Fairfield, Maine, has recently initiated a PFAS class-action lawsuit against Sappi North America and several affiliates. According to the lawsuit, the State of Maine recently found that the water in Saunders’ private well was “contaminated with PFAS at 12,910 parts per trillion—nearly […]
Huhtamaki Chinet Plates, PFAS & Cancer: Everything You Need to Know
PFAS is an extremely dangerous chemical. We believe that its makers knew for years of its dangers yet continued to sell the product to a wide variety of industries including paper companies. Today the Environment Working Group estimates that over 100 Americans have PFAS in their drinking water. Unlike many chemicals, PFAS stays in the […]
Lost Money Through Securities America? Don’t Wait Long to File a Claim!
[Post updated March 2021] When this post was first written in 2011, Ameriprise had just released its annual report, which showed its securities broker dealer subsidiary, Securities America, was hemorrhaging cash. Securities America’s capital had dropped by a whopping 86% in just one year as the company defended itself against investor lawsuits. The company’s actual […]
WABI5 March 15, 2021
Toxic Water in Fairfield Erin Brockovich helping Fairfield residents dealing with wells highly contaminated with PFAS by Joy Hollowell, WABI Channel 5 (173K) The Environmental Protection Agency limits PFAS chemicals in drinking water to 70 parts per trillion. But at least 52 private wells in the town of Fairfield have levels up to 460 times […]
“I Learned It on YouTube” Medicaid Fraud Post
Do you remember those Holiday Inn Express commercials? My favorite is the one where a man dressed like a doctor is performing surgery in a hospital operating room. At the end of the surgery he takes off his mask and a nurse quickly realizes he is not a doctor. As the man walks out of […]
Portland Press Herald March 8, 2021
Fairfield man files class-action lawsuit against Sappi paper mill over ‘forever chemicals’ by Greg Levinsky, Portland Press Herald (218K) A Fairfield man filed a class-action lawsuit Friday against Sappi North America over high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds, known as PFAS, found in Somerset County wells and at other sites. Nathan Saunders filed the […]
ABC News March 9, 2021
Maine man sues paper mill over levels of ‘forever chemicals’ by Associated Press, ABC News (153K) A Maine man is suing a paper mill company that operates in the state about levels of long-lasting chemicals in wells and elsewhere. Nathan Saunders of Fairfield filed the lawsuit Friday against Boston-based Sappi North America. The lawsuit concerns […]
KOB4 March 9, 2021
Maine man sues paper mill over levels of ‘forever chemicals’ by Associated Press, KOB4 (138K) A Maine man is suing a paper mill company that operates in the state about levels of long-lasting chemicals in wells and elsewhere. Nathan Saunders of Fairfield filed the lawsuit Friday against Boston-based Sappi North America. The lawsuit concerns per- […]
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