- March 3, 2015Red Bank, NJ: Keefe Law Firm represented the Estate of Vincent Cook and his widow, Muriel Cook in an asbestos case filed in Middlesex County, New Jersey (The Estate of Vincent Cook v. A.W. Chesterton Company, et al. Docket No. MID-L-4659-05 AS). Mr. Cook was a member of Local 28 Boilermakers Union, …Categories: Verdicts & Settlements
- October 17, 2014Red Bank, N.J. – October 28, 2011. John E. Keefe, Jr. and Stephen T. Sullivan, Jr. of Keefe Law Firm announced that they have settled a wrongful death action against New Jersey Transit Corporation and New Jersey Transit Rail Operations after a sixteen hour mediation with the Honorable L. …Categories: Wrongful Death
- October 17, 2014HD (not high definition radio) HD Radio, which is the trademark of iBiquity Digital Corporation, claims to provide superior quality sound to FM and AM radio. In particular, it has been described as providing “‘CD quality to FM and FM quality to AM.’” HD Radio, however, does not stand for “High …Categories: Blog
- October 17, 2014Manchester Little League and the Township of Manchester agreed to pay $1.25M to settle a lawsuit filed by a Manchester, NJ man who was seriously injured while attending a mandatory “Coaches Cleanup” Day at the Manchester Little League Complex, Manchester Township, New Jersey. Hon. …Categories: Verdicts & Settlements
- October 17, 2014A trucking company agreed to pay $2.6M to settle a lawsuit filed by an Easton, PA man who was injured in a multi-vehicle collision on the eastbound express lanes of Interstate 78 in Union Township, New Jersey. William Wilder, of Easton, Pennsylvania, was 50 years old and employed by Sheridan …Categories: Verdicts & Settlements
- October 17, 2014John E. Keefe, Jr. of Keefe Law Firm announced that following binding arbitration, in a case arising from a pedestrian being struck by a motor vehicle, judgment was entered in the amount of $900,000 for his client, Jose Nogueira. Coming after a two year tooth-and-nail battle to obtain the full …Categories: Verdicts & Settlements
- October 17, 2014National Mesothelioma Awareness Day September 26, 2012Categories: Mesothelioma, Work Accident
- October 17, 2014A California Judge denied Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary DePuy Inc.’s motion to overturn an $8.26 million judgment awarded to hip implant-recipient Loren Kransky, who suffered serious complications due to the defective ASR XL metal-on-metal hip replacement.Categories: Verdicts & Settlements
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AFFF Exposure in the Navy
March 1, 2024
AFFF Navy Lawsuits: Were You Exposed to Firefighting Foam? Aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) is a fire-extinguishing foam that is used to put out fuel fires, especially those involving aircraft. AFFF are made using per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which… Read More »
Do Volunteer Firefighters Qualify for AFFF Lawsuits? Exposure During Training is Still Exposure
November 14, 2023
Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) – also referred to as firefighting foam – is used at most firefighting training facilities throughout the nation. AFFF contains concentrated levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of chemicals used to resist intense… Read More »
AFFF Settlement Progress – What’s Happening in the Courts
August 1, 2023
Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF), commonly called firefighting foam, is used in the suppression of fuel-based fires. The level of poly-fluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) – or forever chemicals – in AFFF is high, and exposure to these chemicals is closely associated with… Read More »
AFFF Firefighting Foam: History, Usage, and Ever-Present Public Health Risks
May 20, 2021
Firefighters, airport workers, and military personnel across the country are currently filing AFFF lawsuits against major chemical manufacturers for exposure to Aqueous Film-Forming Foam. AFFF is a fire-suppression agent that contains chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are… Read More »
Studies Show AFFF Link to Specific Cancers
April 5, 2021
AFFF May Lead to Kidney Cancer, Testicular Cancer The National Cancer Institute’s Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics (DCEG) has published considerable research into the connections between exposure to PFAS, the primary carcinogen in Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF), and specific… Read More »