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March 9, 2020

Nursing Home Sanitation Neglect Increases Coronavirus Risk

As of Friday, March 6th, coronavirus (COVID-19) infections were confirmed in 247 Americans across 21 states. Fourteen of those patients have died, 9 of whom lived in the same ...

February 17, 2020

New Medtronic Insulin Pump Recall Affects 300,000+ Type 1 Diabetics

Medtronic’s Nov. 2019 recall of certain MiniMed 600 Series Insulin Pumps affects 322,005 units that were sold in the U.S. between 2016 and 2019. The device, used by patients ...

January 28, 2020

Asbestos Fibers Found in Makeup Palette Marketed to Kids

Asbestos has been known to cause disease for nearly a century, but the carcinogen still finds its way into products of all types. In January of 2020, the Environmental Working ...

January 23, 2020

D.C. Developer Jailed for Exposing Workers, Buyers to Lead

A developer in Washington, D.C. recently faced his sentencing for actions violating the Toxic Substances Control Act during a renovation. The EPA-backed rule lays out safety ...

January 10, 2020

Premises Liability Lawyers in Maryland, D.C. & Virginia

Holding Negligent Property Owners Accountable When you visit someone else’s home, business, or you rent, you do not expect to sustain a life-changing injury. That’s because ...

December 20, 2019

Children Could Face Secondhand Lead Poisoning as a Result of Parents’ Occupational Exposure

A study from the Boston University School of Public Health revealed the dangers of secondhand lead exposure in the children of people who work in high-risk roles. The research ...

December 6, 2019

U.S. Representatives Introduced Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2019

The Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2019 (H.R. 5216 and S.2943) was introduced by United States Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky and Senator Richard Blumenthal. The ...

November 22, 2019

Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP Nationally Ranked as 2020 “Best Law Firms” Winner

We are proud to announce that Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP was named as a 2020 “Best Law Firm” nationally and in Washington, DC by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®! The “Best Law ...

October 25, 2019

Walmart, Cvs, Rite Aid Pull J&J Baby Powder From Shelves After FDA Finds Sub-trace Levels of Asbestos

Walmart, CVS Health and Rite Aid are pulling all containers of Johnson & Johnson‘s 22-ounce baby powder after the FDA found sub-trace amounts of asbestos, the companies ...

October 18, 2019

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. to Voluntarily Recall A Single Lot of Johnson’s Baby Powder

Johnson & Johnson announced today that it is recalling a lot of talcum powder which tested positive for asbestos, a known carcinogen. This admission comes just months ...