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5/19/2008
Harry P. Waddell
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A guide for investigating toxic chemicals
 The following is an excellent protocal for online investigation of  toxic chemicals devised by Janabeth Fleming Taylor, a well known litigation paralegal from Corpus Christi, Texas:


1.   Get the CAS number for the chemical.  This can be obtained by doing a Google search for "CAS number [insert chemical name]"


2.   Go to the news tab of Google and see if any news articles have been published for the chemical.


3.   Do a search on http://www.chemfinder.com/ using the chemical name or chemical number.  This site links to other sites which discuss exposure and other issues.


4.   Do a search on PUBMED found at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi and do a search for "chemical name AND morbidity", "chemical name AND mortality" and see what pops up. You can also search for chemical name and particular condition your client experienced after exposure.


5.    Do a search of the NIOSH online guide to toxic chemicals found at: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0000.html.


These searches will provide you basic information about the toxic chemical in question and possible consequences of exposure.   
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12/18/2007
Harry P. Waddell
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New whistleblower protection blog
The National Whistleblower Center has announced the creation of a new resource, The Whistleblower Protection Blog (www.WhistleblowersBlog.org). You can visit the blog to find:
Updates on Whistleblower Legislation; Analysis of Major Whistleblower Legal Decisions and Issues; A Public forum for Discussing Whistleblower Issues; FAQs for Protecting Whistleblowers; and Information on the Latest Whistleblower Law Publications. You can find the link to the blog under the Resources section of this site.
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9/23/2007
Harry P. Waddell
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Interesting Article on Nursing Home Liability
Check out the article in the Library which details how large private investment firms are purchasing nursing homes and hiding the true owners to shield themselves from liability for substandard conditions. The typical pattern is this: the private investment firm purchases the nursing home and reduces costs by cutting back on necessary services in order to increase profits. In order to avoid legal responsibility when the substandard care causes injury or death to the nursing home patients, the investment firm hides the true owners by creating a complicated maze of interconnected corporations with little or no assets. Because the investment firms are not publicly traded corporations, they can hide disclosure that they are the true owners.
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9/7/2007
Harry P. Waddell
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New Employment Case Filed September 7, 2007
On September 7, 2007 we filed a civil action on behalf of Lester T. Pigford in the Circuit Court of Berkeley County, West Virginia. The suit is a racial harassment, retaliation and wrongful discharge against Mr. Pigford's former employer of 17 years, Quebecor World Fairfield, Inc. The company operates a printing facility in Martinsburg. After 17 years working of the company, Lester was summarily fired for allegedly "sleeping" on the job because he closed his eyes for a few minutes trying to get rid of a headache. Lester, who is black, was fired with no warning although the company has not fired other white employees accused by the company of the same offense. It appears that Lester had become a target for making complaints of racial harassment against his immediate supervisor. Since his termination, the supervisor has received a promotion.
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