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Battle Over Burn Pits: 1st-of-its-kind lawsuit

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 20:10:26 GMT

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The global war on terror is America’s longest conflict, launched after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, 20 years ago this September.

Married marketing executive, 38, 'secretly filmed his live-in assistant in the bathroom and bedroom then blamed his 10-year-old son when he got caught'

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 19:58:47 GMT

A married marketing executive has been accused of secretly videotaping his young live-in assistant at his family's Manhattan apartment, and then attempting to blame his 10-year-old son for installing the recording device and the spy app on the father's cellphone.

Married NYC businessman secretly recorded live-in assistant in bathroom, lawsuit claims

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 19:43:41 GMT

A married Manhattan entrepreneur who hired a young woman as a live-in assistant allegedly outfitted her bedroom and bathroom with hidden cameras — and when he got caught, blamed his 10-year-old son, according to a federal lawsuit filed Monday.

Vermont veteran exposed to burn pits dies of cancer

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 19:07:46 GMT

Wesley Black, who sued the White River Junction VA Medical Center for failing to diagnose him with colon cancer caused by exposure to military burn pits, has died. A Hartford Fire Department Facebook post accompanying this photograph said, "The Hartford Fire Department regrets to announce the passing of Firefighter Wesley Black. Wesley passed away Sunday afternoon at his home surrounded by family and friends after a long and courageous battle with cancer."

Bills touted by Jon Stewart may help millions of veterans get care for toxic exposure

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 18:28:10 GMT

Two measures introduced in Congress by lawmakers this week would overhaul the way the Department of Veterans Affairs cares for millions of former service members who were exposed to toxic substances, from atomic radiation sites in the Pacific to open-air burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Vets exposed to toxins from ‘burn pits’ struggle to get treatment and disability claims from the federal government

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 17:54:34 GMT

WASHINGTON ( NewsNation Now ) — An estimated 3.5 million veterans may have been exposed to toxic fumes and carcinogens from burn pits, according to a U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs document .

Battle Over Burn Pits: Vt. soldier in 1st-of-its-kind lawsuit dies of cancer

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:21:40 GMT

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A Vermont soldier exposed to burn pits in war zones lost his battle with cancer shortly after settling a lawsuit with the federal government.

Daniel Perrone Honored as Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in New York

jake@solveitsimply.com (Jake Grinsted) — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:41:44 GMT

$1.625M Recovered for Wrongful Death of 83-Year-Old

jake@solveitsimply.com (Jake Grinsted) — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:37:11 GMT

An 83-year-old was fatally injured when a hay bale weighing approximately 950-pounds crushed him after falling from a skid-steer while being unloaded from a flatbed.

The 83-year-old delivered several large, square hay bales to a farm in New York, which were loaded on a flatbed attached to a semi-tractor-trailer truck. A farm employee attempted to unload the hay bales with a skid-steer and, in doing so, violated numerous industry standards governing the process by which hay bales are to be loaded onto, and moved with, a skid-steer, as a result of which a hay bale fell onto, crushed and fatally injured the 83-year-old. A wrongful death claim was subsequently settled for the sum of $1.625-million.The body content of your post goes here. To edit this text, click on it and delete this default text and start typing your own or paste your own from a different source.

Federal Government Settles Terminally Ill Veteran’s Burn Pit Medical Malpractice Lawsuit for $3M

jake@solveitsimply.com (Jake Grinsted) — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 06:33:09 GMT

A Vermont federal judge recently approved a $3-million settlement for a veteran suffering from terminal colon cancer in what has been coined a “1st-of-its-kind lawsuit.”

The veteran alleged that the healthcare providers to whom he entrusted his care at the White River Junction VA Medical Center committed malpractice by failing to take into consideration his exposure to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan during his military service when assessing and evaluating his symptoms. The veteran claimed that this act of malpractice caused his colon cancer to progress and worsen from curable to terminal over the 4-years it went undiagnosed.

The settlement came after the federal government sought to have the case dismissed on the basis that the administrative claim was not timely filed by the veteran. The federal government argued that the veteran should have known he was the victim of malpractice on the date he was diagnosed with advanced-stage colon cancer, which was more than 2-years before he filed his administrative claim. The veteran responded by arguing that he could not have been aware of the malpractice committed before he learned the critical fact that burn pit exposure causes cancer. A Vermont federal judge agreed with the veteran and denied the motion the dismiss, noting that the veteran’s argument was:

Vets with Burn Pit and Toxic Exposure Illnesses to Get Better Disability Help, White House Pledges

jake@solveitsimply.com (Jake Grinsted) — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 06:26:56 GMT

The Biden administration is moving to improve the disability claims process for veterans with illnesses linked to toxic exposure, such as respiratory disease and lung cancer, and make it easier for them to connect with specialists who can treat them.

In Vermont, a dying veteran who climbed mountains for others

jake@solveitsimply.com (Jake Grinsted) — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 15:55:30 GMT

Wesley Black, who contracted cancer after being exposed to burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan, spent the last years of his life fighting for other veterans.

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Veteran exposed to toxic burn pit smoke dies of cancer after misdiagnosis lawsuit settlement

jake@solveitsimply.com (Jake Grinsted) — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:53:24 GMT

HARTFORD, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont soldier who was exposed to smoke from pits used to burn waste while serving in Afghanistan and Iraq has died of cancer, just months after reaching a settlement with the federal government over his diagnosis.

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Hartford veteran sues over missed burn-pit cancer diagnosis at VA

jake@solveitsimply.com (Jake Grinsted) — Thu, 21 May 2020 19:19:51 GMT

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Over four years and multiple consultations with physicians at the White River Junction VA Medical Center, combat veteran Wesley Black thought he had a diagnosis for his frequent abdominal pains and intestinal issues: a relatively simple bowel disorder.