Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Grumman Responsible For Bethpage Toxic Plume

By Grandelli & Eskenasi
Posted in Environmental

Grumman Contamination & The Bethpage Toxic Plume It was recently uncovered that Grumman, the aerospace and defense technology behemoth once based in Nassau County, Long Island, knew for decades that toxic chemicals from its property were contaminating local groundwater and hid the truth, according to a groundbreaking Newsday investigation. The company, which holds a once-600…

Friday, April 15, 2016

Family Poisoned By Toxic Pesticides While On Vacation

By Louis Grandelli

A Delaware family became gravely ill during a routine vacation to St. John in the U.S. Virgin Island. During their stay at the Siren USA resort, the family was exposed to the pesticide methyl bromide. The exposure caused the family to suffer severe nerve damage, forcing some into medically induced comas for weeks in order…

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Legionnaire’s Disease Outbreak Hits The Bronx

By Louis Grandelli
Posted in Environmental

The Bronx recently had the worst outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease in New York City history. To date, 119 people reportedly have been infected with the disease and twelve individuals have died. Thus far fourteen sites within the Bronx impact zone have been identified as testing positive of Legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s Disease. Legionnaire’s…

Friday, January 23, 2015

Surveillance and Personal Injury Lawsuits

By Louis Grandelli

In New York, if you have a personal injury lawsuit, it’s important to know that there is a significant chance that the defendant’s representatives will put you under surveillance. While this usually occurs between the time of your deposition and the time of trial, it is something to be conscious of from the beginning of…

Friday, January 16, 2015

COURT FINDS BP SPILLED 3.2 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL INTO THE GULF

By Louis Grandelli

On January 15, 2015, a federal court reached a decision in the BP Oil Spill case assessing the amount of oil that was spilled into the Gulf of Mexico. Judge Carl J. Barbier of the Federal District Court in New Orleans issued a ruling finding that BP 3.19 million barrels of oil were spilled following…

Friday, December 19, 2014

New York Bans Fracking Due To Environmental and Safety Concerns

By Louis Grandelli
Posted in Environmental

On Wednesday, December 17, 2014, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration announced that it was banning the practice of hydraulic fracturing throughout New York State. The controversial practice, commonly known as “fracking” is a method to extract oil and gas from underground rock formations. Fracking involves injecting large amounts of water, sand and other chemicals underground to…

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Federal District Court Finds BP Grossly Negligent In 2010 Oil Spill

By Louis Grandelli
Posted in Environmental

A major decision regarding the first phase of the trial for the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was issued by a Federal District Court in New Orleans on September 4, 2014. The 153 page decision by Judge Carl Barbier found that BP, Halliburton and Transocean all contributed to the Deepwater Horizon…

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