World Birth Defects Day Raises Awareness Of Preventable Birth Defects
By David C. Strouss, Esq. Published on March 5, 2015 his week we observed the first annual World Birth Defects Day. A group of 12 leading global health organizations created this day to raise awareness about birth defects, and to highlight how many birth defects can...
Settlement: Child’s Birth Defects Caused By Semiconductor Chemicals
By David C. Strouss, Esq. Posted on Sep 26, 2014 Thornton Law Firm and co-counsel recently settled a lawsuit on behalf of a child with serious birth defects whose mother was exposed to toxic substances during pregnancy while working in the semiconductor chip...
Thalidomide, Frances Oldham Kelsey, And The Pharmaceutical Industry
By Michael A. Lesser, Esq. Posted on Sep 25, 2013 Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey Released in Germany in 1957 as an all-purpose sedative, but later widely used as a preventative treatment for “morning sickness,”...
