Police officers struggle to get treatment for PTSD
A proposed bill in the Arizona legislature aimed at protecting first responders who are suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, also known as PTSD, has caught the attention of the news media.
Veterans exposed to hexavalent chromium deserve lifelong health care and Purple Hearts, Sen. Ron Wyden says | Health & Fitness News – OregonLive.com
Article published today in The Oregonian by writer Julie Sullivan regarding the sodium dichromate exposure at Qarmat Ali
Court Finds Guardsmen’s Case Against KBR Must Proceed Outside of Indiana
Today, the federal court dismissed the claims of the Indiana National Guardsmen in ‘McManaway et al v. KBR, Inc.’ pending in Evansville, Indiana. The Court found that the KBR defendants could not be sued in Indiana.
KBR suit re-filed in Houston on behalf of Indiana Guardsmen and their families
On March 31, 2010, Doyle Dennis Avery LLP re-filed the legal claims of the Indiana Guardsmen exposed to the highly toxic chemical sodium dichromate at KBR’s Qarmat Ali project in southern Iraq (including the widow of Lt. Col. Jim Gentry, who died from his exposure in November 2009) .
Oregon Judge Denies KBR’s Motion to Dismiss Soldier Claims
Today Judge Paul Papak issued a memorandum opinion and order denying KBR’s motion to dismiss claims of former members of the Oregon National Guard for lack of jurisdiction.