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Joint Report No 10
May 8, 2009

Pre Trial Order Number 37
April 29, 2009

Pre Trial Order Number 36
April 29, 2009

Fleetwood Order Granting Relief from Stay
April 24, 2009

Pilgrim International Notice of Bankruptcy
April 8, 2009

Trial 4 Scheduling Order (Bell v. Keystone)
April 8, 2009

Trial 3 Scheduling Order (Wright v. Forest River)
April 8, 2009

Trial 2 Scheduling Order (Jenkins v. Fleetwood)
April 8, 2009

Trial 1 Scheduling Order (Cooper v Gulf Stream)
April 8, 2009

Pre Trial Order Number 35
April 6, 2009

Pre Trial Order Number 34
April 6, 2009

Joint Report No 9
March 26, 2009

Pre Trial Order Number 33
March 23, 2009

Pre Trial Order Number 32
March 18, 2009

Pre Trial Order Number 29
February 13, 2009

Pre Trial Order Number 28
February 10, 2009

Pre Trial Order Number 27
January 22, 2009

Pre Trial Order Number 26
January 6, 2009

Pre Trial Order Number 25
December 18, 2008

Pre Trial Order Number 24
December 18, 2008

Pre Trial Order Number 23
November 19, 2008

Pre Trial Order Number 22
November 19, 2008

Joint Report No 7
November 10, 2008

Pre Trial Order Number 21
November 7, 2008

Pre Trial Order Number 20
November 4, 2008

Second Supplemental and Amended Master Complaint
October 6, 2008

Pre Trial Order Number 19
October 6, 2008

Order and Reason Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs Complaint
October 3, 2008

Joint Report No 6
September 30, 2008

Pre Trial Order Number 18
September 29, 2008

Pre Trial Order Number 17
September 15, 2008

Pre Trial Order Number 16
August 29, 2008

Joint Report No 5
August 18, 2008

Pre Trial Order Number 15
August 15, 2008

Pre Trial Order Number 14
July 28, 2008

Pre Trial Order Number 13
July 11, 2008

Pre Trial Order Number 12
July, 1 2008

Pre Trial Order Number 11
June 23, 2008

Pre Trial Order Number 10
May 30, 2008

Pre Trial Order Number 9
May 29, 2008

Pre Trial Order Number 8
May 23, 2008

Filed Joint Report Number 3
May 14, 2008

Pre Trial Order Number 7
May 12, 2008

Pre Trial Order Number 6
April 22 2008

Pre Trial Order Number 5
April 22, 2008

Pre Trial Order Number 4
April 21, 2008

Pre Trial Order Number 3
April 11, 2008

Joint Report No.2 of Plaintiffs' and
Defendants' Liaison Counsel

Filed March 28, 2008
Pages: 1-5

Order, Status Conference 2
This Document Relates to All Cases
Filed March 20, 2008
Pages: 1-2

Administrative Master Complaint, Service of Process Information
Filed March 18, 2008

Administrative Master Complaint
Filed March 18, 2008

Pre Trial Order Number 2
January 30, 2008

Order Status Conference
MDL No. 07-1873
This Document Relates to All Cases
January 17, 2008

Order Appointing Steering Committees
MDL No. 07-1873
This Document Relates to All Cases
December 11, 2007

Order Regarding FEMA Testing
MDL No. 07-1873
Case No. 07-7494
November 29, 2007

Pre Trial Order Number 1
November 6, 2007

Transfer Order from MDL Panel
MDL No. 1873
October 23, 2007
 
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Symptoms of Formaldehyde Exposure:

Asthma Attacks
Blurred Vision
Eye irritiation
Shortness of Breath
Sinus Infections
Skin rashes
Coughing
Dizziness
Headaches
Nausea
Nosebleeds
Wheezing
Formaldehyde has been classified as a human carcinogen (cancer-causing substance) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer and as a probable human carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

What is Formaldehyde?

Formaldehyde is an important industrial chemical used to make other chemicals, building materials, and household products. It is one of the large family of chemical compounds called volatile organic compounds or 'VOCs'. The term volatile means that the compounds vaporize, that is, become a gas, at normal room temperatures.

What are the short-term health effects of formaldehyde exposure?

When formaldehyde is present in the air at levels exceeding 0.1 ppm, some individuals may experience health effects such as watery eyes; burning sensations of the eyes, nose, and throat; coughing; wheezing; nausea; and skin irritation. Some people are very sensitive to formaldehyde, while others have no reaction to the same level of exposure.

Can formaldehyde cause cancer?


Although the short-term health effects of formaldehyde exposure are well known, less is known about its potential long-term health effects. In 1980, laboratory studies showed that exposure to formaldehyde could cause nasal cancer in rats. This finding raised the question of whether formaldehyde exposure could also cause cancer in humans. In 1987, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classified formaldehyde as a probable human carcinogen under conditions of unusually high or prolonged exposure (1). Since that time, some studies of industrial workers have suggested that formaldehyde exposure is associated with nasal cancer and nasopharyngeal cancer, and possibly with leukemia. In 1995, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concluded that formaldehyde is a probable human carcinogen. However, in a reevaluation of existing data in June 2004, the IARC reclassified formaldehyde as a known human carcinogen (2).
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