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...case of DVT, many airlines will be forced to do just that in the next few weeks, as the summer holiday season takes off. The death last October of Briton Emma Christofferson, 28, after flying home on Qantas from Australia triggered an avalanche of claims. Melbourne law firm Slater & Gordon has collected 2,300, of which 120 involved deaths. It hopes to file test cases later this month in what all sides see as a legal watershed for the aviation industry. "The cases involve just about every airline flying to and from Australia," says Paul Henderson, heading Slater & Gordon...
...sharp stabbing pain and swelling in the lower leg. In others, it might be much more serious: part of the clot may detach itself and travel through the bloodstream to the lungs, where it can cause a pulmonary embolism, an obstruction that can prove fatal. The Slater & Gordon case goes to the heart of the issue: to be successful, the firm must show the airlines both knew the risks and gave insufficient warning. "We are talking about a real risk with real and appreciable harm," says Henderson. "It's a small risk and easy to reduce by taking some fairly...
...cabin might be more dangerous than sitting still anywhere, whether on a crowded train, bus, car or even at home. Many carriers feel they have been unfairly singled out as the scapegoats of a health scare driven by the media and "no win, no fee" lawyers such as Slater & Gordon. "There's a lot of hype and a lot of lawyers," growls one Asian airline executive. "There are people who might have been genuinely ill and people who see a court case." Airlines insist passengers are primarily responsible for their own health. After all, cramped conditions can lead to stress...
Others are not so sure. In a study published in 1999, Mayo Clinic researchers concluded that mold causes most chronic sinus infections. Even more alarming, several researchers believe that molds can cause some types of brain damage. Wayne Gordon, a neuropsychologist, and Dr. Eckardt Johanning, both of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, have seen enough patients whose problems with memory, learning and concentration occurred only after exposure to stachybotrys to convince them there is a relationship. Still, they concede, more research is needed...
Another of the trend's advocates is Gordon Geballe, associate dean of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University and co-author of the 1993 book Redesigning the American Lawn, which is being reprinted in an updated version this month. Geballe in his book criticizes the "industrial lawn," composed only of grass and expunged of any extant weeds. He advocates the "freedom lawn," which allows a diversity of plants to crop up naturally. Since 1993, Geballe says he has witnessed an increased willingness to let lawns grow wild, as well as a greater appreciation of regional differences...