James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C. represents people who have suffered brain injuries because of the negligence of others. The owner and founder of the firm, James F. Humphreys, is a former chairman of the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) and is general counsel to the West Virginia Brain …
Asbestos in the Home
James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C. has extensive experience representing people who have been injured by exposure to asbestos. Many of our clients have been exposed to asbestos at work, but people can be exposed to asbestos outside the workplace as well, even at home. Asbestos was widely used in house construction between the …
Tips for Helmet Usage
James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C. represents people who have suffered serious head injuries as the result of other people’s negligence. Many such injuries are the result of impacts which occur during sports or other physical activities. One way to avoid or minimize head injuries is to wear helmets where appropriate, but it’s important to …
Female Athletes and Brain Injuries
James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C represents people who have suffered head injuries through the negligence of others. Such injuries often occur during sports, as anyone who has followed the recent developments in the National Football League will be well aware. But men who play professional football are not the only ones at risk. Serious …
Playground Safety
James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C. represents people who have been injured through the negligence of others. We care about our clients and their families and want them to remain safe. To that end, parents with young children may want to consider the following information about playground safety. According to the Centers for Disease Control …
Veterans & Mesothelioma
James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C. has represented many victims of mesothelioma, a fatal cancer almost always caused by asbestos exposure. In many cases this exposure has occurred during civilian employment, but all too often, veterans have been exposed during their military service, only to develop mesothelioma many years later. Although veterans make up only …
Asbestos Disease in West Virginia
James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C. has successfully represented thousands of clients who were killed or injured by asbestos. Many of these people worked at job sites in West Virginia and its neighboring states, including railroads, chemical plants, steel mills, aluminum plants, glass works and power plants. Widespread exposure to asbestos at such facilities has …
Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Lawsuits
For years, consumers were told that talcum powder products such as baby powder and body powder were gentle, safe and effective to use, but a growing number of studies have linked genital use of talcum powder with an increased risk of ovarian cancer. Despite these studies, manufacturers such as Johnson & Johnson have failed to …
Ovarian Cancer By The Numbers
Each year, about 20,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Each year, about 14,000 women in the United States die from ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer is the ninth most common cancer among women in the United States. Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer related deaths among women in …
Recently Unsealed Documents Raise the Question – Did Johnson & Johnson Know That its Talcum Powder Products Contained Asbestos?
James F. Humphreys & Associates, L.C. has long represented workers who were injured or killed by exposure to asbestos products, and more recently, women who developed ovarian cancer after using talcum powder products for personal hygiene. These tend to be separate practice areas, but sometimes they overlap. Although talcum powder which is asbestos free can …
