• posted: Feb. 01, 2019
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Asbestos-Related Illnesses,  Asbestos
• lawsuits

Asbestos is a group of naturally occurring minerals containing thin microscopic fibers. Resistant to fire, heat, and chemicals, these fibers have been mined and widely used in a variety of Read More

• posted: Jan. 26, 2019
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Asbestos-Related Illnesses,  Asbestos,  Lung Cancer
• Non-Occupational Asbestos Exposure

Asbestos is a naturally occurring fiber composed of six different minerals. Due to its favorable heat and chemical resistance qualities, in addition to its durability, it has historically been widely Read More

• posted: Dec. 26, 2014
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Asbestos-Related Illnesses,  Asbestos
• construction asbestos

Asbestos is a fiber composed of a set of six naturally occurring minerals. Historically, it was mined and used to produce industrial and insulating materials because of its resistance to Read More

• posted: Nov. 01, 2014
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Mesothelioma,  Asbestos-Related Illnesses,  Asbestos
• asbestos related injuries,  asbestos-related illnesses

Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer that develops in the tissue that covers most of the body’s internal organs — that tissue is called the mesothelium. Due to its Read More

• posted: Oct. 26, 2014
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Asbestos-Related Illnesses,  Asbestos
• asbestos poisoning,  workplace asbestos

Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous material composed of a group of minerals. Due to its resistance to heat and flame, and its durability, asbestos has been mined and widely Read More

• posted: Jul. 01, 2014
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Asbestos-Related Illnesses
• asbestos disease

In February 2013, the Pennsylvania Superior Court made the decision to uphold a $950,000 judgment against a welding products company in an asbestos injury case. The company, Lincoln Electric Co., filed Read More

• posted: Jun. 26, 2014
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Mesothelioma,  Asbestos-Related Illnesses,  Workers Compensation
• occupational diseases

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently issued a decision that could increase employers’ risk of new lawsuits from former employees exposed to asbestos who later developed mesothelioma. The decision in Tooey v. Read More

• posted: Jun. 23, 2014
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Mesothelioma,  Asbestos-Related Illnesses,  Personal Injury,  Workers Compensation

[ln::firm_name], P. C., a prominent mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestos injury and personal injury law firm with offices in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, has relocated its Philadelphia offices to 1515 Market Read More

• posted: Jan. 21, 2014
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Asbestos-Related Illnesses
• wrongful death

Survivors of toxic exposure at work have legal recourse — a wrongful death suit — against the manufacturer of the substance, even years after employment ends and the business has Read More

• posted: Jan. 14, 2014
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Asbestos-Related Illnesses
• "take home" exposure

The simplest and seemingly innocent things such as hugging children after a long day at work or wives washing clothes can lead to adult-onset diseases for spouses and children of Read More

• posted: Jan. 06, 2014
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Asbestos-Related Illnesses
• lung cancer

According to the Mayo Clinic health website, workers exposed to (primarily) airborne asbestos before the late 1970s — including asbestos miners, refinery workers, shipyard workers, auto mechanics, construction workers, demolition Read More

• posted: Dec. 24, 2013
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Asbestos-Related Illnesses
• "any breath" theory

Last year, a Pennsylvania high court made it significantly more difficult for asbestos-exposed victims to prove a causal link between the exposure and the disease by discounting expert testimony stating Read More

• posted: Dec. 18, 2013
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Asbestos-Related Illnesses
• asbestos litigation

People who contract mesothelioma or asbestosis after prolonged direct or secondary exposure to toxic substances are entitled to compensation for medical bills, lost wages and pain and suffering — if Read More

• posted: Nov. 19, 2013
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Asbestos-Related Illnesses
• asbestos lawsuits

If you or a loved one is newly diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease, it’s hard to know where to turn. Once your medical needs are addressed, you’ll need to get Read More

• posted: Nov. 12, 2013
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Asbestos-Related Illnesses
• asbestos in the home,  asbestos-containing materials,  handmen

If you considered yourself a “Mr. or Ms. Fix-It,” there was probably almost nothing you could not tackle with a little help from the local hardware store. The problem is, Read More

• posted: Oct. 10, 2013
• Michael A. Cancelliere
• Mesothelioma,  Asbestos-Related Illnesses,  Personal Injury,  Workers Compensation
• Medicare lien,  Medicare Secondary Payer Act

A Medicare lien results when Medicare makes a “conditional payment” for healthcare, even though a liability claim is in process that could eventually result in payment for the same care, Read More