Johnson & Johnson should pay a terminal mesothelioma patient "tens of millions" after ignoring decades of red flags about asbestos in its talc baby powder, a lawyer for the California Read More
Each year, some 10,000 veterans die from asbestos-related diseases. Veterans account for nearly one-third of the mesothelioma cases diagnosed each year, especially those who served in military occupations where asbestos Read More
It has been generally known that plumbers are at greater risk to contract mesothelioma because of their exposure to asbestos products. Their proximity to asbestos in cement pipes, pipe wrap Read More
AP News reported that a Vietnam War veteran and retired school bus driver, Willie McNeal, Jr., was awarded $4.8 million by a California Superior Court jury that determined asbestos-contaminated talc led to Read More
“Asbestos. The name has its origin in the Greek word for inextinguishable. A highly-effective and inexpensive fire-retardant material and thermal and acoustic insulator, asbestos was used extensively in home construction Read More
Whittaker Clark & Daniels Inc., talc suppliers, has reached a deal to end a California teacher’s suit alleging her mesothelioma was a result of the asbestos-tainted talc it supplied to Read More
A combination treatment that has been called a “game changer” for mesothelioma victims in Australia has now been added to the nation’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). From next month, any Read More
Quinacrine, a drug once used to treat malaria, has found to have a positive effect in treating mesothelioma. The drug researchers — who came from Penn State, Texas Tech, Keck Read More
Trial lawyers secured a total $12 million verdict on behalf of an 83-year-old Korean War veteran Robert Mitchell who contracted mesothelioma after years of working with asbestos-containing packing material. Mitchell worked Read More
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- An Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals has affirmed an $8 million verdict awarded to the estate of an oil field worker's stepson who Read More
Firefighters are more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma than the general public, and this is a direct result of asbestos in buildings that were built Read More
While the use of music therapy to aid in cancer treatment is not new, the use of this therapy in easing pain and suffering from mesothelioma and other cancers has Read More
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), published a study revealing that the number of deaths from mesothelioma during the period of 1999 through 2005 was the highest within Read More
While there are many lawsuits filed against manufacturers and distributors of asbestos-contaminated talc products, there has been the lingering question of whether or not retailers who sold these products should Read More
An Australian report, issued in Spring of 2020, showed that between 1987 and 1991, 37% of people lived at least one year after their diagnosis, 10% lived at least 3 Read More
A California jury awarded more than $15 Million in damages to a former construction supervisor for his diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma as a result of asbestos exposure. The late Norris Read More
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