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When Buying Old Homes Be Aware of Asbestos Risk

By | Published July 8, 2021 | Posted in Asbestos, Asbestos-Related Illnesses | Tagged Tags: , , | Comments Off on When Buying Old Homes Be Aware of Asbestos Risk

“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 from the early 1940s through the 1970s.” So says an article on the web page of This Old House. It’s true that many people love Read More

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Canadian Study Recommends Triple Modality Treatment For Pleural Mesothelioma Victims

By | Published April 22, 2021 | Posted in Mesothelioma | Tagged Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Canadian Study Recommends Triple Modality Treatment For Pleural Mesothelioma Victims

Pleural mesothelioma is a deadly cancer affecting people who have lived or worked around asbestos. There is no cure for mesothelioma and no single treatment has proven to be effective against this cancer. Now, scientists at Toronto General Hospital’s Research Institute say a triple-modality therapy they tested in mice might have the power to extend Read More

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California Jury Awards $15 Million+ To Former Construction Supervisor

By | Published April 2, 2021 | Posted in Asbestos, Mesothelioma | Tagged Tags: , , | Comments Off on California Jury Awards $15 Million+ To Former Construction Supervisor

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 Morgan claimed that overseeing the cutting and sawing of cement pipes exposed him to asbestos. Malignant mesothelioma, though rare, is often diagnosed among people who Read More

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What To Know About Asbestos-Related Mesothelioma Lawsuits

By | Published March 26, 2021 | Posted in Asbestos, Mesothelioma | Tagged Tags: , , , | Comments Off on What To Know About Asbestos-Related Mesothelioma Lawsuits

If you’ve been exposed to asbestos and been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you may be wondering if you can recover compensation via a lawsuit or legal claim. The answer is usually yes. People who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma after working with or around asbestos have an excellent chance of receiving “damages” either from the company Read More

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Former Boilermaker Seeking $27 Million in Compensation for Mesothelioma

By | Published March 11, 2021 | Posted in Asbestos | Tagged Tags: , | Comments Off on Former Boilermaker Seeking $27 Million in Compensation for Mesothelioma

According to the mesothelioma victim, a supplier of boiler insulation negligently exposed him to asbestos in his workplace at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and has robbed him of an expected 15 more years of his life and forced him into expensive cancer treatments. The compensation that he is requesting from the jury represents reimbursement Read More

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Railroad Bridge Operator Sues Employer For Mesothelioma Diagnosis

By | Published February 19, 2021 | Posted in Asbestos | Tagged Tags: , , | Comments Off on Railroad Bridge Operator Sues Employer For Mesothelioma Diagnosis

Victor Coffin, a bridge operator for the Maine Central Railroad (MCRR) has filed suit against his employer, alleging he was diagnosed with mesothelioma as a result of his exposures to asbestos while operating the Carlton Bridge. Mr. Coffin alleged that he was exposed to asbestos from the walls of the control room, engine room, machine Read More

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Tiny Golden Bullets Could Help Tackle Asbestos-Related Cancers

By | Published December 11, 2020 | Posted in Asbestos | Tagged Tags: , , | Comments Off on Tiny Golden Bullets Could Help Tackle Asbestos-Related Cancers

Gold nanotubes — tiny hollow cylinders one thousandth the width of a human hair — could be used to treat mesothelioma, a type of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, according to a team of researchers at the Universities of Cambridge and Leeds. As reported in Science Daily, a study published in October, researchers demonstrated Read More

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Multiple States Attorneys General Join Advocacy Groups in EPA Lawsuit

By | Published September 10, 2020 | Posted in Asbestos | Tagged Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Multiple States Attorneys General Join Advocacy Groups in EPA Lawsuit

Since the 1970s, mesothelioma groups have urged the EPA to ban asbestos, citing the link between the substance and malignant mesothelioma and other illnesses. Still, the agency has not banned its use. Now Attorneys General from multiple states have joined forces with asbestos advocacy groups to sue the agency in federal court. The argument centers Read More

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Vietnam War Veterans At Heightened Risk for Mesothelioma

By | Published June 3, 2020 | Posted in Asbestos, Mesothelioma | Tagged Tags: , , | Comments Off on Vietnam War Veterans At Heightened Risk for Mesothelioma

US military veterans who served during the Vietnam War were most likely exposed to asbestos, which was in widespread use in the military in ships, bunkers, planes and wiring in buildings. This puts these veterans in a higher risk category to contract mesothelioma and other asbestos-related cancers. Navy veterans are at an even higher risk Read More

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