2/22/11 In a news story on MARKET WIRE, Arkansas asbestos attorney Nick Johnson expressed concern that asbestos exposure is still a major concern for Arkansas residents, despite numerous government regulations. “What many people don’t realize is that we don’t have an actual ban on asbestos,” Johnson stated. “Asbestos still exists in thousands of products today. [...]
2/23/11 Companies and areas that used asbestos were abundant in Colorado. Any industry in which heat or corrosive chemicals posed a danger usually involved asbestos exposure. It’s important to keep in mind that in many cases, small employers in Colorado and elsewhere were as ignorant of asbestos hazards as their workers, which is why lawsuits [...]
2/23/11 Connecticut is one of the smallest states in the union in terms of area; when it comes to asbestos, however, it may be one of the largest. According to one website, there are over six hundred locations at which people are known to have been subjected to asbestos exposure. These are not confined to [...]
2/23/11 A recent report from the Government Accountability Office revealed that a number of low-paid maintenance workers who service HVAC and water lines underneath the buildings of Capitol Hill have been breathing asbestos fibers for years – and highly paid members of Congress took little, if any notice until Illinois senator Dick Durbin finally brought [...]
2/22/11, “Mesothelioma Lawyer Alabama” At least one veteran of asbestos litigation called the region from Mobile to Pascagoula, Alabama, the asbestos screening hub of the universe”. That’s because the Mobile area is home to numerous “screening companies”–small businesses that run ads such as “Do You Have MILLION-DOLLAR Lungs?”
(February 14, 2011) Reports said that a $6 million renovation at the Thornhill Community Center and Library has been delayed due to asbestos scare. The major reconstruction of the facility, which was established in the year 1974 and has evolved into a complete recreational venue, was still being delayed due to an extensive asbestos abatement [...]
(February 12, 2011) An Onondaga County jury awarded a one-million dollar verdict over a mesothelioma lawsuit filed against John Crane Incorporated, the sole remaining defendant at trial. Richard Schuderer, a man who worked for the New York State Department of Transportation in several positions such as deckhand, oiler and engineer on tugboats from 1954 to [...]
(February 11, 2011) A recent study showed that 94 percent of power plant workers have been exposed to asbestos due to the nature of their employment. In a study that tracked 8,632 retired and active power plant employees of German power plants to analyze the extent of asbestos exposure, researchers found that 94 percent of [...]
(February 11, 2011) A Tennessee jury awarded an $8.6 million mesothelioma settlement to a former CSX Transportation railroad worker who died of mesothelioma settlement mesothelioma. On November 30, 2010 after a two-week trial and one day of deliberation, twelve members of the jury awarded an $8.6 million asbestos verdict to the estate of the deceased, [...]
(February 7, 2011) Researchers said that photodynamic therapy may help improve the prognosis of mesothelioma cancer in conjunction with other types of treatment. Scientists are currently working on expanding this form of treatment seeking ways to improve mesothelioma prognosis and its efficiency in treating larger tumors. Malignant mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that [...]
