It can be difficult to estimate just how many homes and buildings across the country contain some form of asbestos. Any demolition or renovation project can disturb the material and put the health of people in the vicinity at risk. Such is the ca ...
The Supreme Court has entered into a debate that may set a precedent for future asbestos patients and mesothelioma attorneys. The case Kurns vs. Railroad Friction Products Inc. has entered the Supreme Court to determine whether or not a state’s w ...
This past April, dozens of contractors were brought into the Surrey nuclear plant to repair the facility and at least 12 of those workers were exposed to asbestos while doing the repairs, according to Corey Nealon of the Daily Post. The workers t ...
The residents of Denver who live near a trash compactor site fear that they have been exposed to asbestos. The landfill was once used to dispose of roofing and other materials thought to contain asbestos which in known to cause mesothelioma. An a ...
Anti- asbestos activists stated that Canadian ambassadors and politicians lobbied to prevent the United Sates from banning asbestos, according to the Globe and Mail. The carcinogen is known to cause a number of lung diseases which includes mesoth ...
Wilmington, NC. – WCET news channel 6 reported that a family housing complex slated for renovation contains an alarming amount of asbestos. They also reported that some occupied units had asbestos along with empty units. Community members have be ...
Aurora, Col. – Close to 126 residents of an apartment complex, which was set on fire by an arsonist, have been displaced because the blaze exposed asbestos in the buildings. The fire broke out at about 1am on Saturday morning. Sufferers of this ...
A jury has awarded a Florida man $21 million to settle a lawsuit against Union Carbide. Charles Garrison, 61, filed the lawsuit against Union Carbide in Broward County, Florida. Mesothelioma attorneys are able to effectively represent clients wh ...
Asbestos is not as commonly used today as in the past, but two of the country’s largest insurers warn that funds for lawsuits are getting smaller. Many insurance companies view asbestos-related diseases as a problem of the past century, but mesot ...
By: Daun Lee