Asbestos News Roundup: West Virginia Emerges as Asbestos Lawsuit Hotbed, Drug Thalidomide Proves Less Effective
The Mesothelioma Center recently reported that Australia has tightened its restrictions on using asbestos after research showed that asbestos mixed into concrete can be lethal. It also reported that West Virginia has emerged as a hotbed for asbestos-related lawsuits. Our mesothelioma lawyers represent clients and families dealing with this deadly diagnosis as a result of […]
Attorney Juan Bauta Wins $20 Million Asbestos Verdict in Broward County
A Broward County jury awarded more than $20 million recently to a man and his wife after the husband was exposed to asbestos and diagnosed with mesothelioma in Florida. Mesothelioma lawyers at The Ferraro Law Firm — which serves clients in Florida, New York, Washington D.C., and nationwide — were able to secure the large […]
Top Asbestos Exposure Sites In Michigan, North Dakota, and Arizona
For the last few months, mesothelioma lawyers have been reporting on the more than two dozen work sites across the country that were exposed to asbestos after processing vermiculite. Both workers at the plants as well as their families and neighboring residents could have been exposed, which could lead to illnesses, including mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is […]
CDC Shares Top Asbestos Exposure Sites in Northeast and Midwest
As the Mesothelioma Lawyer Blog has reported for several months, there were sites across the country that received vermiculite tainted with asbestos, which can cause illnesses, such as mesothelioma. These sites have since been shut down, but asbestos has never officially been banned in the United States. Many third-world countries use the material as an […]
Hawaii Researchers Try to Understand How Asbestos Causes Mesothelioma
An anonymous donor recently gave $3.58 million to University of Hawaii Cancer Center researchers to try to figure out how asbestos triggers mesothelioma, a deadly and incurable form of cancer. Mesothelioma Lawyers hope that the research helps to determine how exposure to asbestos, a natural mineral that was used for decades in the United States […]
Asbestos Exposure Sites in Denver, New Orleans, and St. Louis
For several weeks now, our mesothelioma lawyers have been detailing sites across the country that processed vermiculite, a natural mineral that can contain asbestos. And exposure to asbestos can lead to a diagnosis of mesothelioma, a fatal and incurable form of cancer. Microscopic asbestos fibers can be ingested and travel throughout the body until they […]
Dangerous Asbestos Sites in Santa Ana, Los Angeles, and Newark
Mesothelioma Lawyers have been working on a series about dozens of vermiculite refineries across the country that have been blamed for spreading harmful asbestos to different parts of the United States. In this next blog entry, we discuss some West Coast sites that could have harmed people. Vermiculite is a natural mineral that contains asbestos. […]
Libby, Montana Residents Still Face Health Hazards From Asbestos Mine
NBC News in Libby, Montana is reporting that the federal government is continuing to aid residents who were exposed to asbestos, even though the mine there closed in 1990. Asbestos exposure can lead to the incurable cancer mesothelioma and can cause a host of other medical problems. Mesothelioma Lawyers have been publishing a series of blogs […]
Cities At Risk of Asbestos Exposure: Dallas, Minneapolis, and Omaha
Asbestos exposure, which can lead to the incurable cancer mesothelioma, can be devastating to many Americans. And because the disease is so deadly, and because it is typically diagnosed decades after asbestos exposure, linking the cancer to the responsible party and making a recovery can be a complex process. Mesothelioma Lawyers are writing a continuous […]
Asbestos Exposure Site Series Continued: Chicago, Phoenix, and Honolulu
In our continuing series about the nation’s most well-known asbestos exposure sites, this week takes a look at some sites in major cities, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Mesothelioma Lawyers are dedicated to fighting for victims who have been exposed to asbestos, which may cause mesothelioma, a deadly form of cancer […]
