In the United States, a company can be held liable if it takes negligent or reckless actions that cause harm to another person. This means that companies that work with asbestos or asbestos-contaminated materials or companies that design, manufacture, or sell asbestos-contaminated products can be...
Many students, teachers, and school staff are at risk of asbestos exposure because asbestos can still be found in schools. Asbestos still lurks in many products that can be found in schools. According to the EPA, there are asbestos-containing materials in the nation's primary, secondary, and even...
As mesothelioma lawyers, we get a lot of questions from clients and other people about asbestos. This article answers eight of the most commonly asked questions about asbestos. What is Asbestos? Asbestos is a general name given to six natural minerals. These minerals are: Chrysotile Amosit...
If you developed mesothelioma after getting exposed to asbestos, you might be eligible to recover compensation in the form of monetary damages. The compensation a mesothelioma patient recovers after filing a claim can help them and their family in many ways. For example, compensation can help a m...
A mesothelioma diagnosis can affect an entire family and not just a patient. When an individual is diagnosed with mesothelioma, a family can be left wondering how to best care for their loved one and how to cope with the situation. The following are some helpful tips for families with a loved on...
According to the American Cancer Society, a risk factor is anything that increases an individual's chances of getting a disease, such as the type of cancer known as mesothelioma. However, the presence of a risk factor does not automatically mean that a person will develop mesothelioma. Individua...
If a mesothelioma patient gets help from family, friends, and even their insurance, the truth is that cancer treatment in the United States is still quite expensive. According to research, in 2014 alone, the average cost spent per mesothelioma patient was $24,124, bringing the total cost for that...
The State of Washington recently fined an Edmonds-based asbestos removal company an additional $575,000 for improper asbestos removal. According to the Everett Herald, the asbestos removal company, Above & Beyond, was fined for allegedly violating safety protocol and operating without the proper...
According to a recent analysis, published on September 2, 2021, approximately a month before the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, cancer and leukemia cases have increased among the general responders and firefighters who were involved in rescue efforts in the World Trade Center. According to...
According to the Salem News, former owners of a Salem property irresponsibly caused the release of the toxic mesothelioma-causing substance known as asbestos. According to the Massachusetts attorney general's office, the release of asbestos occurred during demolition at the site. According to the...
A recent Nevada jury verdict saw an electrician afflicted with malignant mesothelioma and his family awarded $15.6 million in compensation. The victim in this case worked in commercial, industrial, and residential settings for more than 50 years. Over the course of those 50 years, the mesotheliom...
People working with or around asbestos are at high risk for asbestos-related illnesses like mesothelioma. Since asbestos was used widely in the 20th century in the construction industry, firefighters are among those at the highest risk for asbestos-related diseases. When an asbestos-containing bu...
The AG of Massachusetts Maura Healey recently sued an Everett construction company over illegal and unsafe asbestos work on water mains in Everette and Braintree. Along with the Everett construction company, the Attorney General also sued other companies that failed to do their work efficiently. ...
When a parent takes their child to the park or field to play, they do everything possible to ensure their child's safety. However, children can be mischievous, and because of that mischief, children sometimes end up in dangerous spaces in the span of a few seconds. For instance, when playing, a c...
Asbestos became a popular building material in the 1970s. During that time, asbestos was used in everything from cars to houses because of its resistance to corrosion, heat, electricity, and chemicals. But, soon, the dark side of asbestos was discovered. Experts realized that asbestos was the cau...
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is the largest nonprofit organization in America that focuses on preventing asbestos exposure, eradicating asbestos-related diseases like mesothelioma, and protecting asbestos victim's civil rights through advocacy, community initiatives, and education....
Even though asbestos may no longer be in most new consumer products, it remains present in many older consumer products. Asbestos, a naturally occurring mineral made of flexible and soft fibers that are heat and corrosion resistant, was used years ago in many consumer products without regard to i...
New data compiled by the Institute for Health Metric Evaluation (IHME) states that 40,764 deaths occurred in 2019 alone following occupational asbestos exposure. If this figure is correct, it means one American dies from an asbestos-related illness every 12 minutes. These new findings replace pre...
After being subjected to a lot of pressure, the United States Environmental Protection Agency recently agreed to address its asbestos data collection deficiencies. Early June 2021, Rob Bonta, California's Attorney General, announced that the EPA has finally agreed to initiate rulemaking to gather...
A cosmetics talc supplier embroiled with a group of 24 other defendants in a talcum powder mesothelioma cancer lawsuit has reached a settlement agreement with the plaintiff just four days into the trial for an undisclosed amount. That same company, Whittaker, Clark, & Daniels, was ordered just on...
A California jury recently handed down a substantial multi-million-dollar verdict in an asbestos cancer case brought on behalf of a 78-year-old Vietnam War veteran who passed away from mesothelioma due to exposure to carcinogens in the cosmetics product he used for decades. In their verdict, the ...
Pharmaceutical and cosmetics giant Johnson & Johnson recently filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in hopes of overturning a multi-billion dollar award handed down by a Missouri state court to nearly two dozen plaintiffs who claim they developed various forms of cancer from years of using th...
A California appeals court recently upheld a substantial multimillion dollar jury verdict handed down in a mesothelioma cancer lawsuit brought by a husband and wife to claim that the husband's rare form of cancer was caused by his employer's negligent use of carcinogenic building materials. In it...
Pharmaceutical and cosmetics giant Johnson & Johnson recently revealed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission that the company has set aside just under $4 billion in “talc related reserves” to cover billions in settlements related to lawsuits claiming that the company's talcum pow...
A New York City judge recently denied a defendant asbestos company's request to have a take-home mesothelioma cancer lawsuit thrown out of court, finding that the arguments brought by the defendant's lawyers on its behalf were insufficient to have the matter tossed out. As a result, the plaintiff...
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