Not all types of mesothelioma diagnoses are created equal. While a few types of the disease are the most common, a victim of this type of cancer can be diagnosed with one of four types, each named for the part of the body affected by the disease. Below is an overview of each type including information that will help you – the patient, or you – the caregiver – better understand the specifics of the disease.
Mesothelioma
What Job Caused YOUR Exposure to Asbestos?
Back as far as the days of the Holy Roman Empire, individuals thought asbestos to be a “miracle mineral”. Legend has it that the Emperor Nero used tablecloths woven from asbestos at his lavish parties, simply throwing the cloths in the fire at the end of the night, where – amazingly – they would become … Read more
Boilermakers Exhibiting High Rates of Mesothelioma
What’s a boilermaker? Ask the average person that question and they’ll probably reply with an answer that has something to do with the football team at Purdue University, dubbed The Boilermakers way back in the 19th century due to their burly physiques and tough nature.
Lung-related Cancers a Huge Risk for Steelworkers
From the time Andrew Carnegie began steel production in North Braddock, PA in 1875 until more than a century late, steel mills were a huge part of the landscape of Pittsburgh and other similar steel-producing cities around the United States.
Shipyard Workers Still Dealing with Effects of Toxic Asbestos
Though asbestos has never been officially banned in the United States, government agencies have publicly recognized its toxicity for the past 40 years, when laws were first passed to severely limit its use in instances that would put the public at risk. In the decades prior to that, however, countless workers were exposed to the … Read more
Number of DePuy hip implant cases increases while first trial underway
From the SE Texas Record: By MARILYN TENNISSEN The number of lawsuits filed in Texas over problems with DePuy hip implants is nearing 7,000, while the first trial over the alleged defects continues. As of Sept. 30, court documents show 6,849 lawsuits have been filed in the multi-district litigation court in the Dallas Division of … Read more
Lawyer grills DePuy executive over safety studies for Pinnacle hips
From REUTERS: BY JESSICA DYE AND MARICE RICHTER Sept 15 Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:25pm EDT (Reuters) – An executive at Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics Inc unit on Monday defended the company’s assessment of safety risks associated with metal-on-metal Pinnacle hip implants in a Dallas court from a lawyer who said the company had … Read more
Fracking exposes workers to benzene
By Laura Arenschield The Columbus Dispatch • Saturday September 13, 2014 6:35 AM Oil and natural-gas workers on fracking sites are exposed to potentially unsafe levels of benzene, a colorless gas that can cause cancer, according to a case study by a federal agency. The study, first published at the end of August in the … Read more
Wheeling Pitt Mesothelioma Lawyer
Established in 1968 when Pittsburgh Steel Company and Wheeling Steel Corporation merged, Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation – better known to locals and industry professionals as Wheeling-Pitt – once owned six major manufacturing facilities, spread out over western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, and eastern Ohio. Over the years before its decline and eventual bankruptcy filings, the company … Read more
Business Services
Are you forming a new company in Pennsylvania or West Virginia? Do you know the advantages and disadvantages of sole proprietorship, a Limited Liability Company (L.L.C.), an “S” Corporation or an “C” Corporation? There are many advantages and disadvantages to each type of corporate structure, let The Law Offices of Lee W. Davis, Esquire, L.L.C. … Read more