An Indiana appeals court allows asbestos suit for a lifelong electrician to continue against his former employers, who the man says were responsible for his recent diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma.
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Symposium Focuses on Immunotherapy Treatment for Pleural Mesothelioma
Last weekend, hundreds of medical professionals made their way to Los Angeles to attend the 6th International Symposium on Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma, a conference focused on learning more about this rare asbestos-caused cancer and the new ways to approach treatment for the disease, which is diagnosed each year in about 2,500 Americans and many more individuals worldwide.
Illegal Asbestos Dump in Northwestern Washington Nothing Unusual
The bucolic scenery of northwestern Washington was disturbed this week when law enforcement discovered what they are calling the largest illegal asbestos dump in the region’s history.
Arizona Rejects Secondary Exposure Lawsuit
An appellate court in Arizona rejected the notion that companies in that state have a duty to protect family members from any exposure to toxic materials that their employees might bring home with them on their work clothes or on their person.
EPA Eyes Bag Maker for Asbestos Clean-up
Throughout the U.S., there’s a long list of old factories that sit idle, filled with who-knows-what on the inside, while crumbling on the outside. These are structures that present health hazards to those who live and work near them.
Secondary Asbestos Exposure Kills Illinois Woman
A Bellville, Illinois woman whose mother, father, and husband all worked in industries where asbestos use was prevalent, has succumbed to mesothelioma and her husband wants everyone to know how decades of exposure killed his wife. To do that, he’s suing literally dozens of companies who were responsible for that exposure.
Fifteen Years Later, 9/11 Asbestos Threat Continues
For many of us, the number of those who perished on September 11, 2001 sticks in our minds, even 15 years later. It was 2,996. Nearly 3,000 lost souls on that fateful day. For those who lived through it, it’s a day we’ll never forget.
OSHA Issues Asbestos Fines Against Connecticut Builder
After being tipped off by a concerned employee, OSHA inspectors visited a construction site in New Haven, Connecticut and found that workers converting a former automotive warehouse were indeed being exposed to asbestos.
California Senator Prodding EPA about Asbestos Dangers
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif,), a huge advocate for environmental safety, told the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that they MUST begin to lay the groundwork that will allow them to take action against asbestos use, asking them to flag the toxin for review as early as later this year.
Study Shows Risk of Developing Mesothelioma Doesn’t Decline
In a new study penned by a group of Italian researchers, it was determined that the risk of developing mesothelioma does not decline up to several decades after exposure ceases, unlike with lung cancer, where there is a clear indication of a decline in risk after about 25 years since last exposure. This finding verifies the fact that victims of asbestos exposure have an equal chance of developing this form of mesothelioma 50 years after exposure as they do 20 or 30 years after being exposed. The same has been proven true for pleural mesothelioma, the most common form of the disease.