Decades after Asbestos Dangers Known, Regulation Still Proves Challenging
Linked to cancer and lung disease, asbestos is regulated but not banned—with some states stricter than others.
Michigan Program Helps Contractors Understand Perils—and Rules—of Asbestos
As demolition projects ramp up, concerns grow that asbestos regulations are being ignored—and risks for mesothelioma and other cancers are increasing.
Los Angeles Jury Awards Woman $208 Million in Asbestos Cancer Case
05/13/2010 Los Angeles, CA ( Mesothelioma News) – In a verdict that left no question about a Los Angeles jury’s view of the impact and egregiousness of an asbestos manufacturer’s behavior, a woman who contracted mesothelioma-a deadly cancer almost always caused by asbestos exposure-simply by washing her husband’s work clothes was awarded nearly $209 million. […]
PATH Worker’s Widow Seeks New Trial for Asbestos Lawsuit
05/07/2010 (Mesothelioma News) – Juror admits switching sides to speed deliberations in case involving lung cancer victim’s asbestos exposure at work. The widow of a New Jersey subway worker is seeking a new trial in her asbestos-related lawsuit after a juror admitted to siding with his employer in order to bring the case to a […]
Investigation Widens in New York Asbestos Inspection Fraud Case
05/05/2010 New York, NY (Mesothelioma News) – Stunning admissions by a New York City safety inspector who faked hundreds of critical asbestos tests have spurred prosecutors to broaden their investigation into the scheme, which is now believed to have operated for at least a decade and involved hundreds of buildings. Saverio “Sam” Todaro, owner of […]
Building Owner Fined $70,000 For Exposing Workers to Asbestos
05/03/2010 (Mesothelioma News) – The owner of an Alaska building will pay $70,000 in penalties for failing to protect renovation workers from asbestos exposure-even after receiving a warning from authorities that asbestos was present. Work at the building, which formerly housed the Matanuska Maid creamery in Anchorage, was halted in June 2009 by Alaskan officials. […]
Asbestos-Laden Parts Lead to $3 Million Jury Award
04/29/2010 (Mesothelioma News) – Decades after a sailor’s exposure to asbestos and a year after he died from mesothelioma, a jury in Newport News, Va., held a shipyard supplier accountable, hitting the company with a $2.99 million verdict on April 13. The company’s asbestos-laden parts, the jury said, helped cause the plaintiff’s disease and, ultimately, […]
Long Island School Evacuated After Asbestos Discovery
04/27/2010 (Mesothelioma News) -The sudden discovery of asbestos at a suburban New York high school forced an evacuation of students on March 25-and an early start to spring break. It was also an unsettling reminder that asbestos-a material linked to diseases including lung cancer and mesothelioma, an almost always fatal cancer of the protective lining […]
Colorado Man Indicted for Triggering Asbestos Emergency
04/23/2010 Colorado (Mesothelioma News) – Pretending to be a certified asbestos inspector in order to obtain employment, a Colorado man improperly performed air testing and falsified lab results, a Colorado grand jury said on April 15. The state grand jury charged that his actions contributed to the release of dangerous asbestos particles and threatened “immediate […]
Developer’s Asbestos Assurances Under Attack
04/21/2010 (Mesothelioma News) – The thousands of homes, shops and offices planned for the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco have yet to appear-but the dust, and a major dispute, are already in the air. Soil at the site contains naturally occurring asbestos, medically linked to deadly diseases including lung cancer, mesothelioma and […]
Oxford University improves asbestos cancer tests
A team of scientists at Oxford University announce the development of a better diagnostic test for asbestos related mesothelioma lung cancer. The asbestos testing study was recently published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. New York mesothelioma cancer injury news-Oxford University researchers develop better testing for fatal cancer related to asbestos […]
Montana asbestos injury jury acquits W.R. Grace
A Montana asbestos exposure lawsuit trial argued by mesothelioma cancer lawyers representing Libby area residents ended with the jury ruling for W.R. Grace. W.R. Grace the owner of the Libby vermiculite mine won the asbestos injury claims filed by Montana personal injury attorneys. Montana asbestos injury victims lose to W.R. Grace and Company in a […]