It has been reported that the Supreme Court has agreed that an insurance company can settle asbestos related lawsuits from a fund of five hundred million dollars, and in exchange for the settlement will not have to face any further lawsuits in connections with its relationship with John Manville Corp, which was once a major […]

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The family of a retired former sailor with the Navy has recently been paid over one million dollars in compensation after a lawsuit was filed. Seventy five year old Gerald Gray died earlier this year from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma, after inhaling asbestos dust and fibers during the years he worked as a sailor.
The […]

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The family of an asbestos victim from Missouri has received millions of dollars in compensation following his death, according to a recent report. Robert Wagner died from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma, and this family filed a lawsuit against three corporate giants.
The lawsuit was dealt with in Clay County Court, and the family has now […]

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It has been revealed that a number of former railroad workers are seeking compensation from a number of railroad companies, claiming that they were exposed to a number of toxic substances during the course of their work, including the deadly carcinogenic, asbestos, which can cause a range of health problems such as asbestos related cancer.
There […]

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It has been announced that a new asbestos support group is to be launched in York in the UK, and this will enable those that have been affected by asbestos related disease, as well as the families of those affected, to find new ways of getting support and to share their experiences with other people […]

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A man from North Devon in the UK has received a substantial sum of compensation in an out of court settlement after being diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma. Sixty three year old Graham Dancer was diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer in 2007.
From 1969 until his diagnosis in 2007 Mr Dancer worked for […]

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An Illinois company has found itself at the centre of a controversial ruling recently, which limits the number of asbestos related claims that are filed against the company. The Appellate Court has recently ruled that the Aurora Equipment Company will not be held responsible for the asbestos related deaths of victims that did not come […]

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According to officials from a federal agency, asbestos contamination at a beach in Illinois does not pose any threat. It has been reported that the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has stated that the asbestos contamination that was discovered at the Adeline Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park is not dangerous.
The officials have […]

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Recent reports have revealed that the death toll from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma is continuing to increase, and one New York attorney that deals with personal injury said that the figures highlight how desperate the need is for ongoing commitment to control exposure to hazardous materials at work.
The figures come from the results of […]

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A council in the UK has recently stated that despite concern over the number of schools in the area that contain asbestos, it is better to leave this potentially hazardous substance in the school than to attempt to remove it because of the increased health dangers that disturbed asbestos can pose to those exposed to […]

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The widow of a man who died from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma will be able to pursue her lawsuit against a supplier who dealt with asbestos brake parts after an appellate court reinstated her lawsuit, which had recently been dismissed by a lower court due to lack of evidence against the defendant company.
Machine shop […]

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The family of a man from Texas who died from an asbestos related disease has filed a lawsuit against his former employers, according to a recent report. The man, Lewis Ayala, died last year from the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma.
The man is said to have been exposed to asbestos during his course of work, and […]

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It has recently been reported that an environmental laboratory has been indicted over allegations that it falsified reports relating to asbestos. The Certified Environmental Services, which is in Syracuse, New York, was indicted by a federal grand jury.
It is claimed that the environmental laboratory was part of a conspiracy to falsify asbestos reports relating to […]

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According to a recent report asbestos removal is required at a theatre that is located in Massachusetts. The theatre is the Casino Theatre, which is on Main Street. Officials have said that if the owner of the building fails to make it safe then there is a possibility that it may have to be demolished.
Steven […]

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It has been claimed in a recent report that radiation treatment that is administered to patients suffering from Hodgkin’s lymphoma could actually increase the risk of those patients developing malignant mesothelioma, which is commonly linked to high level exposure to asbestos.
The report adds that research carried out in the past has associated the development of […]

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One of the senators that has been fighting on behalf of Libby residents that are suffering from asbestos related diseases has announced the authorisation of a grant that is to be issued to help sufferers of this type of disease.
Many residents in the town of Libby in Montana have been affected by asbestos exposure as […]

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According to a recent report a city in the state of Oregon has been fined by authorities following claims that asbestos regulations were violated. The fine was applied by the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

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It has been claimed recently that thousand of files of asbestos victims in the UK have been destroyed, and this could lead to many people that are suffering from asbestos related cancer and similar diseases being unable to get the compensation to which they are entitled, due to the destruction of vital evidence and documentation.
The […]

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The 2009 International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma has now been scheduled for the end of June. The event, which is organised by the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation) is set to be held in Washington DC from the 25th June until 27th June.

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An asbestos victim who was a former machinist with the United States Navy has been awarded twelve million dollars in compensation by a Los Angeles County jury as a result of the disease that he has contracted. Sixty six year old Charles Cundiff has been told that he has the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma.

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The family of a woman that died from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma has been awarded the sum of two million dollars by way of compensation by a McLean County jury. Leslie Corry from Illinois died from the asbestos related disease as a result of secondary exposure to the deadly carcinogenic.

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A petition has recently been handed in at the UK Prime Minister’s residence at 10 Downing Street by a group led by a surgeon. The petition relates to a campaign that is calling for a specialist asbestos research centre to be created, and it has been signed by over twenty two thousand people.

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A former docker from the UK is said to have won a significant sum of compensation to provide financial support for his family after being told that he is dying from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma, which the judge ruled was caused as a result of his work.

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A widow from the UK who lost her husband to the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma is now launching a bid for compensation over the death of her husband. Ann Sharpe was married to her husband, George, for forty five years. He died in November last year, just months after being diagnosed with the illness.
George Sharpe, […]

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A lawsuit relating to asbestos exposure has been filed by two military airmen who served in Iraq and in Afghanistan. The lawsuit has been filed against four defence contractors, who stand accused of burning trash containing asbestos and various other toxic materials, which the airmen say exposed them to dangerous toxins.
The two personnel involved in […]

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A number of Maltese dockyard workers have filed a human rights lawsuit against various government bodies over the problems that they have experienced as a result of exposure to asbestos, which is a potentially deadly carcinogenic that can cause serious health problems, including a form of fatal cancer known as mesothelioma.
Several dockyard workers filed the […]

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It has been revealed that a man from the UK who died from the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, was given only a paper mask by way of protection when working on and demolishing properties that contained asbestos. The man, Mark Tunnicliffe, died earlier this year at the age of just forty eight.
According to reports Mark […]

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The company at the centre of what has been described as the biggest environmental crime prosecution in the history of the United States has been found not guilty. The trail of W.R. Grace has ended with the company being found not guilty in relation to asbestos contamination of the town of Libby in Montana.
The federal […]

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A British scientist that was involved with the Health Canada panel, which was aimed at studying the risk of mesothelioma and other forms of cancer that were linked to Canadian chrysotile asbestos, has claimed that the Ottawa government tried to suppress the asbestos report in order to minimise the adverse effect on the asbestos industry […]

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According to a recent report the requirements for plaintiffs who file mesothelioma related lawsuits in Texas could be eased as a result of new legislation passed by the Texas Senate. Officials say that if the Bill goes through it would put Texas in line with most other states when it comes to asbestos exposure legislation.
However, […]

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