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• Two Foreign Companies Accused of Exposing Worker to Asbestos

  
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  Two foreign companies have been accused at exposing a worker to asbestos, which has resulted in a lawsuit being filed in the Tyler Division of the Easter District of Texas earlier this month. The federal lawsuit was filed by Robert Plummer and his wife Nadine.The lawsuit was filed against two companies, including ...
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• Architect Dies from Asbestos Exposure

  
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  A report from a law firm in the United States has detailed how a former architect has died from asbestos cancer, also known as mesothelioma. The man had worked as an architect almost four decades ago, but died just two months after he was diagnosed.According to the law firm the man was required [...]
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• Paragon Asbestos Removal Supervisor Pleads Guilty

  
  Mesothelioma Blog — Authority: 107
  Frank Onoff was an asbestos removal supervisor with Paragon Environmental Construction in New York.  For more than a decade, he participated in a scam along with another company, Certified Environmental Systems, Inc.  This week Onoff pleaded guilty to committing mail fraud, violating the Toxic Substances Control and ...
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• When You Need a New Jersey Mesothelioma Lawyer

  
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  New Jersey residents who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma because of asbestos exposure should seek legal advice from a New Jersey mesothelioma lawyer. An individual can recover compensation if asbestos is the cause of the injury.
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• Mesothelioma Prevention: APHA asks Congress to Ban Asbestos

  
  Asbestos and Mesothelioma News — Authority: 125
  The American Public Health Association (APHA) recently voiced its concern on asbestos and asked Congress to pass legislation that would ultimately place a complete ban on the manufacture, sale, export and import of asbestos-containing products in the United States. Celeste Monforton, Chair of APHA’s Occupational ...
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• Family Receives Compensation over Railway Worker’s Death

  
  Blogger News Network — Authority: 639
  The family of a UK man who died from the asbestos cancer known as mesothelioma has been awarded one hundred thousand GBP. The man, Dudley Maasz, was a former railway worker who is said to have been exposed to deadly asbestos, which eventually robbed him of his life.Maasz was seventy four years old when [...]
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• Australian asbestos cleanup completed, official says

  
  Mesothelioma Center News — Authority: 126
  In the land down under, asbestos has been a hot topic in recent months. Australian workers are worried about asbestos exposure from various products, as well as the inability of corporations like James Hardie to compensate victims of asbestos-related illnesses like mesothelioma . One bright spot in this asbestos ...
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• One year after lethal explosion, a community remembers

  
  Mesothelioma Center News — Authority: 126
  In Pueblo, Colorado, just over one year has passed since a lethal explosion tore through the site of the Branch Inn, killing one woman, injuring several others, and damaging many local businesses. The explosion, fueled by natural gas, affected a large part of Pueblo’s historic Union Avenue district. Three buildings ...
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• Missouri demolition company faces penalties over asbestos violations

  
  Mesothelioma News — Authority: 139
  Clifton Farm & Excavating Co. of Perryville, Missouri is facing penalties over asbestos violations from a demolition job that took place back in June. The Missouri Air Conservation Commission voted to seek legal action after the demolition company failed to respond to the commission’s attempts to settle the ...
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• Military Veterans Linked to Mesothelioma & Asbestosis

  
  Asbestos and Mesothelioma News — Authority: 125
  The United States Department of Veterans Affairs stated that out of the millions of veterans who have served the country, hundreds of thousands have been exposed to asbestos during their service. Veterans were exposed to asbestos while working on naval vessels where asbestos was used as the main form of insulation. ...
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• Mother of Youngest British Mesothelioma Victim looks for Truth

  
  Blogger News Network — Authority: 639
  The mother of the youngest victim of mesothelioma in the UK has said that she will fight to learn the truth about how and why her daughter contracted the asbestos cancer that killed her, and has promised that she will do it alone of necessary because her lawyers have given up on the case.Leigh [...]
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• Source of asbestos contamination at U of Wyoming determined

  
  Mesothelioma Center News — Authority: 126
  Officials at the University of Wyoming have announced that they have finally determined the cause of asbestos contamination that occurred on the campus earlier this year. Officials say that the asbestos originated from at least one of two small buildings that were purchased by a man from Laramie earlier this year. ...
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• Property Owner to be Cited over Improper Asbestos Removal

  
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  The owner of a New York building is to be cited as a result of improper removal of asbestos in the building, with a tip off resulting in authorities not only investigating the allegations but also catching the building owner and his workers in the act of improperly disposing of the asbestos.There are very strict [...]
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• Verdict Against Georgia Pacific upheld by Appeals Court

  
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  An Appeals Court is said to have upheld a multi million dollar verdict against Georgia Pacific in the case of a woman who was exposed to asbestos and went on to develop asbestos cancer from her home remodelling business.The original trial saw the jury award Joan Mahoney over six million dollars back in 2008 [...]
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• Consumers can relax: Chinese drywall is found safe, asbestos free

  
  Mesothelioma Center News — Authority: 126
  The results are in from a two-day symposium held in Florida: while it is certainly defective, Chinese drywall poses no harm to human health. The symposium, held as a joint effort between the state department of health and the University of Florida, wrapped up two weeks ago. Experts from the federal government, ...
  6 days ago

• Mesothelioma Law: Asbestos-Related Lawsuit Filed Against 38 Companies

  
  Asbestos and Mesothelioma News — Authority: 125
  A recently filed lawsuit by Cleveland J. Savoy is claiming 38 different companies are responsible for his development of an asbestos-related disease. This is the second suit he has filed. In a previous suit issued against the companies, Savoy claimed a different asbestos-related injury in contrast to his most recent ...
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• Sirolimus can help with Mesothelioma Treatment

  
  Blogger News Network — Authority: 639
  According to researchers working at a Boston women’s hospital an immunosuppressant drug called Sirolimus can help with mesothelioma treatment. Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is linked to long term or high level exposure to asbestos, which is a known and potentially deadly carcinogenic that was once widely ...
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• Mesothelioma Rates Keep Rising in England’s West Midlands

  
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  A recent report has shown that the number of mesothelioma victims is continuing to rise in the West Midlands area of England. Home to the Black Country, which was know for its rich industrial history, as well as many other industrial areas, this is a region where malignant mesothelioma is said to be rife.Reports were ...
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• Asbestos Victim wins Twenty Million over Secondary Exposure

  
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  An asbestos victim who has contracted the asbestos cancer mesothelioma has won a massive twenty million dollars after contracting the disease through exposure to asbestos on a secondary basis. The woman, and nursing professor, is thought to have been exposed to asbestos through washing clothing.It is claimed that she ...
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• Mesothelioma is caused by greed

  
  Mesothelioma Cancer BLOG - Cappolino, Dodd & Krebs, LLP — Authority: 100
  Mesothelioma is a form of cancer afflicting the soft tissues that surround the lungs, heart and stomach. It is very hard to diagnose and this is why it is often 20 or 30 years after asbestos exposure for symptoms to appear. It is also entirely preventable. The best science we have tells us that those who [...]
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