Asbestos

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has rejected a theory put forth in many mesothelioma lawsuits, which suggests that even the smallest exposure to asbestos, involving one fiber or one breath, can cause the rare and fatal form of cancer. In a unanimous opinion ...  

CHARLESTON -- Fourteen people are suing 173 companies in eight separate complaints for asbestos exposure that caused various lung injuries.James W. Cronin and Margaret Ann Cronin; Paul E. Herstine; Joseph L. Kolakowski and Delores R. Kolakowski; Shirley I. Quinn and David L. Quinn; George P. Schmidt Jr. and Ann S. Schmidt; Tim Watts and Nita Watts; Aubrey L. Woodward and Lydia J. Woodward; and Lawrence C. Yeater, executor of the Estate of...  

Inhaling asbestos fibres can cause lung cancer or mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of the chest and the abdominal cavity. There is also convincing evidence of asbestos exposure leading to laryngeal and ovarian cancer. She said that when asbestos starts ...  

UNEXPECTED toxic asbestos is delaying demolition of the 1962-commissioned Perry Lakes Stadium grandstand, initially scheduled for completion in November last year. Last Friday, a letter from State Government developer LandCorp to Floreat residents said ...  

Of all the cancers triggered by asbestos dust (mesothelioma), pericardial mesothelioma is the most uncommon, accounting for a fraction of all circumstances (five%). It is a cancer that grows on the pericardium (the lining of the heart). This is a delicate ...  

An inspection by OSHA's Buffalo Area Office found that employees removing asbestos and asbestos-containing materials from a former warehouse were working in ripped and torn protective suits and were not wearing respiratory protection. May 26 ...  

Christopher Turner, who contracted the industrial lung disease mesothelioma, says he was never warned how dangerous asbestos was despite often working with it. Mr Turner, 53, was diagnosed with the deadly condition in June last year, when he was given just ...  

A "landmark" State Government program to lift its recycling rate by crushing building waste into road base has been suspended amid concerns it could release asbestos fibres. The development has raised serious questions over the level of communication ...  

A roundup of recent asbestos-related news and information that you should be aware of. An ongoing list of reported asbestos hot spots in the US from the Asbestos News Roundup archive appears on our asbestos map. Medical researchers at the University of ...  

Foran High, and $500,000 for asbestos abatement at various schools. In 2013-14, the school board is asking for $7.84 million for various school projects including $1 million each for Foran and Jonathan Law high schools for continued asbestos abatement.  

In the 1940s, Marine recuperation barracks were built with asbestos-containing materials at the site a few miles northeast of Klamath Falls. The buildings were demolished decades later, mixing the cancer-causing asbestos with the soil. About a dozen homes ...  

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Aria Contracting Corp. for eight alleged serious safety violations while removing asbestos at a former warehouse in Buffalo. OSHA seeks $56,000 in fines from the Orchard Park asbestos removal contractor following an inspection at 2925 Main St. Aria employees were found to be working in ripped and torn protective suits, were not wearing respiratory protection and had not been...  

Most experts recommend that ALL asbestos removal work is undertaken by a licensed contractor. Licensed asbestos removal contractors are listed on the HSE's website. You will also want to ask them some questions yourself. Obviously you'll want to see the ...  

The only mention of lawyers came from the brutal comment of the doctor who delivered the diagnosis: "Lawyers love mesothelioma." Maryanne told Agenda: "Dad was crying when that doctor left the room. He left us with no shred of hope." After his death on ...  

The Mesothelioma Victims Center Says, "The best mesothelioma attorneys, or mesothelioma trial law firms ... Of this group about one third will be Veterans of the US Navy. Mesothelioma cancer is a result of exposure to asbestos." Just diagnosed victims ...