Blog Posts in 2010
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Posted on Dec 31, 2010 By Bryan Fears
The conventional wisdom about mesothelioma is that the disease resists treatments and advances rapidly. A group of medical researchers in India, however, aren't interested in conventional wisdom. ...
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Posted on Dec 30, 2010 By Bryan Fears
The University of Central Arkansas is breathing a sigh of relief this month. Not only is it breaking ground on an $18 million, 120,000-square-foot residential facility, it is also beginning the ...
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Posted on Dec 28, 2010 By Bryan Fears
The 111 th Congress struck a blow for asbestos and mesothelioma victims recently when the House of Representatives finally passed House Resolution 771. Designating September 26 as National ...
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Posted on Dec 27, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Did you know that the insulation of an estimated 35 million homes contains dangerous amounts of asbestos? Sold under the brand name Zonolite, this W.R. Grace Company vermiculite insulation has exposed ...
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Posted on Dec 24, 2010 By Bryan Fears
In the early 2000s, the courts of Madison County, Illinois, were widely regarded as some of the most plaintiff-friendly in the nation. Between 2001 and 2002, for instance, more than 1,400 asbestos ...
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Posted on Dec 23, 2010 By Bryan Fears
The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced recently that it was investigating a possible illegal dump in Lafayette County. MDEQ suspects that the owner of several condemned ...
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Posted on Dec 21, 2010 By Bryan Fears
The U.S. government's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched an investigation into whether a Nevada state agency properly handled its 2007 investigation into the remodeling ...
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Posted on Dec 20, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Judge Burton R. Lifland added another chapter to one of the longest-running and most important cases in bankruptcy and asbestos litigation. Originally filed in 1982, In re Johns Manville Corp. broke ...
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Posted on Dec 17, 2010 By Bryan Fears
In Pennsylvania, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ordered the owner of an abandoned lampshade factory in Old Forge, a suburb of Scranton, to cease his demolition efforts. According to the ...
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Posted on Dec 16, 2010 By Bryan Fears
According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the foremost cancer research institution in the United States, the answer is as simple as it is shocking: everyone . Used since the 1940s, asbestos is ...
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Posted on Dec 14, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Circuit Court Judge Jackie Bolton has taken the gloves off. Last week, Judge Bolton issued an arrest warrant for Michael R. Kelly, CEO of Kelly Captial, for his connection with a company, North ...
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Posted on Dec 13, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Erionite, a naturally occurring mineral with physical properties similar to asbestos, may be placing thousands of Americans at risk for malignant mesothelioma. According to the research of Michele ...
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Posted on Dec 10, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Every day, Americans die because of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. Tragically, the largest group of these victims is comprised of men who were exposed to asbestos during their ...
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Posted on Dec 9, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Several employees have asked recently whether they should consult an attorney or wait for the U.S. government's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) when they've discovered asbestos ...
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Posted on Dec 7, 2010 By Bryan Fears
In November, Arthur and Joan Tucker from Massachusetts filed suit in Illinois court against Tucker's former employers. Tucker claimed that his former employer, an Illinois business, failed to warn him ...
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Posted on Dec 6, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Last week, James R. Edwards from Putnam County, West Virginia, filed suit against the Union Carbide Corporation, his employer between 1948 and 1980. In his suit, Edwards alleges that during his tenure ...
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Posted on Dec 3, 2010 By Bryan Fears
In the 20 th century, asbestos was used in more than 3,000 construction products to insulate and fireproof buildings across the United States. Today, those products are causing thousands of cancer ...
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Posted on Dec 2, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Researchers in Tokyo, Japan, may have found a pharmaceutical compound capable of fighting malignant, pleural mesothelioma. The discovery, known as JBIR-23, is a natural compound derived from the ...
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Posted on Nov 30, 2010 By Bryan Fears
For the family of Richard Schuderer, effective asbestos attorneys have measurably improved their quality of life. Mr. Schuderer, an oiler on tugboats during the 1950s, was exposed to asbestos through ...
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Posted on Nov 29, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Occupational asbestos exposure is common among men and women who worked with asbestos. However, did you know that asbestos inhalation is also common for family members, too? Unfortunately, Julie ...
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Posted on Nov 26, 2010 By Bryan Fears
The civic leaders and citizens of Fort Wayne, Indiana, will soon learn exactly how costly asbestos removal can be. Plans for renovating the City-County Building were stopped in their tracks recently ...
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Posted on Nov 25, 2010 By Bryan Fears
More than 10,000 workers who were exposed to dangerous materials – including asbestos – in the clean-up of September 11 th have reached a settlement with New York City. Last Friday, a necessary, 95 ...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2010 By Bryan Fears
In the Van Horn neighborhood of Fort Bliss, Texas, the U.S. Army took responsibility last Thursday for demolishing 300 1960s-era homes which threatened residents with asbestos exposure. The Van Horne ...
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Posted on Nov 22, 2010 By Bryan Fears
In recent years, educators in Charlotte, North Carolina, have closed schools in response to asbestos threats. Now, they’re surrendering their own headquarters. Built in 1963, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg ...
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Posted on Nov 19, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Florida drivers noticed workers wearing HAZMAT suits rather than hard hats recently as they sorted through more than 1,000 tons of dirt. Why such protection? These workers, employees of American ...
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