Blog Posts in July, 2010
Posted on Jul 30, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Did you know that in 2000 the Texas Supreme Court ruled in Pustejovsky v. Rapid-American Corp. that a person affected by asbestos could sue more than once? The medical realities of asbestos-related ...
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Posted on Jul 29, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Texas has the seventh highest number of mesothelioma cases in the United States. It comes as little surprise: for years Texas heavy industries such as shipbuilding, petroleum, and manufacturing used ...
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Posted on Jul 27, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Shell, Gulf, Mobil and other petroleum companies who call Texas home used asbestos for many years. A cheap, heat-resistant, flexible, durable, lightweight and strong material, asbestos was used in a ...
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Posted on Jul 26, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Without question, mesothelioma is terrible. The cancer caused by asbestos exposure, mesothelioma ravages cells, hurts families, and destroys lives. If you have learned that you have mesothelioma, you ...
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Posted on Jul 23, 2010 By Bryan Fears
A former paper mill worker, Henry Barabin, and his wife, Geraldine, received $10.2 million in compensation for injuries he sustained as a result of his asbestos poisoning. A long-time employee of ...
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Posted on Jul 22, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Early diagnosis of mesothelioma is important for one simple reason: the earlier the diagnosis, the more extreme-and successful-treatment options available. In order to accurately diagnosis ...
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Posted on Jul 20, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Did you know that all attorneys and lawyers who undertake a mesothelioma or asbestos case must receive approval from the Texas State Department of Health before filing a compensation claim? What's ...
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Posted on Jul 19, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Medically and financially, when dealing with mesothelioma speed is essential. As prominent physicians routinely advise, proper treatment of mesothelioma can extend the life expectancy of patients by ...
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Posted on Jul 16, 2010 By Bryan Fears
If you've been recently diagnosed with mesothelioma, you need to speak with the asbestos experts at Fears | Nachawati as soon as you possibly can. As a mesothelioma patient, you and your family will ...
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Posted on Jul 15, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Absolutely. A west Texas ironworker who contracted mesothelioma received a settlement of more than $3.7 million. Likewise, the widow of a Brownsville, Texas, power plant engineer received a settlement ...
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Posted on Jul 13, 2010 By Bryan Fears
You probably know Steve McQueen, famed movie icon, from such blockbuster films as The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape . But did you know that he was also a mesothelioma victim? McQueen's ...
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Posted on Jul 12, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Mesothelioma is a form of cancer caused when asbestos fibers become lodged in the mesothelium, the lining that surrounds the body's internal organs. Patients contract asbestos fibers by ingesting, ...
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Posted on Jul 9, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Did you know that children living in Fort Bliss military housing recently became ill as a result of their exposure to asbestos? Asbestos debris caused by the Van Horne Housing Development exposed ...
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Posted on Jul 8, 2010 By Bryan Fears
The growth of Texas during the 20 th century paralleled the increased use of asbestos. Moreover, Texas's principal industries during that time included such asbestos-dependent fields as construction, ...
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Posted on Jul 6, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Mesothelioma is an incurable, lethal form of cancer. In Texas, the average life expectancy for a mesothelioma patient is 12 to 18 months, but some have lived as long as four years with the disease. If ...
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Posted on Jul 5, 2010 By Bryan Fears
For more than fifty years during the mid-twentieth century, home builders used asbestos as an insulation and fire-retardant. Frequently, construction workers encountered damaged asbestos and, as a ...
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Posted on Jul 2, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Did you serve in the United States military? If so, you may have been exposed to asbestos. Contact the experts at Fears | Nachawati to find out how you should respond. According to The Wall Street ...
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Posted on Jul 1, 2010 By Bryan Fears
In the thirty years following the end of World War II, cities and towns across the country built thousands of schools. Asbestos was a key component in the insulation, fireproofing and ceiling tiles of ...
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