Blog Posts in September, 2010
Posted on Sep 30, 2010 By Bryan Fears
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) recently found that several commonly used children's toys contain dangerous levels of asbestos. Despite strict federal regulations designed to ...
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Posted on Sep 28, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Several of Dallas's prominent 20 th century employers used asbestos. As a result, they exposed thousands of their employees to this dangerous carcinogen! If you worked for any of the following Dallas ...
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Posted on Sep 27, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Yes, you can. Often the greatest amount of compensation isn't from a former employer, but from the asbestos industry itself. In fact, these awards can reach into the millions; enough to provide for ...
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Posted on Sep 24, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Since the 1970s, health experts have advised people of the harmful effects of asbestos and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has regulated asbestos exposure since the 1980s. Yet even today ...
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Posted on Sep 23, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Every year, more than 10,000 people die from asbestos-related diseases. The majority of these victims were exposed to asbestos as a result of their employment in heavy industry or construction. A ...
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Posted on Sep 21, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Earlier this month a New Jersey appeals court upheld a $7.5 million verdict for a woman who was exposed to asbestos fibers when she washed her husband's work clothes. Bonnie Anderson successfully sued ...
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Posted on Sep 20, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Asbestos experts have recently confirmed that the length of a victim's exposure to asbestos correlates to the severity of asbestos-related disease. Workers who labored for years in the construction, ...
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Posted on Sep 17, 2010 By Bryan Fears
During the mid-1970s, the United States Navy built numerous battleships and other vessels. Unfortunately, the designs for these vessels called for the extensive use of asbestos as an insulation and as ...
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Posted on Sep 16, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Every year approximately 10,000 Americans die from asbestos-related diseases. Unfortunately, the asbestos epidemic is still increasing; the number of victims will continue to rise for the next twenty ...
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Posted on Sep 14, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Asbestos exposure is costly. Whether in the form of medical bills, lost income, or reduced quality of life, the painful reality is that asbestos-related diseases cause significant financial as well as ...
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Posted on Sep 13, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Texas hosts numerous shipyards such as the Galveston Docks, American Bridge Shipyard, and Houston Shipyard. The Orange Shipbuilding Company is a perfect example of the kind of employer who exposed ...
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Posted on Sep 10, 2010 By Bryan Fears
How much proof should a court require a victim to show? In asbestos cases, this is a crucial question which the court must address. Should courts require that victims prove that their former employer ...
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Posted on Sep 9, 2010 By Bryan Fears
According to the RAND Corporation, asbestos law suits constitute the longest, most expensive mass tort in U.S. legal history, involving more than 8,400 defendants and 730,000 claimants as of 2002. In ...
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Posted on Sep 7, 2010 By Bryan Fears
As the ninth anniversary of 9/11 approaches, Americans are mindful of the hefty price which many of New York's finest paid. Unfortunately, many emergency service personnel continue to pay a lethal ...
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Posted on Sep 6, 2010 By Bryan Fears
In the latter half of the 20 th century, Texas grew enormously. Unfortunately, so did the reckless, harmful use of asbestos, an industrial material known to cause lung cancer, asbestosis, and ...
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Posted on Sep 3, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Asbestos, valued for its flame- and heat-resistant properties and its many possible applications, was widely-used in naval ships and shipyards. As you may know, asbestos is a lethal carcinogen and the ...
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Posted on Sep 2, 2010 By Bryan Fears
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 25 million Americans have served in the armed services. As a result of common practice, hundreds of thousands-and possibly millions-of servicemen ...
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