Asbestos News

The Nightmare of Asbestos Exposure Terrill worked on the railroads most of his life, and was exposed to asbestos day in, day out. Worse, the company did not provide any protection against the asbestos. As a result, he has bad scarring on his lungs which is seriously affecting his ability to live a normal life. Worse, he's watching his brother's health rapidly deteriorate from asbestos exposure.
Asbestos Mesothelioma: When the Dust Settles…Despair Yet another grieving family member is launching a lawsuit on behalf of a loved one who died unnecessarily as the alleged result of preventable asbestos exposure. Asbestos-related disease, including asbestos mesothelioma, continues to claim lives for many years--often decades--after exposure to dangerous asbestos fibers.
A Lifetime of Fear Scott worked for the same company for 16 years. During the last two his employer began to demolish the building with asbestos still in the structure. Scott worked on those demolition sites until he quit. Recently, chest X-rays showed spots on his lungs, and his doctor told him he has bronchitis, which was very possibly caused by his exposure to asbestos.
Exposure to Asbestos Growing Concern Eddie B. has polyps and scarring on his lungs and so does his mother. Eddie's father was Captain of a New York fire department in the 70s: he received a small settlement years ago due to asbestos exposure. Another firefighter and friend of the family wasn't so fortunate: he died from mesothelioma before receiving a dime from the settlement.
Asbestos Mesothelioma Lawsuits Increasing Mesothelioma lawsuits are on the rise, mainly because mesothelioma and asbestos-related cancers can take up to 40 years to manifest. Many victims exposed to asbestos in the workplace decades ago are just now filing lawsuits, and families of loved ones are also filing suits because their parent has died from mesothelioma.
Asbestos Mesothelioma: A Death Sentence Has Its Price The family of a pipe fitter who has since died from an asbestos-related disease is launching a second lawsuit against a collection of 35 companies. The lawsuit was filed in May, and states that the defendants should have warned workers and consumers about the dangers of asbestos, and asbestos mesothelioma.
Asbestos Mesothelioma: Wake Up Canada! Despite reams of research and countless deaths linking mesothelioma directly to asbestos, the Canadian government still says asbestos is safe "if handled correctly". Tell that to victims and their families of this horrific disease.
Asbestos Mesothelioma: From the Shop Floor to Hollywood He may have lived half the world away in England, but Ken Myring died from a horrid disease that can root out anyone, anywhere - and asbestos exposure is almost always the cause of asbestos mesothelioma. Myring lost his brief battle and died in December at the age of 82, and now his widow is searching for his former coworkers.
Aging School Buildings, Asbestos, and Our Teachers As many school districts throughout the United States build new schools, there are still many teachers teaching in aging school buildings with asbestos in their walls. While the teachers in the new buildings are thankfully able to breathe the air within the building without fear of asbestos exposure, the teachers in aging buildings live with that fear everyday.
Asbestos Found in Children's Toys A children's toy allegedly containing harmful asbestos has resulted in state and federal lawsuits filed Friday in California. Named in the lawsuits are Planet Toys Inc. and CBS Broadcasting Inc. after asbestos was allegedly found in a line of popular CSI toy science kits modeled after the equally popular CSI drama series.
Scientologists Exposed to Blue Asbestos for 21 Years Perhaps now that high-ranking members of the Church of Scientology�including Tom Cruise�may have been exposed to asbestos, an all-out ban on this human carcinogen in the US may come about sooner. But it can also mean that thousands more people can potentially develop mesothelioma.
Father Died from Mesothelioma "I lost my father to Mesothelioma," says Charles Perea," and I don't want my children exposed to the same possible fate." For that reason, Perea founded the Johnny O. Perea Foundation, named after his father, to help his community learn and deal with the hazards of asbestos.
Mechanic's Diagnosis: Mesothelioma At the tender age of 16, Georgia's husband started work as a mechanic. That was 19 years ago, long enough to develop mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos in brake pads and clutches.
Asbestos: Cause of Death, Doing the Laundry... Larry Rochon is a man who knows all too well the dangers of asbestos, after working with floating asbestos fibers as constant companion at the Scott Paper Company. He also knows the dangers of that same asbestos exposure when transferred to his family.
Toy Emulating CSI Shown to Contain Cancer Causing Asbestos Material Asbestos victims' advocacy group, The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization has filed a lawsuit against retailers, one toy manufacturer, and the CBS Corporation. The lawsuit was sparked by a toy that emulated the show "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation."
Asbestos Whistleblower Triggers Investigation and Fines Fred Frazzetta is on a mission: to bring his ex-employers to justice for knowingly exposing workers to asbestos. In the summer of 2006, Frazzetta was employed as an electrician at Harrah's Las Vegas; he blew the whistle on the resort for exposing his co-workers to asbestos in a remodeling project, and admitted doing so in an email to his boss.
Work Crew "Ate Asbestos for Breakfast" It's unfathomable that just two years ago, a crew of 15 men were hired to tear down a property that was riddled with asbestos without being issued respirators or any kind of safety gear. In fact, they weren't even told that the buildings contained asbestos. According to Justin S., one of the demo crew, the building company knew.
$30.3 million Jury Verdict for Mesothelioma Victims Glen Ridge, NJ: Employees who work around asbestos may bring home the fibers on their clothes. This is what happened to 50-year-old Mark Buttitta. For years, his father brought home the deadly fibers on his clothes from working as a parts picker at GM warehouses. He handled the clutches and brakes that were made with asbestos, causing the fibers to attach to his work clothes. In addition to the years of his father bringing home the fibers on his clothes, Mark and his brother worked summers during their college years at the GM warehouse.
Forty Years Working with Asbestos Frank M. worked with asbestos for most of his life, from the Navy in the 1950s to a paint manufacturer in the 1990s. That's 40 years of asbestos exposure, without being given proper safety gear or respirators, without knowing that his work environment could lead to asbestosis or even worse, mesothelioma. "We didn't know anything about the danger of asbestos - all we knew was that it was a good insulating material," says Frank.
From Diagnosis to Treatment, The Mesothelioma Journey Lawyers and Settlements spoke to Mary Hesdorffer, Nurse Practitioner and Medical Liaison for the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation. The Meso Foundation funds research on mesothelioma, the incurable cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. In addition, a major part of the organization's energy goes into providing a wealth of support for those afflicted and their caregivers.
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