04/13
2011

Asbestos Conference to Feature Judicial Roundtable on Financial Compensation

Experts on asbestos, mesothelioma to speak June 20 in Chicago
04/29
2011

For Devastated Japan, Asbestos Exposure Is a New—and Growing—Worry

Heightened risk of mesothelioma and other deadly cancers after asbestos found in air and debris following earthquake and tsunami.
04/21
2011

Thousands of Asbestos Lawsuits Later, Pennsylvania Company Files for Bankruptcy

Manufacturer paid more than $25 million in asbestos exposure, mesothelioma cases; faces 900 more claims.
04/15
2011

Massachusetts Attorney General Sues Over Asbestos Violations

State’s lawsuit: Contractor improperly removed cancer-causing material, creating ‘serious health risk.’
04/06
2011

Asbestos Found at Two Washington, D.C., Metro Stations

Workers are removing mesothelioma-causing material from the Farragut and Union Station stops.
04/01
2011

Pfizer and Asbestos Victims Reach $265 Million Settlement

Agreement may end 7-year Chapter 11 case for drugmaker’s Quigley subsidiary.
03/31
2011

Asbestos in Schools: The Facts, the Worries

Although risks for lung cancer and mesothelioma are well known, many school buildings still contain asbestos materials.
03/25
2011

Finding Where Asbestos Lurks

Long linked to lung cancer and mesothelioma, asbestos can still be found in many homes and workplaces.
05/02
2011

West Virginia Retiree Says 87 Companies Responsible for His Mesothelioma

Large number of companies not unusual, say mesothelioma lawyers—manufacturers, suppliers and employers can all be held accountable for asbestos-related disease.
04/27
2011

N.J. Court Won’t Hear ExxonMobil’s Appeal in ‘Take-Home’ Asbestos Case

Jury had found plaintiff got mesothelioma from washing her husband’s asbestos-laden work clothes; $7 million award will stand.