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DBCP - Class Certification Motion Announcement in Texas Court

HendlerLaw and The Lanier Law Firm have filed a motion to certify an international class action in a Texas court against Dole Food Company, Inc., The Dow Chemical Company and others for DBCP related injuries to Banana plantation workers from various count... Read >

Asbestos abatement scams endanger home/business owners

Two business owners who work in the asbestos abatement field have been found guilty of purposefully endangering the health and the lives of their customers. By incompletely removing asbestos and purchasing false safety reports about removals, two upstate ... Read >

Money confuses priorities on asbestos dangers

Many corporations that failed to advise their workers about the dangers of asbestos exposure did so out of a desire to maintain the considerable profits that selling products with asbestos made for them. These companies were choosing money over the health... Read >

Science needs to improve early detection for mesothelioma

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare, aggressive lung disease that is closely associated with a person's previous exposure to asbestos fibers. The disease is hard to diagnose and has been resisting traditional treatment options ever since it was... Read >

Danger to humans from nanomaterial compared to asbestos risk

Nanotechnology is a new area of science that promises to bring great improvements in many manufactured materials---for example, by giving greater strength, flexibility, and durability to plastics and metals. Some scientists, however, have been urging caut... Read >

Danger to humans from nanomaterial compared to asbestos risk

The holidays are just a few weeks away! How do those words make you feel?) Do you feel panicked, or excited? Are you experiencing joy, or depression? Do you have childlike visions of toys and celebration with the people you love? Or nightmares about... Read >

Danger to humans from nanomaterial compared to asbestos risk

Nanotechnology is a new area of science that promises to bring great improvements in many manufactured materials---for example, by giving greater strength, flexibility, and durability to plastics and metals. Some scientists, however, have been urging caut... Read >

Canadian government delays release of asbestos report

Incredible as it seems---since so many countries today have generally accepted the dangers of asbestos for those exposed to it---Canada's government is accused of "misusing science" by refusing to release a report on the subject. Written by a panel of sci... Read >

Canada exports asbestos danger

A group of researchers is condemning Canada for its failure to act to protect workers in poorer countries that receive their exported asbestos. They accuse the Canadian government of protecting the asbestos industry at the risk of many lives in other coun... Read >

What to look for in a mesothelioma attorney

If you've been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you must of course find properly trained and educated medical professionals to help you deal with this disease. But the second most important thing you must do is consult with a mesothelioma attorney about your ... Read >

California concrete workers: Get help now from an experienced mesothelioma attorney

Many pipe workers who lived and worked in California during the construction boom of the 60s and 70s are at risk for contracting the aggressive and fatal cancer known as mesothelioma, especially those who worked with cement pipe for water lines. The Reaso... Read >

U.S. working to give researchers access to mesothelioma information online

Because the problem of rising numbers of mesothelioma victims is beginning to hit full strideâ€"mesothelioma is an asbestos-exposure lung cancer that can take up to 50 years to show upâ€"doctors and researchers are urging organizations to ramp up efforts ... Read >

Hospital fined for risking employee health with improper asbestos handling

The cost of properly disposing of asbestos can be high. But for a hospital to deliberately ignore safety precautions and expose its employees, patients, and their families to loose asbestos dust seems incredible in today's world, no matter what the motiva... Read >

More miners and subcontract workers getting mesothelioma

Workers in a mine in Balangero, Italy were told they would be safe from getting mesothelioma because the chrysotile asbestos in the mine didn't have tremolite fibers. An early report of "only two pleural cancers" was given as evidence that chrysotile asbe... Read >

Lung diseases up among 9/11 rescue workers

People living and working in New York on that fateful day when the Twin Towers came down are becoming ill in growing numbers http://wcbstv.com/topstories/cancer.third.wave.2.244761.html World Trade first responders and others are developing chronic cou... Read >