Personal Injury Law

Colorado Man William Cawlfield Blames Zonolite Insulation for His Cancer

Posted on November 29, 2010
Quoted from http://www.aolnews.com/killer-in-the-attic/article/colorado-man-william-cawlfield-blames-zonolite-insulation-for-his-cancer/19731489 Cancer Patient’s Home a ‘Living Laboratory’ for Deadly Fibers Andrew Schneider Senior Public Health Correspondent AOL News This is Part 2 of a four-part series on an asbestos-tainted insulation called Zonolite, a killer than lurks in the attics and walls of millions of homes...

Asbestos Dangers Known Centuries Ago, but Battle Continues Today

Posted on November 29, 2010
Quoted from http://www.aolnews.com/killer-in-the-attic/article/asbestos-dangers-known-centuries-ago-but-battle-continues-today/19731494 Asbestos Dangers Known Centuries Ago, but Battle Continues Andrew Schneider Senior Public Health Correspondent AOL News This is Part 4 of a four-part series on an asbestos-tainted insulation called Zonolite, a killer than lurks in the attics and walls of millions of homes...

Asbestos toll in NSW overtakes road carnage

Posted on November 18, 2010
Quoted from http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/asbestos-toll-in-nsw-overtakes-road-carnage/story-e6frf7l6-1225955234498 Asbestos toll in NSW overtakes road carnage From: The Daily Telegraph November 18, 2010 12:00AM THE number of asbestos-related deaths in NSW will soon outnumber those killed on the state’s roads, a scathing independent report has found...

NSW govt may set up asbestos authority

Posted on November 17, 2010
Quoted from http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/nsw-govt-may-set-up-asbestos-authority-20101117-17wo7.html NSW govt may set up asbestos authority Adam Bennett November 17, 2010 - 4:19PM AAP The NSW government is giving “very serious consideration” to a new asbestos authority after the state’s ombudsman described the current approach to asbestos control as “disjointed, ad hoc and [...

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Widow seeks information about husband?s cancer death from Cobham colleagues

Posted on November 15, 2010
Quoted from http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/8637310.Widow_seeks_information_about_husband_s_cancer_death/ Widow seeks information about husband’s cancer death from Cobham colleagues Monday 15th November 2010 By Clare Buchanan » The widow of a former Surrey plumber, thought to have died of asbestos-related cancer, is appealing for his work mates to come forward with [...

?Help asbestos victims to secure compensation?

Posted on November 10, 2010
Quoted from http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/11/10/help-asbestos-victims-to-secure-compensation-91466-27630564/ ‘Help asbestos victims to secure compensation’ Nov 10 2010 by Abby Alford, Western Mail WALES has seen the sharpest rise in asbestos-related deaths in the UK ? prompting calls for more to be done to help victims and their families claim compensation...

Asbestos illnesses killing more women

Posted on November 08, 2010
Quoted from http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/11/08/asbestos-illnesses-killing-more-women-115875-22700850/ Asbestos illnesses killing more women By Mark Ellis 8/11/2010   An alarming increase in the number of women dying of an asbestos-related cancer is worrying experts, the Mirror can reveal today...

Judge Asks Appeals Court to Uphold $7 Mil. Asbestos Verdict Against No-Show Defendant

Posted on November 05, 2010
Quoted from http://thelegalintelligencer.typepad.com/tli/2010/11/judge-asks-appeals-court-to-uphold-7-mil-asbestos-verdict-against-no-show-defendant.html   Judge Asks Appeals Court to Uphold $7 Mil. Asbestos Verdict Against No-Show Defendant By Amaris Elliott-Engel Of the Legal Staff Thursday, November 04, 2010 A Philadelphia judge has asked the state Superior Court to uphold a $7 million damage award [...

Village Ravaged by Cancer in Turkey?s Cappadocia

Posted on November 04, 2010
Quoted from http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=12052745 Village Ravaged by Cancer in Turkey’s Cappadocia In Turkey’s Cappadocia, a village ravaged by cancer linked to mineral found in earth The Associated Press By BURHAN OZBILICI Associated Press TUZKOY, Turkey November 4, 2010 (AP) The caves, rock houses and fantastical stone formations [...

Asbestos ruling will be challenged

Posted on November 02, 2010
Quoted from http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/news/content/view/full/97126 Asbestos ruling will be challenged Monday 01 November 2010 by Will Stone A ruling that could deny compensation to thousands of asbestos cancer victims will be challenged at the Supreme Court Public-sector union Unite confirmed today it will fight back against a landmark Court of [...

Withbroe, Alton (Al) ? [Wisconsin Man Who Lived 15 Years With Mesothelioma]

Posted on October 29, 2010
Quoted from http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20101029/GPG010301/10290643/Withbroe-Alton-Al- Withbroe, Alton (Al) — [Wisconsin Man Who Lived 15 Years With Mesothelioma] October 29, 2010 Alton (Al) Withbroe, 83, De Pere resident, passed away peacefully Oct...

Asbestos group wants research not review

Posted on October 29, 2010
Quoted from http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/10/29/3052472.htm Asbestos group wants research not review By David Weber October 28, 2010 The Government wants people to better understand how they can avoid asbestos (ABC) Audio: Government sets up asbestos expert panel (PM) Related Story: National review of asbestos management Related Story: [...

Killer dust: Judges rule on payouts

Posted on October 27, 2010
Quoted from http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/10/27/killer-dust-judges-rule-on-payouts-115875-22661141/ Killer dust: Judges rule on payouts By Mark Ellis 27/10/2010 Families battling for compensation after loved ones died of an asbestos-related cancer took their cases to Britain’s highest court yesterday...

Man exposed to asbestos years before death - The Irish Times - Wed, Oct 27, 2010

Posted on October 27, 2010
Quoted from http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/1027/1224282071553.html Man exposed to asbestos years before death The Irish Times - Wednesday, October 27, 2010 A MAN who died from a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos had contact with the natural mineral while working in the air conditioning industry 40 years earlier...

Texas Supreme Court rejects provision in law that protects one company from asbestos claims

Posted on October 25, 2010
Quoted from http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-TXsup_23bus.ART.State.Edition1.248da13.html Texas Supreme Court rejects provision in law that protects one company from asbestos claims 12:00 AM CDT on Saturday, October 23, 2010 By ERIC TORBENSON / The Dallas Morning News etorbenson@dallasnews...

New Superfund site named in Wilmington

Posted on October 21, 2010
Quoted from http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20101020/ARTICLES/101029984/1004 New Superfund site named in Wilmington Contaminated areas part of Horton Iron and Metal By Gareth McGrath Published: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 9:31 a...

Mesothelioma: The environmental cancer that strikes on the job

Posted on October 20, 2010
Quoted from http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/health/2010/10/20/2010-10-20_mesothelioma_the_environmental_cancer_that_strikes_on_the_job.html Mesothelioma: The environmental cancer that strikes on the job By Katie Charles DAILY CHECKUP Wednesday, October 20th 2010, 4:00 AM As a professor and chief of thoracic surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital, Raja Flores operates on cancers of the chest, mostly [...

War veteran died from ?industrial disease?

Posted on October 20, 2010
Quoted from http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1346050_war_veteran_died_from_industrial_disease War veteran died from ‘industrial disease’ October 19, 2010 A war veteran who was exposed to asbestos while working for three companies died as a result of industrial disease, a Coroner has ruled...

Mesothelioma ? Ann Oncol

Posted on October 13, 2010
Quoted from http://annonc.oxfordjournals.org/content/21/suppl_7/vii326.full Mesothelioma [Annals of Oncology] W. Weder* Author Affiliations Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland *Correspondence to: Prof...

Tests may detect mesothelioma, pancreatic cancer

Posted on September 29, 2010
Quoted from http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE68R5T220100928 Tests may detect mesothelioma, pancreatic cancer By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO | Tue Sep 28, 2010 5:28pm EDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have discovered specific changes in the blood of patients with two deadly cancers that may allow doctors to diagnose them at an earlier stage...

?I got cancer from granddad?s cuddles?

Posted on September 27, 2010
Quoted from http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/i-got-cancer-from-granddads-cuddles/story-e6frf7jx-1225929101964 ‘I got cancer from granddad’s cuddles’ From: NewsCore September 24, 2010 8:32PM A BRITISH mother diagnosed with terminal cancer believes it was caused by hugging her asbestos worker granddad as a child...

3rd Circuit Rules Some Asbestos Cases Are Pre-Empted

Posted on September 17, 2010
Quoted from http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202472179138 3rd Circuit Rules Some Asbestos Cases Are Pre-Empted Shannon P. Duffy The Legal Intelligencer September 17, 2010 Railroad workers cannot pursue state law-based personal injury claims stemming from occupational exposure to asbestos because such claims are pre-empted by the federal Locomotive Inspection Act, the 3rd U...

Officials eye asbestos at courthouse

Posted on September 17, 2010
Quoted from http://www.whiteville.com/articles/2010/09/17/news/doc4c92233b7d4db587619369.txt Officials eye asbestos at courthouse By NICOLE CARTRETTE Staff Writer Published: Thursday, September 16, 2010 6:12 PM EDT Usable space at the Columbus County Courthouse just shrank...

Grant to help asbestos-disease sufferers

Posted on September 14, 2010
Quoted from http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/grant-to-help-asbestosdisease-sufferers-20100914-159z4.html Grant to help asbestos-disease sufferers September 14, 2010 - 10:34AM AAP The state government is providing a cash grant to support Queenslanders with asbestos-related diseases...

Pfizer?s Quigley Unit Is Denied Permission to Exit Bankruptcy by Judge

Posted on September 13, 2010
Quoted from http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-08/pfizer-s-quigley-unit-is-denied-permission-to-exit-bankruptcy-by-judge.html Pfizer’s Quigley Unit Is Denied Permission to Exit Bankruptcy by Judge By Tiffany Kary - Sep 8, 2010 1:33 PM ET Pfizer Inc...

Asbestos shattered family dreams

Posted on September 09, 2010
Quoted from http://www.timescolonist.com/Asbestos+shattered+family+dreams/3498947/story.html Asbestos shattered family dreams     By Shari Winter, Times Colonist   September 9, 2010 1:12 AM   My family has known this is a ticking time bomb since my mom was diagnosed with mesothelioma in October 2006...

Asbestos flooding B.C. with a ?steady stream of death?

Posted on September 07, 2010
Quoted from http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Asbestos+flooding+with+steady+stream+death/3484958/story.html Asbestos flooding B.C. with a ’steady stream of death’ By Ethan Baron, Vancouver Province September 5, 2010 Comments (30) Story Photos ( 2 ) More Images » Dirk Jansema has mesothelioma, a terminal disease caused by his exposure to asbestos in the workplace years ago...

James Hardie asbestos fund ?at risk? after ruling

Posted on September 01, 2010
Quoted from http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/james-hardie-asbestos-fund-at-risk-after-ruling/story-e6frf7ko-1225912970215: James Hardie asbestos fund ‘at risk’ after ruling | Herald Sun James Hardie asbestos fund ‘at risk’ after ruling From: AAP September 01, 2010 6:07PM LAWYERS representing asbestos disease victims say a Federal Court ruling against James Hardie Industries SE could put victim compensation [...

Mesothelioma: Hospice wins landmark victory in asbestos cancer case

Posted on August 30, 2010
Quoted from http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/29/mesothelioma-hospice-landmark-victory Mesothelioma: Hospice wins landmark victory in asbestos cancer case Court decision to make engineering firm pay £10,000 towards care of victim to open door for more claims from hospices   Hospices that care for victims of a form of cancer caused by asbestos exposure hope to get help [...

Mesothelioma sufferer Bernard Dean dies

Posted on August 27, 2010
Quoted from http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Mesothelioma-campaigner-dies-disease/article-2575127-detail/article.html Mesothelioma campaigner dies from disease A CAMPAIGNER who lobbied former Prime Minister Gordon Brown to do more to help mesothelioma sufferers has died of the disease...

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