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$24.2 Million Verdict in Asbestos Suit Against Honeywell International
A Miami Herald article by Patrick Danner notes a Dade County jury verdict of almost $24.2 million for Stephen Guilder in an asbestos suit against Honeywell International. The plaintiff, a fifty-year-old surgeon, was exposed to asbestos when he worked on...

"Trial Lawyers, Inc." and Asbestos
If you're interested in the "elephantine" asbestos situation, you should review the last week or so of Point of Law's asbestos category. Recent posts started with the release of the Manhattan Institute's asbestos report and followup discussions, including AAJ's news...

Featured Link: Asbestos & Mesothelioma Center
From the excellent Asbestos & Mesothelioma Center Web site comes this information about asbestos exposure in Texas. Please visit the Asbestos & Mesothelioma Center for more information about asbestos and related health risks...

Biggest Verdict Ever Reached In Asbestos Related Case
A San Francisco Superior Court jury has ordered Georgia Pacific Corp., an asbestos manufacturer, to pay over $7 million in damages, in the largest asbestos-related verdict ever. The decision came after the manufacturer exposed a onetime film actress and singer, Joan Mahoney, to fibers, causing her to contract terminal cancer, mesothelioma, while she was working in a home-remodeling business with her husband, Daniel Mahoney...

Toy Fingerprint Kit Contains Deadly Asbestos Powder
No sane parent should buy a toy made in China. As if the lead paint crisis was not bad enough, a children's toy modeled after the popular television series CSI tested positive for tremolite, a deadly asbestos powder...

Scientologists Protest Gawker Use of Cruise Video
MediaPost: Scientologists Threaten Gawker Media With Legal Action Over Cruise Video: WHEN A NINE-MINUTE VIDEO OF Tom Cruise touting the Church of Scientology hit the Web recently, the group quickly sent out takedown notices...

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Elementary School Children May Have Been Exposed to Asbestos

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Asbestos and Mesothelioma
Studies have shown that asbestos particles in the air can cause mesothelioma, lung cancer, and lung disease asbestosis, and many former and all new uses of asbestos in the U...

Asbestos Mesothelioma Victim Wins Appeal of $20 Million Asbestos Cancer Verdict
Asbestos Mesothelioma Victim Wins Appeal of $20 Million Asbestos Cancer Verdict