Mesothelioma Lawyer

On Oct. 4 the U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation to ban most asbestos-containing materials (materials with asbestos concentrations of 1 percent or less by weight are not covered) and begin federal investment in the research critically needed to develop effective treatments and, perhaps even one day, a cure.
Since 1999, the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation has […]

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Marine Atlantic, the company that runs the ferries that links Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, is offering its employees testing for asbestos exposure.
A union that represents 600 exployees of Marine Atlantic raised the alarm last month after fire-retardant materials containing asbestos were found on the MV Atlantic freighter during renovations. Employees were apparently unaware of such […]

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As reported by the Journal of Clinical Oncology in the October 20th issue, a recent study accessing the effect of high-dose vinflunine, a novel microtubuile inhibitor, on malignant pleural mesothelioma, gives patients hope for survival.
As previous studies involving numerous other systematic treatments have resulted in low response rates and no survival advantage, these results are […]

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The Attorneys General of Wisconsin and Minnesota are joining forces to combat the efforts of Northshore Mining Co. in federal court to lower the air quality standards for fibers in the air around the company’s taconite factory in Silver Bay, Minnesota. They are joined in their quest by numerous environmental groups from both states.
The states and […]

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An Arizona man has filed suit against 67 defendant corporations alleging that his employment with many of them and working with products for many others has caused his mesothelioma. He was diagnosed August 3rd.
The suit, which was filed in Madison County, Illinois, also states that Ervin Rymaszewski was exposed to asbestos when his wife, who […]

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