Armada Satterfield died at the young age of 25 from the dreaded rare cancer mesothelioma. She was exposed to asbestos fibers and dust inadvertently brought into the house by her father, Doug Shatterfield, from his work place. His work clothes contained the deadly fibers. Shatterfield worked at ALCOA hauling asbestos and asbestos-containing material.
Armada filed a suit against […]
Entries from March 2008
Young Woman Dies from Mesothelioma as a result of Second-hand Exposure
March 17th, 2008 · No Comments
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Mesothelioma Kills New Jersey Man Because of Secondhand Exposure
March 17th, 2008 · No Comments
A Bergen county, New Jersey, jury awarded a settlement of $30.3 million to the wife and daughters of Mark Buttitta. Mark died of mesothelelioma on December 21, 2002. He contacted this killer disease from the asbestos fibers on his father’s and brother’s clothes that they wore to work. Mark was first diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2001.
Mark’s […]
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Fines Considered for Developer after Alleged Asbestos Removal Violations
March 11th, 2008 · No Comments
A company owned by developer Bob Knapp may face heavy fines due to allegations that it violated asbestos safety procedures during its renovation of the Equitable Building in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. The Iowa DNR said that it believed the company failed to follow established safety guidelines, which may have exposed thousands of people to […]
Tags: Mesothelioma Asbestos Lawyer · Mesothelioma Cancer Attorney · Asbestos Lung Cancer lawyer
Environmental Group Questions Asbestos Test Results at Oak Street Beach
March 11th, 2008 · No Comments
In 2004, University of Illinois at Chicago scientist discovered unsafe levels of amphibole asbestos in samples taken from Oak Street Beach, and alerted the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Chicago Park District. Tests run the following year by contractor Levine Fricke, however, registered only minimal asbestos levels, and the beach was declared safe.
Now, years […]
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Houston Worker Blames Former Employer DuPont for Deadly Mesothelioma Diagnosis
March 11th, 2008 · No Comments
Mr. Houston Wendell and his wife Patricia Wendell have filed an asbestos lawsuit against 38 companies in Houston, Texas. They live in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Mr. Wendell used to work for DuPont in Belle, West Virginia from 1941 to 1980. During the course of his employment, he came into contact with asbestos fibers causing him to develop […]
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