Mesothelioma Lawyer

Asbestos is a fibrous mineral that has been used as insulation and as a fire retardant in a wide variety of products. Because it has a durable, fibrous nature, asbestos produces dust that when inhaled, can become deposited in the lungs – causing or contributing to the development of illnesses including asbestosis (scarring of the […]

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Discovery of an asbestos-wrapped pipe in Newton North High School, a Boston-area school, has halted construction. Workers discovered the pipe in the ground while they were working to remove asbestos-coated floor tiles that had been buried. The workers felt it might have been coated in asbestos and so sent the pipe off to a lab for […]

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A British carpenter with asbestosis, pleural plaques, and pleural thickening, which are all linked to asbestos exposure, has filed a case for compensation up to 200,000 pounds.
Mr. Alfred Brett is now claiming damages from Bovis Lend Lease Holdings, of Harrow, and AXA UK Plc, of London, whom he blames for his condition. He claims he […]

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Lawyers for CSX Transportation Corporation, a Jacksonville Florida based railroad company, say they are unable to find Dr. Ray Harron who is a key witness in asbestos-related cases filed against the company.
The lawyers are accusing Dr. Harron, a semi-retired Bridgeport, West Virginia radiologist, of falsifying many of the medical reports he reviewed. CSX Transportation is currently […]

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A report comes out today in Quebec that says that asbestos levels in homes in the Canadian mining town of Thetford Mines are dangerously high. The levels are high enough that if found in an American school, children would not be allowed to attend.
The town of Thetford Mines is at the heart of the Quebec mining […]

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