Mesothelioma Lawyer

The Minnesota Department of Health has been putting together statistics for a proposed study of health issues with Minnesota mine workers, and in so doing the MDH has discovered six additional former mine workers who suffer from mesothelioma, bringing the total number of cases to 58.
The MDH has performed such studies before, the last being […]

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The EPA recently released a preliminary report detailing potential strategies for safer procedures involving the removal of asbestos from older buildings.  The study was put together by the EPA’s National Risk Management Research Laboratory and the Dallas regional office. 
This first new method of demolition that was attempted is called the Alternative Asbestos Control Method […]

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Three parties recently paid a series of heavy fines for violating the Clean Air Act because of improper dealing with asbestos removal.  The parties, and their respective fines, are as follows:
Timothy Chu Construction Consulting Services:  $20,000.00
Cheng, Chow and Chu, Inc, building owner:  $149,000.00
Sincere Construction:  $1,500.00
Clifford Cheng, individual building owner:  $5,000.00
Cheng was also sentenced to four […]

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In April of 2006, Tammy Schwartz of Arkansas was diagnosed with mesothelioma.  Schwartz never worked at a job that was known for a high risk of asbestos exposure, nor does she make it a habit to hang around environmental dumping grounds or demolition zones.
In a surprising twist, Schwartz, in a lawsuit filed against several defendants, […]

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A recent story published in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune revealed a shocking allegation that an official department of the State of Minnesota suppressed data regarding the development of asbestos-related cancer for nearly one year.  All of the patients whose data was allegedly suppressed have since died of cancer.
Reporter David Shaffer detailed the allegation that the Minnesota […]

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