Mesothelioma Lawyer

A report recently published in the Cancer Cell periodical details how scientists were able to model the progression of human malignant mesothelioma by using laboratory mice. They discovered that mutations in certain genetic pathways in the lining of the thoracic cavity caused a majority of mice to develop malignant mesothelioma. By tracking the cancer using […]

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Attorney Bryan Blevins filed suit this week on behalf of his client Robert T. Booker, naming some 52 companies, including A.O. Smith Corp., Pfizer, and Union Carbide Corp., as defendants in the asbestos-related case. The lawsuit, filed in Jefferson County District Court, accuses defendants of failing to warn the public about the dangers of asbestos […]

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Sentencing in the case of a former Cayuga County employee charged in connection with the illegal removal of an asbestos-containing boiler was delayed this week. John M. Chick, 61, pleaded guilty in January to conspiracy to violate the federal Clean Air Act. He faces up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
The sentencing […]

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Faced with continuing difficulties in removing debris and ruined houses containing asbestos due to health concerns, the St. Bernard Parish Council recently agreed to allow the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to test an experimental asbestos disposal procedure involving burning the asbestos at high temperatures while using a high-velocity air current to contain any harmful emissions. […]

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Carl Seville, 64, a former paper worker, was awarded some $1.7 million by a Baltimore jury in his lawsuit over asbestos-related mesothelioma and lung cancer. Seville, who worked at a paper plant in Luke, Maryland in the 1960s and 70s, claimed that he was exposed to chrysotile asbestos fibers by dryer felts manufactured by Scapa […]

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