There are a number of ways that mesothelioma can harm a person’s body. Such harm can include cell damage, genetic changes to the insides and modifications to the body. Growths and formations start in the cells of the individual, this…
Asbestos Secondary Exposure Legal Recourse If you have been injured because of someone else’s negligence you may be eligible for compensation. However, what if you never worked with asbestos but now have an asbestos related disease? Do you have legal…
Mesothelioma News: Train Crash stirs Asbestos Concerns A train crash that happened on the 29th of September 2016 killed one and injured more than one hundred passengers. The crash also resulted in the injury of others who were waiting at the train…
Mesothelioma News: Netherlands’ roof removal Officials in the Netherlands continue to eliminate asbestos materials from city infrastructure. This is despite the fact that the Netherlands has banned asbestos for some twenty two years now. According to the World Health Organization…
Mesothelioma News: Orlando’s firefighter asbestos exposure - September 2016 In February 2016, the City of Orlando and Orlando Fire Department officials exposed firefighters to asbestos during a training exercise. More than twelve firefighters prepared an abandoned apartment building for a…
Mesothelioma News: U. S. Steel Corporation Asbestos Citation The removal of asbestos from various sites poses serious health hazards. This hazard does not only affect the workers who are exposed but also the communities where such exposure occurs. Exposure through…
Mesothelioma News: Iceland Incidence Rises – August 2016 Iceland banned asbestos in 1983, and is one of the fifty eight countries that have banned the deadly mineral. Thus Iceland has had a continuous ban on asbestos that began more than…
Mesothelioma News South Korea South Korea has strengthened its Asbestos Safety Management Act (ASMA) starting in the month of August 2016. This is so as to protect those involved in the work of demolishing old buildings and structures. The country…
Mesothelioma News Chicago Schools Asbestos Exposure Risk – April 2016 A new report shows that nearly two hundred (200) Chicago public schools have asbestos exposure risk. The Chicago Public School (CPS) officials hired inspectors to carry out a study in…
Mesothelioma News: Jury Award Ovarian Cancer Victim’s Family $72 Million – March 2016 A jury in the state of Missouri, early in March 2016, awarded the family of an ovarian cancer victim seventy two million dollars ($72 million) in…
