According to an Australian newspaper, mesothelioma is on the rise among Australian women. Although the exact cause for the increase is unknown, officials with Australia's Asbestos Diseases Foundation believe that the growing popularity of do-it-yourself home...

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We help victims of dangerous drugs (Actos, Mirena, Lipitor, etc.) and faulty devices (hip implants, pacemakers, etc.)

We help victims of dangerous drugs (Actos, Mirena, Lipitor, etc.) and faulty devices (hip implants, pacemakers, etc.)

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We help clients who need assistance with work-related injuries linked to asbestos and other serious problems.

Workers' Compensation
Workers' Compensation
We help clients who need assistance with work-related injuries linked to asbestos and other serious problems.
Month: August 2011
Researchers uncover genetic link to mesothelioma
Although medical researchers made the connection between asbestos exposure and mesothelioma many years ago, there is still relatively little that is known about the deadly disease. This is why, although mesothelioma generally takes several decades to develop following...
Navy veteran wins multi-million dollar mesothelioma lawsuit
Earlier this month, we wrote about a $2.4 million verdict that was awarded to a former Navy veteran who had developed mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos throughout his decade of service on Navy ships. Now, another former naval shipyard employee has been...
Belleville asbestos lawsuit grows more complicated
In June, we wrote about a confusing series of legal battles between the city of Belleville, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, the Illinois Attorney General, an excavation company, and various other groups and individuals regarding a building that was...
Renowned forensic sculptor succumbs to mesothelioma
Before Frank Bender became a forensic sculptor and an invaluable asset to several Philadelphia-area police agencies, and before he became a savior to the families of murder victims who had gone years without answers, he was a member of the United States Navy who spent...
Illinois courts trend against mesothelioma victims
Last month, we wrote about a mesothelioma verdict that was ultimately overturned in an Illinois appellate court after the judges found that there was no relationship between the plaintiff, who had been awarded more than $2.5 million, and the defendant companies. In...
Navy veteran awarded multi-million damages in asbestos lawsuit
Although mesothelioma is common among workers in industries such as general contractors and construction workers, railroad employees, and heating and cooling installers and maintenance workers, it is especially prevalent among U.S. Navy and other military veterans....
EPA investigates Illinois building demolition
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun an investigation into possible violations of state asbestos regulations in the demolition of a power building in Peru, Illinois, about 200 miles north of Madison County. The demolition and asbestos removal...
City settles asbestos lawsuit
When companies make the decision to expand their business, or even when prospective homeowners decide to buy or build a home, the process of determining and discovering what used to be in that space, and whether any potentially harmful activity took place there, can...
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