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The costs of mesothelioma can be overwhelming. They can include income loss, expensive treatments that may not be covered by health insurance, plus pain and suffering for you and for your family. Because the disease is preventable – and because it is usually caused by someone else’s negligence – legal options may be available to help regain these costs. Asbestos lawyers focus their practice on knowledgeably and effectively bringing to justice companies that exposed employees and the public to asbestos products. A mesothelioma attorney can help you consider your options and file a claim against the company responsible for your asbestos-related illness. More than one company may be responsible. A mesothelioma attorney identifies all companies at fault. Mesothelioma lawsuits have helped thousands of people receive financial assistance. A lawsuit can result in much-needed money to help reduce financial hardships during an illness and can also provide a more stable future for your loved ones. A lawyer specializing in asbestos litigation can help you seek compensation for expenses related to illness caused by asbestos exposure.

Wethersfield High School Gets Additional Asbestos Removal Funds Approved

Wethersfield High School in Connecticut recently received additional funds to remove asbestos in its pool. Read more at Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance. […]

Wethersfield High School Gets Additional Asbestos Removal Funds Approved

Wethersfield High School in Connecticut recently received additional funds to remove asbestos in its pool. Read more at Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance. […]

Pipe Bursts Cause $1.3M In Asbestos Damage At Framingham Schools

$1.3M will be spent to clean up burst pipes in Framingham Schools where asbestos tiling complicated the water flooding. […]

Uncovering the Facts About Asbestos Exposure

There was a time when asbestos was seemingly in everything. Among other things, it was used in building materials such as pipe covering, cements, gaskets, pumps, clothing, gloves, and shipbuilding materials. This was due to its durability and high resistance to heat and corrosion as well as the fact it could be so easily processed. more […]

Uncovering the Facts About Asbestos Exposure

There was a time when asbestos was seemingly in everything. Among other things, it was used in building materials such as pipe covering, cements, gaskets, pumps, clothing, gloves, and shipbuilding materials. This was due to its durability and high resistance to heat and corrosion as well as the fact it could be so easily processed. more […]

Will Costs Stop A School From Removing Its Asbestos?

Oak View Elementary School’s asbestos abatement shot down in a vote by the District’s Trustees due to concerns about cost. […]

Asbestos Discovered During Modernization Project Creates $7.8 Million Headache for Ocean View School District

Ocean View School District Facing $7.8 Million Budget Gap in Wake of Asbestos Troubles […]

Questionably Lawful Asbestos Abatement Projects Cause Concern on Kilgore College Campus

Kilgore College Facilities Director Alerts Feds to Asbestos Abatements on Campus, Prompting Investigation […]

Recent rulings discipline careless asbestos handling

Three recent verdicts represent the lack of care still associated with asbestos removal. In each case, the defendants either performed botched removal jobs or exposed workers to the deadly fibers without proper protection. During the demolition of a vacant public housing facility in Buffalo, New York, two city inspectors failed at ensuring asbestos was safely […] […]

Yale won’t revoke honorary degree from a man who caused an asbestos environmental disaster

In 1996, Yale awarded Stephan Schmidheiny an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters for his work in promoting stewardship for the environment. Many praised Schmidheiny based on his efforts to protect the planet and even referred to him as the Bill Gates of Switzerland. A verdict received in 2012 changed the public’s perception of this former […] […]

Asbestos at American Samoa College Sends Students and Staff to Hospital

The material is suspected in the respiratory illnesses of many who regularly attend or work at the college. […]

Asbestos at American Samoa College Sends Students and Staff to Hospital

The material is suspected in the respiratory illnesses of many who regularly attend or work at the college. […]

Lightning Strike Prompts Asbestos Concerns at School

After lightning damaged the chimney of a school in Lewisboro, New York, toxic asbestos tiles were discovered during an inspection […]

Dozens of Chicago Schools Underwent Summer Asbestos Removal

The city’s Public Building Commission reported that 88 schools required some sort of asbestos abatement though parents say they had no prior warning about the renovations. […]

North Carolina School District to Remove Asbestos in 30 Schools

Officials say these Guilford County buildings haven’t been renovated in 30 years, alarming parents who were recently informed about exposed asbestos at one of the structures. […]