Author: <span>Travis Rodgers</span>

Nonprofit Teams With Firefighter Union for Asbestos Ban Campaign

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is teaming with the International Association of Fire Fighters on a new anti-asbestos campaign. In a continued push toward a national ban of the toxic mineral, the organizations have created a 120 foot high and 84 foot wide billboard in New York City’s Times Square. A firefighter in full gear […]

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Phase I Trial Improves Mesothelioma Survival More Than 200%

Sellas Life Sciences reports its Phase I clinical trial showed improvement of overall survival in patients with pleural mesothelioma. The study focused on a new potential therapy called GPS (galinpepimut-S), an immunotherapy vaccine. The trial included 10 patients with relapsed or refractory mesothelioma, nine of whom received at least three doses of GPS. Researchers gave […]

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$30M Mesothelioma Verdict Awarded in Case Against Bridgestone

An Illinois jury has awarded $30 million in a mesothelioma case against tiremaker Bridgestone Firestone. Thomas Jackson was exposed to asbestos inadvertently brought home from his father’s job at one of the company’s tire manufacturing plants. Jackson died just five weeks after his mesothelioma diagnosis at 64 years old. Attorneys for Jackson’s wife, Dorothy Jackson, […]

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Mounting Asbestos Lawsuits Forces Kelly-Moore Paints to Close

After nearly 80 years in business Kelly-Moore Paints is closing all stores nationwide. Kelly-Moore decided to shut down after spending a total of $600 million on asbestos settlements, while still dealing with cases being filed. The lawsuits stem from asbestos used in cement and texture products that the company had eliminated decades ago.  Kelly-Moore has […]

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Mounting Asbestos Lawsuits Forces Kelly-Moore Paints to Close

After nearly 80 years in business Kelly-Moore Paints is closing all stores nationwide. Kelly-Moore decided to shut down after spending a total of $600 million on asbestos settlements, while still dealing with cases being filed. The lawsuits stem from asbestos used in cement and texture products that the company had eliminated decades ago.  Kelly-Moore has […]

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Study: Fibers Released from Asbestos Cement Far Exceed Limits

The installation and removal of asbestos cement products may put workers at significant health risks, according to a recent study published in the Annals of Work Exposures and Health. The nonprofit organization Occupational Knowledge International found that exposure levels to airborne asbestos exceed the short-term limit created by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.  Exposure […]

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Study: Fibers Released from Asbestos Cement Far Exceed Limits

The installation and removal of asbestos cement products may put workers at significant health risks, according to a recent study published in the Annals of Work Exposures and Health. The nonprofit organization Occupational Knowledge International found that exposure levels to airborne asbestos exceed the short-term limit created by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.  Exposure […]

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J&J Working to Settle More Asbestos Related Talc Cases

Johnson & Johnson is trying to resolve some of the thousands of lawsuits filed claiming its talc-based baby powder causes cancer. J&J’s in-house lawyer overseeing the talc litigation Eric Haas, said during an investor call that the recent settlements covered cases involving plaintiffs with mesothelioma.  In hopes of eventually reaching a global settlement, the company […]

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