While the Government’s review of asbestos policy in schools has been welcomed, unions and campaigners say it does not go far enough to prevent future deaths. Yesterday, the Department for Education published its long overdue review into asbestos policy…
A 74-year-old former Northern Territory worker at the Gove alumina refinery who is dying from asbestos-related disease has been awarded $425,000 in compensation, after appealing a decision that saw his claim dismissed on a technicality. Zorko Zabic wor…
Rob Tooker, an expert in complex asbestos litigation, has over 25 years of experience in asbestos matters. He brings to the role years of experience running the boutique court reporting agency Tooker and Antz, focused on asbestos litigation.
A U.K. Study shows promise in the cancer treatment of patients with epithelioid mesothelioma.
THE devastated family of a former Chard butcher who died from an incurable asbestos-related cancer have launched a search for his ex-colleagues. Paul Kingsnorth died in November from mesothelioma and his members of his family would like speak to former…
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Last week the Republican-controlled Senate failed to override President Obama’s veto of the Keystone oil pipeline. This was a rare defeat for US oil conglomerates and a personal setback for energy oligarchs, personified by the Koch bothers.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s final health assessment shows people can work and live in Libby now that asbestos levels have significantly dropped.
The effect of chemotherapy on health-related quality of life in malignant pleural mesothelioma is poorly understood. Patient-individualised prognostication and prediction of treatment response from chemotherapy is useful but little evidence exists to g…
Current federal legislation governing the disclosure of asbestos materials in products was written nearly 30 years ago.
Astec Industries, Inc. announced that Dr. J. Don Brock, Chairman and former CEO of Astec Industries, Inc. passed away earlier today at Memorial Hospital. He had been diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer in 2012.
The Court of Appeal will today decide if it will force BHP Billiton to honour a $2.2 million damages payout to a terminally ill ex-Newcastle steelworker. Steven Dunning, 54, is suffering from terminal mesothelioma after inhaling asbestos dust while wor…
TWO women in Barnsley have died from asbestosis after working in Barnsley schools, the Chronicle can reveal. Post mortems carried out on Jean Weston, 86, and 84-year-old Laura Armitage revealed both were suffering from fatal mesothelioma, both had only…
Clark Seif Clark offers testing and consulting services to help identify and prevent human exposure to asbestos and other potentially hazardous materials. It’s important for those providing asbestos abatement services and those in need of these service…
A New York appellate court dismissed an asbestos lawsuit against Ford Motor Company, Ltd.