Category: <span>mesothelioma</span>

Category: mesothelioma

Chemotherapy/Chemo drugs, Clinical Trials/Research/Emerging Treatments, Immunotherapy, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, Treatment

FDA Approves Keytruda With Chemotherapy to Treat Mesothelioma

 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new first-line treatment for people with pleural mesothelioma that can’t be removed with surgery. This new approval is specifically for a Keytruda (pembrolizumab) plus pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy combination.  The FDA’s approval follows promising results in phases 2 and 3 of the Keynote-483 trial. This clinical […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, lawsuit, Legal, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News

State Funding Will Help Pennsylvania Schools Remove Asbestos

 

A new grant program with $75 million in state funding aims to keep Pennsylvania school children safe. According to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, the money will be allocated to more than 100 schools, districts and education centers statewide to remediate asbestos and mold, improve school water infrastructure and install treatment devices to reduce lead exposure. […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, lawsuit, Legal, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News

State Funding Will Help Pennsylvania Schools Remove Asbestos

 

A new grant program with $75 million in state funding aims to keep Pennsylvania school children safe. According to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, the money will be allocated to more than 100 schools, districts and education centers statewide to remediate asbestos and mold, improve school water infrastructure and install treatment devices to reduce lead exposure. […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News

Supporting Survivors of the 9/11 Attack and Ground Zero Exposure

 

As the nation remembers those lost 23 years ago on September 11, 2001, we also honor those diagnosed with serious health conditions as a result of the attacks. Exposure to toxins in the aftermath at Ground Zero in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. has affected thousands of people. Last week Fire Commissioner […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News

Supporting Survivors of the 9/11 Attack and Ground Zero Exposure

 

As the nation remembers those lost 23 years ago on September 11, 2001, we also honor those diagnosed with serious health conditions as a result of the attacks. Exposure to toxins in the aftermath at Ground Zero in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. has affected thousands of people. Last week Fire Commissioner […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, Occupation, Support/Support Groups/Organizations

Museum Highlights the History of Asbestos in America

 

The McLean County Museum of History in Bloomington, Illinois recently unveiled a new exhibit focusing on asbestos, corporate deception and the fight for workers’ rights. The exhibit opens on Saturday, September 7, 2024 and runs through 2027.  The display entitled “A Deadly Deception: The Asbestos Tragedy in McLean County” delves into the history of asbestos […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, lawsuit, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News

Asbestos Poses Risk in Schools Nationwide

 

Several schools in the U.S. are dealing with recent asbestos discoveries. Exposure concerns are causing disruptions just as students are back or heading back to school across the country, with delays, remediation efforts and safety fears.  In Maine, the discovery of asbestos at Bowdoinham Community School has delayed the school year. North Carolina is conducting […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, Companies, johnson, lawsuit, Legal, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, talc

Jury Awards $63M in Mesothelioma Case Against J&J

 

A jury in South Carolina has awarded Michael Perry $63.4 million. Perry, who was diagnosed with mesothelioma in July 2023, filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, claiming daily use of the company’s talc-based baby powder caused his cancer.  The jury also found co-defendant American International Industries negligent and liable. AII is a California-based cosmetics […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, Companies, lawsuit, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, talc

Avon Files for Bankruptcy Over Debt from Talc Lawsuits

 

Avon Products Inc. has filed for bankruptcy as it faces 200 lawsuits related to its talc-based products. Plaintiffs claim their cancer diagnoses are the result of asbestos contamination in the company’s products. According to an Avon press release, the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection move is meant to “address its debt and legacy talc liabilities.”  The […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, Companies, johnson, Legal, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, talc

Johnson & Johnson Secures Votes for $6.475 B Talc Settlement

 

More than 75% of plaintiffs have voted to support Johnson & Johnson’s proposed plan to settle roughly 61,000 lawsuits for $6.475 billion, according to Bloomberg. This could clear the way for a possible third J&J bankruptcy attempt.  The company has tried unsuccessfully for years to use the “Texas Two-Step” strategy to transfer its legal liabilities to […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, Companies, lawsuit, Legal, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, secondary, Secondary Exposure, talc, Talcum powder

Jury Awards $24.4M in Talc Case Against Avon

 

A jury has awarded the family of a Chicago area mesothelioma survivor a $24.4 million verdict. The lawsuit named Avon Products, Inc. the defendant and alleged it processed and manufactured talc products contaminated with asbestos, causing Cipriano Ramirez’s exposure.  Ramirez worked as a janitor at Avon’s manufacturing facility in Morton Grove, Illinois in the 1980s. […]

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asbestos exposure, Companies, johnson, lawsuit, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, talc, Talcum powder

J&J Offers Its Former Talc Suppliers a $505M Settlement

 

Johnson & Johnson is proposing a settlement with mining companies Cyprus Mines Corporation and Imerys Talc America. If approved, J&J would initially pay $225 million and then an additional $280 million before the end of 2025.  Imerys Talc America, once a subsidiary of Cyprus Mines, was J&J’s sole talc supplier for its baby powder. Both […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, Companies, johnson, lawsuit, Legal, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News

J&J Reaches $700 Million Talc Settlement

 

Johnson & Johnson will pay $700 million to settle an investigation concerning the marketing practices of its talc-based products. The multimillion-dollar settlement resolves charges that J&J misled people to believe its talc products, including Johnson’s Baby Powder and Johnson & Johnson’s Shower to Shower, were safe. The company is also facing more than 61,000 lawsuits […]

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Clinical Trials/Research/Emerging Treatments, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, Treatment

FDA Prioritizes Keytruda Chemotherapy Mesothelioma Combo

 

In a significant development for mesothelioma patients, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted priority review for a new supplemental Biologics License Application. The anticipated FDA approval could mark the beginning of a new era in the management of advanced pleural mesothelioma, offering a brighter future for those affected. The review seeks approval for […]

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Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, johnson, lawsuit, Legal, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News

Class Action Suit Claims J&J Bankruptcy Filings Are Fraudulent

 

A group of cancer patients are bringing a class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson. The suit alleges J&J’s Chapter 11 attempts are calculated tactics to avoid thousands of pending talcum powder lawsuits.  The five plaintiffs filed their suit – Murphy et al. v. LTL Management Inc. et al., Case No.3:24-CV-06320 – in the U.S. […]

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