Mesothelioma Legal News

SOLICITORS investigating a woman’s asbestos-related death are appealing for former colleagues who worked at mills across Bradford to get in touch. Betty Patchett was 80 when she died in April last year from asbestos- related cancer mesothelioma.

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The Montreal Firefighters Association is calling on Quebec’s labour and safety board to do more for its members with cancer. Association vice president Chris Ross told Radio Canada that five years ago he had no open cancer claims on his desk, now he has 60. In April the Commission des normes, de l’quit, de la sant et de la scurit du travail added five types of cancer to its list of diseases related to the profession.

The Mesothelioma Compensation Center says, “If you or your family member has recently been told by a medical doctor that they could or might have mesothelioma please call us immediately at 866-714-6466. Typically, the person was admitted to hospital for pneumonia type symptoms, and the doctor was made aware of the person’s exposure to asbestos decades ago.

The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act for the 21st Century was signed into law with a general sigh of relief that finally, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would have the authority needed to evaluate and regulate the tens of thousands of commercial chemicals it oversees in the U.S. But as the EPA begins implementing the new law, the chemical industry is already busy pushing the agency to limit scrutiny of various widely used, highly toxic chemicals. Among the EPA’s first tasks under the Lautenberg Act is to enact rules outlining how it will prioritize chemicals for review and how it will assess chemical risks .

An Aboriginal man has developed the fatal asbestos cancer mesothelioma after playing in the tailings from James Hardie’s white asbestos mine at Baryulgil, in northern NSW, when he was a child. Ffloyd Laurie, 55, who has never worked with asbestos, was exposed to the deadly dust as a schoolchild when tailings from the mine were widely used as landfill on the roads, around houses and even at the school in the tiny community.

A WOMAN from Redlynch died from an asbestos-related disease, although her exposure to the deadly substance remains a mystery according to the Coroner. Her medical cause of death was given as mesothelioma – a rare disease often found in people who forme…

A WOMAN from Redlynch died from an asbestos-related disease, although her exposure to the deadly substance remains a mystery according to the Coroner. Her medical cause of death was given as mesothelioma – a rare disease often found in people who forme…

Most of us vacuum our carpets and dust our shelves fairly regularly to make sure our home is a comfortable place to live. We also take care of obvious safety hazards like poorly functioning appliances or broken plumbing.