Mesothelioma Legal News

Spotlight on both old, difficult issues and humanitarian visions that drive new patents

The current issue of Technology and Innovation, Journal of the National Academy of Inventors focuses on old but important issues in health-related environmental research, illuminates new trends, including rewarding patents born of humanitarian vision, …

State, building supply makers ordered to pay redress for asbestos contamination

A court ordered the state and nine makers of building materials on Friday to pay 216 million in damages to former construction workers and their families for illnesses they developed after being exposed to asbestos at construction sites. A total of 27 …

New mesothelioma treatment method may prolong the effectiveness of chemotherapy combination

Chemotherapy remains one of the most effective treatments for mesothelioma. Because there is no cure, it works to prolong the lives of patients. Unfortunately, even the most effective methods can become inadequate as treatments continue. A current clinical trial is attempting to extend the usefulness period of chemotherapy and in turn extend the lives of more

Asbestos a potential cancer threat, even 40 to 50 years after exposure

Recent Stats Canada figures show a rise in the numbers of cases and deaths from mesothelioma, a deadly cancer caused primarily by workplace asbestos exposure. You could be forgiven for thinking asbestos is part of our past, but new statistics show case…