In Schiffer v. CBS Corporation , the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, affirmed summary judgment in favor of the defendant asbestos insulation manufacturer finding plaintiffs failed to present sufficient evidence of bystander exposure.
A widow of a former joiner at Chatham Dockyard has won 205k in damages from the Ministry of Defence after her husband died from mesothelioma. Norma Blease, who no longer lives in the area, brought the claim after her husband, Colin, died in March 2013.
Allegheny County Health Department employees are being forced to work in an asbestos-contaminated building with no secured solution in the near future.
The husband of a former GCHQ worker believes on-site demolition work may have led to his wife’s death. Her husband Mark’s legal team has instructed lawyers to pursue whether protection against asbestos dust should have been given to her at the ex-Oakle…
Dr. Farid Gharagozloo adds his robotic surgery and mesothelioma experience to its Florida Hospital Celebration Health’s Global Robotics Institute.
A RUGBY stalwart who has terminal asbestos-related lung cancer is suing Caerphilly Council for more than A 300,000. Vernon Jenkins, 57, said he was exposed to “enormous quantities” of the killer substance while working as a council painter and decorato…
A RETIRED electrical engineer diagnosed with the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma is calling on former North-East colleagues to help his legal battle. Kent-born Bernard Cozens, who now lives in Darlington, was diagnosed with the cancer of the linin…
In a statement, Dr Andrew Hitchcock, who carried out the post-mortem examination on Mr Clifford, said he discovered “extensive” malignant mesothelioma in the 82-year-old’s lungs. Dr Hitchcock said tests found extensive evidence of asbestos fibres.
Although it has been decades since asbestos-containing materials were commonly used in residential, commercial, and institutional properties, dangers due to exposure to these materials continue today. Last month the U.S. Office of Special Counsel sent …
TRACON Pharmaceuticals , a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel targeted therapeutics for cancer, wet age-related macular degeneration and fibrotic diseases, today announced the initiation o…
Dr. Abraham Lebenthal is the first oncologist to perform the intraoperative heated chemotherapy procedure on a veteran with pleural mesothelioma.
New York, Oct 12: Researchers have found how aspirin works in the body to target an inflammatory protein linked to a variety of diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, heart disease, and certain cancers. Aspirin is one of the oldest and most commonly u…
Scientist Philip Cook’s “small fibers matter” asbestos research will be published and shared for the first time at this week’s symposium in Duluth, Minnesota.
New legislation in Oregon will require contractors to inspect homes for asbestos before demolition, but residents are concerned about a lack of oversight.
The lawsuit states Barbara Bobo inhaled fibers from Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, and that led to the lung disease mesothelioma. According to court documents, Bobo never stepped foot inside the plant – but her husband worked there for 22-years – and Bobo…