Mesothelioma News Today’s obits: Mary Lawyer Spano retired from the Syracuse City… By Mesothelioma News November 26, 2014 November 26, 2014 Mesothelioma News Mary Lawyer Spano, 52 of Syracuse, died Sunday, November 23, 2014, after a four year battle with Mesothelioma. Born in Syracuse, she graduated from SUNY Potsdam and her Syracuse University. Texas Supreme Court to Rehear Asbestos Case Against Dow Chemical Co. James Hardie asbestos compensation fund’s bid to pay victims in instalments faces ACTU legal action