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Abandoned flour mill poses asbestos hazard for neighborhood
Most persons in North Carolina easily associate certain dustries with the hazard of asbestos exposure. The wide-spread use of asbestos as an insulating material in dustrial buildings is common knowledge. So is the use of asbestos fibers for automotive brakes…
Why does asbestos still pose a health hazard?
Most people in North Carolina are aware that exposure to airborne asbestos fibers can cause a variety of serious illnesses, including mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis. These same people also realize that asbestos was identified as a health hazard in…
Study shows how asbestos defendants pay for “scientific” research
This blog has often written about the use of medical and scientific testimony to prove that exposure to airborne asbestos fibers causes many serious illnesses, including mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis. If an asbestos case in North Carolina or elsewhere…
Asbestos victims need experienced lawyers to assert damages claim
Many people in North Carolina think that asbestos claims are a thing of the past, but they are wrong. In the past several weeks, this blog has cited a number of cases in which exposure to asbestos-containing products has been…
Gateway Arch renovation stalled by asbestos
This blog has written repeatedly on two themes: the continuing presence of asbestos in the environment and the hazards associated with renovating older buildings in which use of asbestos was common. The latter theme is especially important in North Carolina…
House passes FACT Act but bill faces many hurdles
Defenders of the asbestos industry have been pushing Congress to enact legislation that would make pursuing class actions and recovering damages from asbestos trust funds more difficult. The ultimate future of these measures is murky at best, but the House…
Court hears appeal involving cumulative asbestos exposure
In recent posts, this blog has called attention to the continuing vitality of litigation seeking damages for exposure to airborne asbestos fibers in North Carolina and elsewhere. This same theme was repeated by attorneys on both sides of a case…
Experts say health hazards from asbestos products persist
In the early 1970, the United States Environmental Protection Agency began banning the use of asbestos-containing products in products used in the construction industry. The ban has widened, but according to contemporary experts, the white mineral continues to cause serious…
Court rejects defense to asbestos suit based on statute of repose
Virtually every state in the Union, including North Carolina, has passed what is called a “statute of repose.” Among other things, statutes of repose apply to lawsuits for injuries alleged to have arisen out of a defective condition in a…
Asbestos in Schools Remains Both a Hazard and a Mystery
This blog has repeatedly discussed the hazards posed by asbestos-containing products in older buildings. An especially dangerous hazard is posed by asbestos products in schools. Congress passed two measures intended to ascertain the scope of and abate this hazard, the…
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