On a day-to-day basis, the risk of coming into contact with asbestos may not even register on a person’s radar. Realistically speaking, many people will never have to worry about asbestos or the devastating consequences of toxic exposure. However, there…
In a ruling that could affect claims by North Carolina servicemen and women who worked on jet engines, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit by the relatives of a serviceman who died of mesothelioma and who…
Summer is the perfect time to take vacations with the family, spend time with friends at a backyard barbecue and just generally relax. However, there are still risks of getting seriously injured or sick during these months and it can…
Parents will often go to great lengths to keep their kids safe. They put helmets and knee pads on kids who go skateboarding, check for worrisome ingredients in their food and install apps on a teen driver’s phone to prevent…
In several blogs and articles on our website, we discuss the fact that members of the military — particularly those who served in the Navy — are disproportionately affected by illnesses caused by asbestos exposure. In one article titled, “Naval…
In our last post, we discussed the difficulty of measuring the number of persons who suffer from or who die from exposure to asbestos. Another way to look at the problem is to focus on the environmental conditions that carry…
Mesothelioma is a truly devastating illness that affects many of the millions of people who have been exposed to asbestos. Despite the extensive research and testing that has taken place over the years, there is still no cure for mesothelioma.…
Many products we use today still contain asbestos, even though we have known for quite some time that exposure to asbestos can be toxic. Most people would agree that when a product is proven to be hazardous, it probably shouldn’t…
This blog has repeatedly observed that asbestos still poses a serious health threat, even though the material has been banned for most uses in the United States. Quantifying this health risk is not easy, but no one can deny that…
There are certain regions in the U.S. where industrial jobs and mining are among the top fields in which people work. In these areas, workers and their families have been known to be exposed to asbestos at a higher rate…