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Trabajadores de la renovación expuestos al amianto

This blog has included many posts about the various kinds of occupations that entail a high risk of asbestos exposure, including construction, ship building, roofing and installation and removal of thermal insulation. As states such as North Carolina begin the...

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At the beginning

Some of our North Carolina readers are new to the subject of asbestos and the havoc it can wreak in a person’s life. So let’s briefly recap what asbestos is and what it can do. As the Centers for Disease...

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Is the VA failing asbestos-exposed veterans?

Annually, out of the 3,000 mesothelioma cases diagnosed and 10,000 deaths, approximately 30 percent are veterans; veterans who were never warned that being exposed to asbestos was deadly and who are now not able to receive the care they so...

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How does asbestos product exposure make people sick?

This blog has included many posts about the acute health hazard for people in North Carolina, and other states, posed by the continuing presence of asbestos-containing materials in older buildings. We have also written about the hazards of asbestos product...

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Preemption of state court claims in asbestos litigation

When it comes to seeking compensation in asbestos litigation, determining the appropriate avenue for doing so is not always a straightforward matter. In asbestos litigation, determining the right avenue for compensation is important in order to ensure that an exposure...

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Los abogados de Carolina del Norte pueden identificar fuentes de exposición al amianto

The following scenario is far too common. A person living in North Carolina who has worked diligently in the construction industry receives a diagnosis that he is suffering from mesothelioma, an especially lethal form of lung cancer. The doctor tells...

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Un jurado concede $14 millones a la familia de un empleado de Celanese

In North Carolina and across the country, legislation to limit awards for exposure to asbestos have been garnering most of the headlines, but two recent cases – one discussed in our last post and the case that is the subject...

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Family awarded damages for mother’s death caused by asbestos

As most North Carolina residents know, exposure to asbestos fibers occurs in many ways, from breathing asbestos fibers in a mine to washing clothes worn by workers who install asbestos-containing products. A federal court in Alabama has reaffirmed the link...

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Asbestos found in University of North Carolina dorms

A recent article in the Daily Tarheel, the student newspaper at the University of North Carolina, discusses the health risk – or lack thereof – for students who live in seven residence halls that have been found to contain asbestos...

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¿Qué tiene que ver el amianto con el talco?

Many people know that a mineral called talc is found in many common household and cosmetic products. Talc is thought to be safe as long as it’s in its purest form, meaning not contaminated with any other potential toxins, and...

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