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Besides asbestos, 2 other fibers linked to mesothelioma
For decades now, the dangers of asbestos exposure have been well known. People who made products containing asbestos and employers who used these materials have known that exposing people to airborne asbestos can make them very sick. In the most...
A closer look at asbestos lawsuits and injury claims
Millions of people have been sickened by asbestos for many years now. Because its use was not regulated until the late 1980s, people working around the toxic fiber up until that point were often unprotected and unaware of the risks...
I found asbestos in my home, now what?
On this blog, we often discuss scenarios in which people are exposed to asbestos on the job. The problem of negligent employers and manufacturers is that there are far too many of them, and people often develop asbestos-related diseases after...
Wife dies after 20 years of washing husband’s work clothes
In recent years there has been a multitude of lawsuits regarding asbestos exposure and mesothelioma in the U.S. Many of the cases of mesothelioma were recently diagnosed and attributed to years of asbestos exposure, typically in the workplace and commonly...
North Carolina’s ash basins could pose health risks after closing
According to a recent report, Riverbend Steam Station in North Carolina is set to close soon. It was one of the first large-scale power plants in the area and is run by Duke Energy. In the process of closing these...
Man wins settlement for exposure to asbestos 50 years earlier
A 65-year-old man who worked as a shipwright trainee beginning when he was 15 recently won what he calls “significant compensation” after being diagnosed with mesothelioma. Saying workers were unaware of the dangers of asbestos exposure 50 years ago when...
Asbestos in paper mills and the continuing threat of exposure
We have discussed that lingering threats of asbestos exposure that veterans of the U.S. Navy and construction workers have faced in the past several decades. However, there are other industries in which people worked that also pose a serious threat...
Military veterans disproportionately affected by asbestos
We have discussed the various ways in which people all across the country may be affected by lethal exposure to asbestos. The fiber can be found in our homes, our cars and at the jobs we go to nearly every...
Asbestos injury claims mounting; $11 billion more anticipated
Exposure to asbestos has caused devastating injuries and even death for thousands of people. There have already been payments from insurers on such personal injury and wrongful death claims in North Carolina and nationwide which have totaled $51 billion to...
Threat of asbestos persists even after Navy ships retired
For decades, men and women in the U.S. Navy have been put in situations where they have been heavily exposed to asbestos. The toxic substance was used extensively in many areas of naval ships as a fireproofing method. Through the...
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