A menudo hablamos de los riesgos únicos a los que los miembros de la Marina de los Estados Unidos estuvieron, y siguen estando, expuestos durante su tiempo en el servicio en lo que respecta al amianto. Los veteranos y los trabajadores de los astilleros son particularmente susceptibles a las enfermedades relacionadas con el amianto porque...
The dangers of asbestos have been known for several years. We know that being exposed to asbestos can cause devastating and permanent damage to a person’s health, as it is linked to lung cancer and mesothelioma. But residents of an...
People who have heard of asbestos generally associate the toxic fiber with industrial machines, construction jobs and military vessels. It is true that these are just a few of the environments in which asbestos was commonly used and can still...
En un juicio que puede tener implicaciones para las personas en North Carolina que sufren de exposición al amianto, una víctima de mesotelioma en Illinois hizo una grabación de vídeo de su testimonio de declaración. El vídeo fue reproducido para el jurado durante el...
In a recent post, we discussed the tragic death of a Navy ship worker who died from mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos on the job. Although the man had already passed away, the jury in the case was able...
El reciente veredicto de un jurado que concede al demandante y a su esposa la suma conjunta de $27,5 millones ofrece esperanza a las víctimas del amianto North Carolina. El demandante padece mesotelioma, un tipo de cáncer de pulmón que suele ser consecuencia de...
Asbestos exposure can be extremely dangerous. As many of our readers know, today, many people live with mesothelioma that was caused by asbestos exposure decades ago. Unlike many other conditions, mesothelioma takes a long period of time — sometimes as...
Jurors got a powerful glimpse into the life and work history of a man who suffered from mesothelioma and passed away before a lawsuit against manufacturers of asbestos products went to trial. Through a video recording of the man’s testimony...
When people are diagnosed with mesothelioma, they and their loved ones can be shocked. This illness is somewhat rare and it is linked to exposure to asbestos, a toxic material, which victims may have come into contact with decades before...
El mesotelioma es una forma especialmente letal de cáncer de pulmón que suele estar causado por la exposición a fibras de amianto. En North Carolina, muchos trabajadores contraen la enfermedad tras exponerse al amianto en el lugar de trabajo, ya sea tras trabajar directamente con amianto,...