Los trabajadores de los astilleros corrían un altísimo riesgo de exposición al amianto entre las décadas de 1940 y 1970. Cientos de miles de constructores navales se encargaron de utilizar el amianto como aislante e ignífugo en más de...
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...
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...
Hurricane Sandy will continue to affect the communities along the east coast for years to come and in New York, parents complained about the conditions of a storm-damaged school. Investigators found that the parents had good reason to be worried...
La trágica verdad sobre las enfermedades relacionadas con el amianto es que a menudo permanecen latentes durante décadas antes de que las víctimas empiecen a notar los síntomas. Cuando a muchas personas se les diagnostica mesotelioma y otros tipos de cáncer causados por el amianto, ya es demasiado tarde...
El amianto es una sustancia extremadamente tóxica, cuya exposición puede causar una serie de enfermedades y lesiones potencialmente mortales y destructoras de la salud. En el North Carolina, y en otros lugares, esto puede dar lugar a una importante responsabilidad civil. Cuando los propietarios...
When most people learn about the risks associated with asbestos exposure, they may inaccurately believe that they are not in danger of developing mesothelioma, asbestosis and other related diseases. They may think they are safe because they have never worked...
A man and his wife have filed a lawsuit claiming that as many as 67 different companies may have contributed towards causing his development of mesothelioma through exposing him to toxic asbestos over his working lifetime. The man worked as...
Durante muchos años, el amianto se utilizó habitualmente en diversas piezas de locomotoras por sus propiedades de resistencia al calor. Ciertas piezas de los trenes, como los frenos, generan tanto calor durante su funcionamiento que el amianto se utilizó hasta la década de 1980 para proteger otras...
Long after a mine or company has closed down, those that contained or manufactured asbestos continue to put residents in the area in danger. Whether they improperly disposed of unsold or unused asbestos or their cleanup efforts fell short of...