‘Asbestos Litigation’ Category

Thousands of people die each year in the United States from mesothelioma caused by inhaling asbestos fibers. Learn about three dangers of asbestos.

Asbestos exposure, unfortunately, is all too common in Louisiana. Workers regularly get exposed in shipyards, oil refineries, manufacturing plants, military bases, and other job sites throughout the state.

The attributes of asbestos,...

When a patient is diagnosed with mesothelioma, they typically receive a bleak prognosis. The 5-year survival rate is only 10 percent. Many factors affect the specific survival rate of each patient, but a new research study shows that a multimodal treatment plan can help mesothelioma patients live longer.

What is Mesothelioma?

Mesothelioma is a rare but aggressive cancer that is...

A new type of immunotherapy for treating mesothelioma is providing hope following a study in which the treatment eradicated advanced-stage mesothelioma tumors in mice in just a few days. Mesothelioma is an aggressive and deadly type of cancer caused by asbestos exposure that is difficult to treat completely by surgical resection. The new potential treatment combined Rice University’s...

When it comes to lung disease, it can be easy to get confused about the types of cancers and treatments available. However, mesothelioma and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) are different diseases with different treatment plans, although some symptoms may be similar, and both have been linked to asbestos exposure.

What is Mesothelioma?

Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that...

Among the hazards firefighters regularly face in their dangerous occupation is asbestos exposure. The fires they battle produce a mixture of compounds firefighters inhale and touch that can result in cancers such as mesothelioma and bladder cancer.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization, created a Working Group to study...

The dangers of asbestos exposure have long been known, yet many countries, including the United States, still import and use a common form of the toxic mineral.

Known as “white asbestos,” chrysotile asbestos is a form of the mineral used most widely in commercial applications, despite being linked to about 40,000 deaths in the U.S. annually. Chrysotile asbestos is still used by...

Following decades of pressure from advocates, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is cracking down on the use of asbestos, a toxic substance linked to cancers, serious diseases, and the loss of thousands of lives each year.

A naturally occurring mineral, asbestos was used in thousands of commercial products before its health hazards became widely known in the 1970s. Decades of...

During a court hearing in July 2022, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan said that he might appoint an independent expert to evaluate the lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson that allege the company’s baby powder is responsible for cancer and serious lung problems.

Following a tidal wave of lawsuits in 2020 concerning Johnson & Johnson’s talc-containing baby powder, many...

Asbestos, a known carcinogen, is widely used in the construction industry. Federal regulations are in place to protect the public from dangerous exposure to airborne asbestos particles. But sometimes these regulations hinder rather than help, as is happening in Sulphur, Louisiana, where cleanup of a potentially hazardous property is being hampered by concerns over asbestos.

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In the past two years, asbestos has been found in two Cedar Rapids, Iowa, schools, exposing construction workers, students, and staff to this dangerous material. Because these schools, like many others throughout the United States, were constructed when use of asbestos was common, they and their contractors should have taken precautions during these projects to protect workers and students...