‘Asbestos Litigation’ Category

While no level of asbestos is considered safe, the best thing to do is avoid it altogether. However, asbestos is a naturally occurring material and is not a human-made product. While some countries have outright banned      the use of asbestos, others such as the United States      have continued to allow its limited use in products such as insulation. Homes built before the 1980s...

Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous mineral. Unfortunately, asbestos exposure is unavoidable despite the United States drastically reducing its use in construction. Asbestos remains embedded in piping and insulation from the 1970s when wide use persisted. Typically, the results of asbestos exposure, like the development of an illness, come several years later.

Many people...

As COVID-19 continues to affect our daily lives, we must look at who is at the greatest risk of severe infections, hospital admissions, and even death from the novel coronavirus.

Preexisting conditions, such as lung cancer or other lung diseases like mesothelioma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), can lead to more severe symptoms and complications than those experienced...

Doctors recognize mesothelioma as an aggressive and deadly cancer. One of the reasons it is so lethal is because the diagnosis tends only to come after symptoms begin to show. Mesothelioma can take years, if not decades, to manifest. As a result, this disease is usually detected in a more advanced stage of the cancer. The patient’s delicate state often rules out curative treatment....

For decades, women and researchers have claimed a link between ovarian cancer and talc in Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder and other products. Talcum powder can carry traces of asbestos, a known carcinogen.

But manufacturers continue to use talc in many powder-based products, even though asbestos contamination is possible, and asbestos has been linked to many cancers and most cases of...

The EPA recently updated its risk value for ethylene oxide—a flammable, colorless gas used to make chemicals commonly found in plastics, antifreeze, adhesives, and other consumer products. As a result, the new rules will call for companies to reduce their annual airborne emissions of ethylene oxide by 10 tons nationwide—a 7% reduction from the 140 tons of toxic emissions in...

The Mississippi River is a busy and highly industrialized shipping channel, especially in the stretch between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. It’s home to many industrial plants that create items used throughout the world and provide jobs to Louisianans.

But over the years, residents of this area and workers in these plants have noticed high levels of cancer and other deadly...

In 1941, the world lived in a time of complete unrest. While Europe was enduring endless days and nights of growing oppression and hostilities, tensions between the United States and Japan eventually came to a boil at Pearl Harbor on December 7th – a date which, as famously described by President Franklin Roosevelt, “will live in infamy.” By marking the day in 1941 that drove...

Many large corporations failed to protect their workers from being exposed to hazardous chemicals on the job, and failed to warn consumers of the risks associated with their products made with asbestos. Asbestos was widely used in many industries and on job sites throughout Louisiana until the late 1980s. As a result, thousands have developed life-threatening diseases like mesothelioma, and...

November 11, 1918, marked the end of World War I and, in 1938, November 11 became an official holiday in the United States: Veterans Day. Now, each year on this day, we celebrate the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives in the United States armed forces. Many Louisianans use the Veterans Day holiday to visit the graves of fallen soldiers and honor those who continue to fight for our...