Both plaintiffs and defendants in asbestos lawsuits agree that asbestoscauses 80 to 90 percent of all mesothelioma cases. You would think that it naturally follows that 80 to 90 percent of mesothelioma lawsuit plaintiffs do not have to prove to a jury that asbestos exposure caused their mesothelioma. Until recently, that was not the case. [...]
A new study financed by a section of the National Institutes of Health has made the first potential connection to an individual’s genetics and susceptibility to eventually developing deadly asbestos illnesses such as mesothelioma. The study, which was recently published online in Nature Genetics, found evidence that people with BAP1 gene mutations may have an [...]
Medical liability cases against obstetricians and other doctors who participate in the birthing process are most often spurred by errors in clinical judgment, miscommunication between doctors, and technical mistakes. All of these errors can potentially result in a birth injury occurring that may remain with the newborn child for their entire lives. According to a [...]
Aside from legal ads on TV, many Americans don’t know what asbestos is or where it can be found, let alone that exposure to this dangerous material can result in the development of an asbestos-related cancer such as mesothelioma. In fact, mesothelioma occurs in such a small number of patients – it’s estimated that only [...]
A Zoloft lawsuit has been filed against drug maker Pfizer by a group of parents who claim the antidepressant caused their children to be born with severe birth defects, including heart damage. According to the Madison Record, six couples filed Zoloft lawsuits on December 2, 2011 and allege that, despite the medical studies published on the dangers of drugs similar to Zoloft in pregnant women, the [...]
The Co-Founder, President & CEO of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is urging the government to take action and ban the importation of asbestos following the release of a report that documents a spike in U.S. asbestos consumption during the first half of 2011. Linda Reinstein, who founded the ADAO after her husband became sick [...]
More than 25 years after leaving her job as a machinist at a factory in England, a woman has died from mesothelioma that ws likely caused by asbestos exposure. According to the This Is Lincolnshire, 47-year-old Larraine Kirk developed mesothelioma 25 years after she worked as a machinist in a factory between 1980 and 1984. [...]
Several areas of a nursing home in Pennsylvania have tested positive for asbestos fibers. According to WFMZ, the Gracedale Nursing Home facility in Northampton County recently tested positive for asbestos after the deadly fibers were detected in certain areas of the building. Tom Harp, Northampton County’s director of administration, said that the Gracedale Safety Committee [...]
Elbert County in Denver, CO has a unique asbestos abatementproject to tackle – that of a public landfill and trash compactor site. The site has historically been used to dispose of roofing and building materials, much of which was from before the mid 1970’s when buildings were routinely constructed with an abundance of asbestos. The [...]
Mesothelioma in any stage is challenging to treat because it tends to spread from the mesothelial lining along nearby surfaces, nerves, and blood vessels. This makes it very difficult, except in rare situations, to completely get rid of it with surgery and chemotherapyor radiation therapy. Additional treatment options are being developed over time through the [...]