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Clinic That Has Treated Libby, Montana Mesothelioma Victims Forced to Close
The town of Libby, Montana, has seen thousands of its citizens diagnosed with mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. It has long been viewed as a sad example of how mishandling and negligence of asbestos can devastate an entire community. Though the Center for Asbestos Related Disease (CARD) in Libby has provided medical care for generations
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Researchers Analyze Accuracy of Artificial Intelligence in Predicting Mesothelioma
One reason that mesothelioma has such a poor survival rate is its late diagnosis and staging: By the time mesothelioma is identified as the cause of a patient’s symptoms, it is often too late for effective treatment. In recent years, various forms of Artificial Intelligence have been used to diagnose and manage the disease. Now,
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Researchers’ Profile of Mesothelioma Cells Identifies Drivers of Cell Variants and Discovers New Cell Type
A group of researchers from some of the country’s most respected institutions recently completed an in-depth analysis of diverse mesothelioma cell types to identify the cell components responsible for driving variation within pleural mesothelioma tumors. In the course of their study, they also discovered a new mesothelioma cell type most commonly found in biphasic tumors,
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$3 Million Verdict After Louisiana Jury Agrees Talc Asbestos Caused Mesothelioma
In the last several years, men and women who’ve never worked with asbestos have traced their mesothelioma diagnoses back to a product once thought safe: Talc body powder. Juries have awarded millions of dollars in damages after hearing what victims have learned the hard way — that asbestos contamination is common in talc, and that
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Peritoneal Mesothelioma Victim Awarded $18 Million
A Florida jury has awarded a 64-year-old woman diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma $18 million in damages after agreeing that a brake-grinding machine led to her secondary exposure to asbestos. Hennessy Industries, successor to AMMCO, was one of several defendants named in the victim’s personal injury lawsuit.
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Navy Veteran Files Mesothelioma Lawsuit Against Dozens of Companies
On March 26, 2025, Wayne E. Villines and his wife, Christine, filed a mesothelioma lawsuit against multiple defendants, accusing them of negligence and fraud in failing to warn of the dangers of their asbestos-containing products. The Navy veteran cited his shipboard activity as well as various occupational settings over the last several decades as sources
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Asbestos Mining Company Named in Mesothelioma Lawsuits Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
Asbestos Corporation Ltd. is a Canadian mining company that has been named as a defendant in thousands of mesothelioma and asbestos-related disease lawsuits in recent years. Founded in 1925 and headquartered in Thetford Mines, Quebec, the company has made a practice of refusing to participate in discovery proceedings in lawsuits filed against it, arguing that
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Review Shows HITOCH Procedure Extends Survival for Pleural Mesothelioma Patients
For decades, the HIPEC (Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy) procedure has been delivering extended survival and improved quality of life for patients diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma. Now, a systematic review published in the journal World Journal of Surgical Oncology reveals a benefit for pleural mesothelioma patients who undergo a similar procedure called HITOCH, or Hyperthermic Intrathoracic Chemotherapy.
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Monitoring for Mesothelioma Leads to Increased Treatment Options
The people being diagnosed with mesothelioma today had no idea they were being put at risk decades ago: Though asbestos companies were aware of their products’ toxicity, they issued no warnings and did nothing to protect employees or consumers. Though the rare form of cancer can’t be stopped from forming, those with known exposures can
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Fear of Mesothelioma After California Contractors Hide and Bury Asbestos
Decades ago, workers were unaware of the link between asbestos exposure and mesothelioma and other serious illnesses, but today’s employees are well aware of the dangers and are unwilling to put themselves or their communities at risk. That’s why, upon discovering asbestos at the site of a project in Long Beach, California, two heavy equipment
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Lawsuit Details Companies’ Long-time Knowledge of Asbestos Risk
An asbestos lawsuit filed by a Louisiana man shines a clear light on how multiple companies made aware of the dangers of asbestos consciously kept the information secret, putting the victim and countless others at risk of asbestosis, mesothelioma, and other serious and deadly diseases.
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Johnson & Johnson Reopens Lawsuit Against Mesothelioma Expert
Dr. Jacqueline Moline specializes in occupational medicine, epidemiology, prevention, and internal medicine with a particular interest in asbestos-exposed individuals and their risk of mesothelioma. Her work has led to her frequently being used as an expert witness in asbestos litigation, and to asbestos companies viewing her as an adversary. In 2024, a judge dismissed a lawsuit filed
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Biotech Company Announces Promising Results for Test of New Mesothelioma Treatment
Portage Biotech, a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company, has announced encouraging results in testing of its new cancer drug, PORT-7, on mesothelioma tumors. The drug is a selective adenosine A2B receptor inhibitor that demonstrates better single-agent activity against the rare form of cancer than single-agent anti-PD1 antibodies such as pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and nivolumab (Opdivo).
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NYU Langone Health Signs Patent Agreement for Mesothelioma Drug Candidate
In 2024, the clinical-stage gene therapy company Genprex formed a Mesothelioma Clinical Advisory Board to support its preclinical mesothelioma oncology program. One year later, the company has announced that it has signed an exclusive patent agreement with the renowned NYU Langone Health System related to the company’s mesothelioma drug candidate, Reqorsa Gene Therapy.
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Shipyard Worker’s Family Seeks Justice After Mesothelioma Diagnosis
After the mesothelioma death of their father, Emanuel J. Bourgeois, Errol J. Bourgeois, Sr. and Mary Anne Bourgeois Richardson filed a wrongful death claim against Avondale Shipyard, as well as the shipyard’s insurers and other companies they blame for having exposed him and several of his family members to the asbestos that caused his fatal
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Researchers Identify Earliest Mesothelioma Victims Following 9/11 Attacks
One of the many concerns raised following the 9/11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center was the potential for long-term health effects from the toxic materials released when the buildings fell, and particularly about the risk of an uptick in mesothelioma from the asbestos used to insulate the towers. Though just over 20 years
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Man Sues Asbestos Companies that Caused Wife’s Mesothelioma and His Illness
Michel Salvemini is a former marine engineer who blames his wife’s mesothelioma death on second hand exposure to his work clothes and his own asbestos-related illness on his occupational exposure. In 2022, he filed a personal injury lawsuit and a wrongful death claim on behalf of his wife against multiple companies. The case has been
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Canada Approves Pembrolizumab/Chemotherapy Combination for Pleural Mesothelioma
Following similar actions by the United States and the European Union, Health Canada has announced the approval of pembrolizumab with chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced malignant pleural mesothelioma. The decision was based on the results of Phase 3 clinical trials.
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9 ½ Year Sentence for Swiss Billionaire Blamed for Dozens of Mesothelioma Deaths
Almost two years after an Italian court sentenced Swiss billionaire Stephan Schmidheiny to twelve years in jail for causing hundreds of deaths from mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases, his appeal in another case resulted in only a minor change — his manslaughter conviction in the death of 91 factory workers in his company’s Eternit factory
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Revised FEMA Cleanup Policy Raises Mesothelioma Concerns
Revisions to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster clean-up policies are raising concerns about future diagnoses of mesothelioma among health care professionals and asbestos awareness advocates. The agency has announced that it will not be conducting additional soil tests to confirm that the earth under former home sites is free of toxins.
