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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.
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Study of Mesothelioma Tumors Reveals Factors Leading to Diverse Outcomes
A study conducted by researchers has identified the complex interplay between mesothelioma’s tumor genome, the tumor microenvironment, and clinical outcomes in the rare, asbestos-related disease. Their results highlight the need for sophisticated profiling of individual patients to ensure that treatments offered are most appropriate to their genetic profile.
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New Jersey Teacher Blames Appendix Cancer on Asbestos in School Building
A New Jersey teacher and her husband have filed a personal injury lawsuit against the school district where she taught for years, accusing them of negligence in having exposed her to asbestos dust and fibers.
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Asbestos Companies Object to Bankruptcy Trusts’ Planned Deletion of Mesothelioma Claims
Some of the biggest asbestos bankruptcy trusts established to compensate victims of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases have announced plans to destroy documents and data related to already-resolved claims. While WR Grace, Babcock & Wilcox, Pittsburgh Corning, and Owens Corning say they are doing so to protect personal and sensitive information, asbestos companies that have
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Asbestos Testing Increases Fears of Mesothelioma Following California Fires
January’s wildfires in California may be in the past, but the devastation remains and has been made worse by fears that asbestos in damaged homes may raise the risk of mesothelioma. A recent survey found that many of the properties burned in the fire tested positive for the carcinogenic material, with more found in properties
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Massachusetts Vet Blames Naval and Non-Naval Asbestos Exposure for Mesothelioma
Last February, Robert Spiro and his wife Nancy filed a mesothelioma lawsuit against multiple companies for their negligence in exposing him to asbestos and failing to warn him of its dangers. Their personal injury claim also singles out Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, accusing them of a conspiracy to withhold, alter, suppress, and misrepresent information about
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Failure to Inspect Schools with Asbestos Puts NYC Teachers, Students, & Staff at Risk for Mesothelioma
An audit conducted by the New York City Comptroller’s Office has raised fears that teachers, students, and staff in the city’s schools may have suffered years of asbestos exposure that will increase their risk of mesothelioma. The comptroller’s office found that the city’s Department of Education failed to inspect more than 82% of the city’s
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Philadelphia-based Biotherapeutics Company Announces Phase I Mesothelioma Trial
The constant quest for effective treatments for malignant mesothelioma has led researchers in many different directions, including a novel approach being pursued by a Philadelphia-based biotherapeutics company. Today, Context Therapeutics announced that the first patient has been dosed in their Phase I clinical trial of their product CT-95, a mesothelin x CD3 T-cell engaging bispecific
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Mesothelioma Victims Appeal Court’s Approval of Talc Supplier’s Bankruptcy Filing
Two years ago, cosmetic talc supplier Whittaker, Clark, & Daniels was ordered to pay $29 million to a woman diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma that she blamed on asbestos in the company’s product. Months later, facing thousands of similar claims, the company filed for bankruptcy despite being owned by conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway. After a New Jersey bankruptcy
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California Couple Blames Dozens of Companies for His Mesothelioma
Last month, Joseph B. Hunter, Jr. and his wife Claire filed a personal injury lawsuit blaming multiple companies for his mesothelioma diagnosis. According to the couple’s claim, dozens of companies including American Biltrite, Carrier Corporation, General Electric, and Kaiser Gypsum negligently and carelessly made, sold, or distributed asbestos-containing products that they knew were dangerous to
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UK Man Seeks Compensation After Work on Orient Express Leads to Mesothelioma
Malignant mesothelioma is diagnosed in roughly 3,000 Americans each year, but the United States is not the only country whose citizens have been affected by the rare asbestos-related disease. Many countries face even greater impact, with the United Kingdom having one of the highest per capita incidence rates in the world. Recently, an electrician and
