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Saying Goodyear Waived its Removal Rights, Judge Sides with Mesothelioma Victim
Sergio Morris blames his mesothelioma diagnosis on three different sources of asbestos exposure and filed lawsuits against multiple companies. As one of the named defendants, Goodyear Tire & Rubber removed the case to federal court, but that decision was reversed. When Goodyear made a second attempt, the federal judge hearing the case said that the
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Mesothelioma Fears over Asbestos-contaminated Children’s Sand Prompts Recall in Australia and New Zealand
Mesothelioma concerns have led consumer protection agencies in both Australia and New Zealand to issue an urgent recall of brightly colored children’s sand products sold at major retailers. Laboratory testing of samples of the educational products found that they contained tremolite asbestos, one of the deadliest types of the toxic mineral. The Australian Competition and
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Mesothelioma Risk Persists as Homes Near Eaton, CA, Fire Still Test Positive for Asbestos
Mesothelioma is most frequently seen as an occupational disease, with some victims’ illnesses attributed to secondary exposure. But natural disasters can also lead to risk, and for California residents returning to their homes affected by the Eaton Fire, that fact has become part of their already challenging reality. New testing has shown that 36 percent
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New Study Reveals 20-year Mesothelioma Trends
Mesothelioma is an aggressive, asbestos-related cancer that affects the lining of the lungs and other organs. As physicians work to find better treatment protocols, researchers are compiling demographic data to show how diagnosis patterns have changed over the past two decades. According to a study published last week in the journal Cureus, titled “A Retrospective Epidemiological Study
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Connecticut Couple Files Secondary and Environmental Mesothelioma Lawsuit
A Connecticut couple, Michelle and Louis Tranquillo, has filed a mesothelioma lawsuit that accuses General Electric, Metropolitan Life Insurance, Sporting Goods Property, Inc, and Union Carbide of having caused Mrs. Tranquillo’s fatal illness. The couple’s claim cites both secondary exposure to exposure carried into the home from Mr. Tranquillo’s workplace and environmental exposure to asbestos
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Mesothelioma Researcher Fights Sanctions Over Deleted Emails
Noted mesothelioma researcher Dr. Richard L. Kradin is one of several scientists being sued by Johnson & Johnson over a peer-reviewed article linking talc products to the rare and fatal illness. In response to a request from Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Pecos River Talc LLC, that he be sanctioned for having deleted emails years before being
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Asbestos Released by White House East Wing Demolition Raises Mesothelioma Fears
The Trump administration’s rapid demolition of the historic White House East Wing has raised many questions and concerns, not the least of which surrounds the significant mesothelioma risk for workers and bystanders exposed to asbestos released by the work. With the building having originally been constructed in 1902 and renovated in 1942, health advocates and Senate
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Despite Asbestos Bans, Global Mesothelioma & Occupational Lung Cancer Deaths Rise
Mesothelioma and asbestos-related lung cancer are both serious illnesses, with mesothelioma always classified as fatal and lung cancer often leading to death. A new analysis of Global Burden of Disease data published by BioMed Central reports that, despite the clear association between exposure and illness, deaths attributed to occupational asbestos exposure have increased significantly worldwide,
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After Bankruptcy Rejection, Mesothelioma and Cancer Claims Against J&J Surge
A federal bankruptcy court’s rejection of Johnson & Johnson’s third bankruptcy filing has given mesothelioma and ovarian cancer victims a green light to pursue justice against the company, resulting in a dramatic surge in personal injury claims against the company.
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Johnson & Johnson Loses Again, Ordered to Pay $20 Million Mesothelioma Award
A Florida jury is the latest to agree that asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s talc products led to a consumer’s mesothelioma death. After seven weeks of testimony, the Broward County panel ordered the consumer giant to pay $20 million to the family of a noted nephrologist who died after a lifetime of using the company’s
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Libby Mesothelioma Victims Await Decision in BNSF Railway Appeal of $8 Million Verdict
As if mesothelioma victims from Libby, Montana, haven’t faced enough challenges, this week, BNSF Railway appealed a 2024 jury verdict that awarded two asbestos disease victims $4 million each. That decision had been seen as a bellweather and a chance for accountability for BNSF’s role in the town’s catastrophic asbestos contamination. Now there are concerns
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Woman Blames Mesothelioma on Second-Hand Asbestos Exposure from Shipyard
After 75-year-old Candy Fitch was diagnosed with mesothelioma, she filed a petition for damages in the Civil District Court for Orleans Parish, Louisiana, naming several of the companies that she blames for having exposed her to asbestos as defendants. Among those named is her husband’s former employer, Avondale Shipyard. She is accusing the company of
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Philadelphia Woman’s Mesothelioma Blamed on Take-Home Asbestos from U.S. Steel
A Philadelphia jury is being asked to decide whether to hold U.S. Steel Corporation responsible for the 2022 mesothelioma death of Patricia Hajas. The lawsuit blames the woman’s illness on second-hand exposure to asbestos carried into her home on her steelworker father’s work clothes.
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Cephalomannine Compound May Be Mesothelioma Treatment Breakthrough
A study led by mesothelioma researchers from the University of Pisa in Italy has revealed that cephalomannine, a taxane compound structurally related to paclitaxel, demonstrates potent anticancer properties against pleural mesothelioma. The groundbreaking research, published in the journal BMC Cancer, revealed that mice with human mesothelioma tumors treated with the drug survived a median of
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Study Predicts Decline in Mesothelioma Cases in Asbestos-contaminated Italian Town
According to researchers, fifty years after the Eternit asbestos factory in Casale Monferrato, Italy, shut down, mesothelioma rates are still high, but are slowly decreasing. The scientists say because of the fatal disease’s long latency period, it will remain a serious health problem for at least two more decades.
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Mesothelioma Patients Benefit as an Increasing Number of Medical Centers Acquire Single-Incision Robotic Surgery System
Mesothelioma and lung cancer patients across the country are benefitting from the FDA’s recent approval of the da Vinci SP (Single Port) surgical system for thoracic and chest procedures. One of the most advanced minimally invasive surgical options available, the robotic platform lets thoracic surgeons perform complex tumor removal operations through a single two-to-three-inch incision in
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Mesothelioma Widow Defeats GE’s Request for Federal Jurisdiction of Claim
There are many reasons why mesothelioma victims prefer to have their claims heard in their local state court and why asbestos companies prefer the federal courts. State courts generally provide faster trial dates, often make it easier for victims to obtain evidence, and make it easier for them to name several asbestos companies in a
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British Mesothelioma and Ovarian Cancer Victims File Johnson & Johnson Talc Claims
Earlier this year, attorneys in the United Kingdom indicated that mesothelioma and ovarian cancer victims were preparing to file personal injury claims against consumer giant Johnson & Johnson. This week, a group of thousands filed court documents accusing the company of knowingly and negligently selling talc that it knew was contaminated with asbestos, echoing the
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Judge Denies Johnson & Johnson’s Request for New Mesothelioma Trial
The judge who’d overseen the case of mesothelioma victim Evan Plotkin denied Johnson & Johnson’s petition for a new trial despite the company’s arguments that the court should have precluded, in whole or part, the opinions of the plaintiff’s expert witnesses. The judge’s decision came the same week that he awarded the victim $10 million
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United Kingdom Increases Compensation Schedule for Mesothelioma Victims
Mesothelioma victims in the United States have several options for pursuing compensation from those responsible for exposing them to asbestos, including civil lawsuits, asbestos bankruptcy trusts, and workers’ compensation. Things are handled differently in the United Kingdom: While some are able to pursue civil litigation, those whose former employers are no longer in business, and
