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European Union Issues New Asbestos Rules to Prevent Future Mesothelioma
In recognition of asbestos’ role in malignant mesothelioma and the continued danger posed by exposure to the carcinogenic mineral, the European Union has taken action to strengthen its previously existing Directive. The new rules will ensure better protection for those who are exposed to dust from asbestos or materials containing it during their work.
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Glove Manufacturer’s Attempt to Evade Mesothelioma Claim Fails in New York Court
After multiple attempts to evade responsibility for seaman Giacinto Pira’s death, glove manufacturer Steel Grip’s motion for summary judgment in his family’s claim against them was “denied in its entirety” by Justice Adam Silvera of the Supreme Court of New York County.
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Report Details Drop in Mesothelioma Death Incidence Rate
A study published in a recent edition of the Annals of the American Thoracic Society reports a significant drop in malignant mesothelioma mortality rates between 1990 and 2019. The study’s authors conclude that the decrease in global age-standardized incidence of the asbestos-related disease is due to improvements that have been made in worldwide occupational settings.
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Asbestos-contaminated Printing Presses Blamed for Man’s Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma victim Raymond Desiena worked as a printing press operator from the 1960s to the 1980s. Before his death, he filed personal injury lawsuits against two printing press companies: he blamed them for exposing him to asbestos-containing parts in their equipment without providing him with warnings of the dangers that they posed. Though both companies filed
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Louisiana Mesothelioma Victim Accuses Talc Companies of Conspiracy
When Louisiana resident and mesothelioma victim Michael Simoneaux added two well-known talc companies as defendants in the asbestos claim he’d filed against his former employers, he based his claim against them on charges of conspiracy. Both Johnson & Johnson and Mennen Company filed a motion to have the conspiracy claim dismissed, but Judge Jay C.
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Fireproofing Materials Used in World Trade Center Construction Blamed for Mesothelioma
In an ongoing lawsuit being heard in the Supreme Court of New York, mesothelioma widow Marie Bassi Ryder has filed a personal injury claim against multiple companies that she accuses of having exposed her late husband to asbestos. One of those companies, Arconic, Inc., filed a motion to have the claim against them dismissed, but
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Honeywell Fails in Attempt to Block Mesothelioma Widow’s Testimony
After her husband Richard died of malignant mesothelioma, Sharon Bell filed a personal injury lawsuit in the Southern District of Illinois, listing multiple companies that she blamed for having exposed him to asbestos. Honeywell was among the companies she named, though they were added to the list of defendants later in the process. The company
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Study Shows Immunotherapy and Cancer Vaccine Combination Significantly Improve Mesothelioma Survival
The results of a just-completed Phase 1 study reveal that the combination of cancer vaccine galinpepimut-S and the immunotherapy drug Opdivo® delivered both of its primary endpoints: the treatment was revealed to be both safe and effective, delivering significant improvements in overall survival.
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Goodyear’s Arguments Against 94-Year-Old Asbestos Lung Cancer Victim Criticized by Judge
Lung cancer victim Peter Marino was 91 years old when he first testified about his asbestos exposure. It was three years ago that he’d pointed to Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company as the manufacturer of the contaminated floor tile he’d been exposed to, and since that time Goodyear responded with a petition to have his
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Delays in Treatment Approvals Threaten Mesothelioma Care
A recent report by CBS News highlighted an issue facing countless victims of malignant mesothelioma: Delays in the authorization process are keeping cancer patients from getting the treatment they desperately need. Both the Veterans Health Administration and private insurance companies are taking so long to provide prior approval — and often denying authorization — that
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Talc Manufacturer’s Request for Dismissal from Mesothelioma Claim Denied by Court
Asbestos contamination of cosmetic talc has been blamed for numerous cases of malignant mesothelioma, ovarian cancer, asbestos-related lung cancer, and other serious illnesses. In a recent case filed in the Supreme Court of New York County, a woman diagnosed with an asbestos-related disease has named well-known companies including Avon, Chanel, and Estee Lauder for exposing
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Judge Rejects Boiler Company’s Request to Deny Mesothelioma Victim a Jury Trial
Anthony W. Morale died of malignant mesothelioma after nearly forty years of working as a heating technician. Before his death, he filed a personal injury lawsuit accusing Fulton Boiler Works of having negligently exposed him to asbestos. In an attempt to avoid having to face a jury trial, the defendant filed a motion for summary
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Jury Awards $30 Million to Mesothelioma Victim Exposed to Asbestos on Father’s Work Clothes
Thomas Jackson died just five weeks after being diagnosed with malignant peritoneal cancer. Not quite 65 years old, he blamed his illness on asbestos carried into his childhood home on his father’s work clothes. After a nine-day trial, the Illinois jury considering his case took less than two hours to decide that Bridgestone Firestone tire
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German Researchers Identify New Biomarker for Malignant Mesothelioma
Medical researchers are relentlessly searching for answers to the puzzle of malignant mesothelioma, the rare and deadly asbestos-related disease that has proven so resistant to traditional cancer treatments. A recent discovery by researchers in Germany has provided an important piece of the puzzle: The scientists have identified a biomarker that is both more accurate than
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Study Suggests Blood Fluid Ratio as Accurate Predictor of Mesothelioma Prognosis
Though malignant pleural mesothelioma is always considered fatal, some patients fare better with the disease than others, and have longer survival times. A recent study authored by Greek researchers suggests that an easy-to-perform blood analysis can provide a highly accurate prognosis for patients diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma.
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88-Year-Old Asbestos Lung Cancer Victim Prevails Against Three Asbestos Companies
Three years ago, 85-year-old Josip L Radovic was diagnosed with asbestos-related lung cancer, a disease that, like malignant mesothelioma, is frequently caused by workplace exposure to the toxic mineral. He filed a lawsuit naming multiple companies whose products he had worked with decades earlier, and several of them filed motions to have the case against
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Lung Cancer Victims Permitted to Join Claims Against Asbestos Company
Asbestos-related lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma are both aggressive and deadly outcomes of asbestos exposure. The vast majority of those diagnosed with these diseases trace their exposure to their careers, and many take legal action against product manufacturers and others who were negligent in failing to warn or protect them. When victims find they were exposed
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Mesothelioma Widow is Victorious in Claim Against Late Husband’s Employer
Though most mesothelioma claims involve seeking compensation from product manufacturers, many people affected by the disease also seek benefits offered by their employers’ workers’ compensation policy. When Karen Reid’s husband died of the rare, asbestos-related disease in 2019, she filed a claim with the company he’d retired from in 1990 but ended up in a
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Valve Manufacturer’s Expert Witness Fails in Attempt to Have Mesothelioma Claim Dismissed
Willie Hollingsworth died of malignant mesothelioma after having been exposed to asbestos in a variety of products and work environments. His survivors filed a personal injury lawsuit against those they blamed for his illness and death, including McWane, Inc. on behalf of its unincorporated division Clow Valve Company. Though the company attempted to have the
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Mesothelioma Victim Points to Asbestos in DAP Products as Cause of Illness
Before Jose Munoz died of malignant mesothelioma, he testified against the companies he blamed for having exposed him to asbestos. He recalled working with DAP, Inc. caulks and plaster products, and the dust he’d inhaled when sanding those products down. Though DAP asserted that the case against them should be dismissed, arguing that their products
