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NJ Supreme Court Appears Dubious About Ford’s Appeal of Mesothelioma Ruling
Though an appeal currently being considered by the New Jersey Supreme Court centers on a lawsuit filed by a victim of malignant mesothelioma, their decision will bear heavily on future asbestos cases. The court is hearing a challenge mounted for Ford Motor Company and others, which are arguing that it should not be held responsible
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Libby, Montana Woman’s Fight Against Asbestos Company Profiled In Idaho Newspaper
The Coeur d’Alene/Post Falls Press is a local Idaho paper that frequently covers news about nearby towns, so it’s not surprising that they recently profiled Gayla Benefield, the woman who some say put Libby, Montana’s mesothelioma and asbestos battle on the map. Benefield lost her father, her mother, and her husband to asbestos-related diseases blamed
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75-Year-Old Man With Mesothelioma Awarded $8 Million Jury Verdict
It’s been fifty years since 75-year-old Wayne Meissner was exposed to asbestos while working for Eastman Kodak, and that’s how long it took for his malignant mesothelioma to make itself known. Last month a jury in Monroe County, New York heard the details of his exposure during the personal injury lawsuit he filed against Kodak
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Researchers Believe That Changing Pleural Environment May Stop Mesothelioma
Manipulating secretions found in pleural fluid may be the key to stopping malignant mesothelioma in its tracks. That’s the conclusion reached by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine following a study comparing the pleural effusions of patients diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, non-small cell lung cancer and other malignant and benign illnesses.
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For Peritoneal Mesothelioma Patients Surgery and HIPEC Bring Lows, Then Highs
People whose asbestos exposure leads to malignant peritoneal mesothelioma face a challenging road. Though the condition has a better prognosis than pleural mesothelioma does, it is still considered fatal, and the treatment options are few. A new study shows that surgery followed by heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) offers hope for significant improvement in quality of
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Judge in Mesothelioma Lawsuit Denies Johnson & Johnson’s Request to Set Aside $37.3 Million Verdict
Just over two months ago, a New Jersey jury awarded a combined #37.3 million in compensatory damages to four people who’d accused consumer giant Johnson & Johnson of being responsible for their mesothelioma diagnosis. All four claimed that they’d developed the rare and fatal form of cancer as a result of using the company’s iconic
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New Mesothelioma Study Identifies Unique Molecular Features
There are many reasons why malignant mesothelioma is so difficult to treat, including the fact that the condition has a long latency period that allows its tumors to grow and spread long before it is detected. But though the clinical manifestation is a significant problem, scientists point to a lack of understanding the disease’s molecular
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Hawaiian Woman is Latest to File Mesothelioma Lawsuit Against Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder
A 64-year-old resident of Hawaii is the latest mesothelioma victim to file a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, accusing the company of knowing that its popular baby powder product was contaminated with asbestos and failing to warn the public of that risk. The suit is one of the first to be filed since the announcement
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Philadelphia Mesothelioma Victim Speaks Out on Good Morning America
There is a segment of American television viewers whose only knowledge of malignant mesothelioma comes from advertisements that appear during cable TV talk shows. But this morning more than 3.5 million people heard directly from a victim of the rare, asbestos-related disease as Philadelphia teacher Lea DiRusso speaks about how she believes that was sickened,
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Baylor Mesothelioma Patient Sees Enormous Benefits From Immunotherapy
Mesothelioma patients looking for hope need look no further than a just-released profile published on Baylor College of Medicine’s website. It shines a light on the tremendous benefits being realized by Samir Tanios, a patient being treated at the Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Oncologist Suggestion of Immunotherapy Treatment Was a Game Changer It’s
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Mesothelioma Victim Seeks New Trial After FDA Discovers Asbestos in J&J Baby Powder
There are over 15,000 trials pending against Johnson & Johnson, accusing the company of exposing victims of malignant mesothelioma and ovarian cancer to asbestos in their iconic baby powder product. Several of these cases have already been resolved, with some ending in multi-million dollar jury verdicts for victims and others being won by the company.
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Maryland Mesothelioma Victims Push Back Against Judges’ Plan
The Baltimore court system is swamped with cases filed by victims of malignant mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. There have been numerous efforts to ease the backlog of roughly 30,000 cases. Though everybody involved in the gridlock agrees that something needs to be done, there’s a significant difference between the fix that Maryland’s judges are
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Australian Program Will Examine Mesothelioma “Exceptional Responders”
In medical terms, “exceptional responders” are patients diagnosed with unresponsive diseases such as malignant mesothelioma who have exceptional responses. These patients are interesting because therapies that haven’t worked in most patients have worked on them. Now Australia has created its first multi-tumor “exceptional responder” program to determine what sets “exceptional responders” with a variety of
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Port Authority of New York Faces Mesothelioma Lawsuit Over JFK’s Pan Am Terminal
Facing a mesothelioma lawsuit filed by a man who’d worked as a Pan Am employee for years, the Port Authority of New York filed a motion for summary judgment that argued they could not be held responsible for multiple reasons. But even though Bernd Hildebrand died less than two months after his diagnosis with the
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Functional Age An Essential Consideration in Mesothelioma Treatment
When an individual has been diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, they are suddenly confronted with a grim set of questions and options. Should they pursue aggressive treatment or simply look for symptom relief? Is their goal to maintain a high quality of life or do they want to have the longest survival time possible? These questions
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Pennsylvania Court Decision Could Impact Future Mesothelioma Cases
People who have been diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma are confronted with many difficult decisions, and one is whether or not to pursue justice against those responsible for exposing them to asbestos. Those who choose litigation can realize enormous financial outcomes that secure their family’s economic future, but do so knowing that the process can be
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Study Reveals that Incidence and Survival of Mesothelioma is Largely Unchanged
It has been decades since the public learned that exposure to asbestos leads to malignant mesothelioma and a host of other serious and deadly diseases. In response to that revelation, significant changes have been made in the use of the carcinogenic material, as well as the protections provided to those at risk of exposure. There
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Appeals Court Decides In Favor of Mesothelioma Victim’s Family Regarding $13 Million Jury Award
The family of a man who lost his battle with mesothelioma four long years ago received good news from a California appellate court last week: The court affirmed the $13 million verdict that a lower court jury had awarded to the family, denying Tyson Foods their assertion that the verdict should be overturned.
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Scientists Take Closer Look at Nevada Mesothelioma Cases After Identifying Naturally-Occurring Asbestos
It has been several years since University of Nevada, Las Vegas medical geologist Brenda Buck identified naturally-occurring asbestos in an area northeast of Las Vegas and raised an alarm about the risk of mesothelioma from a planned highway construction project. Though that issue was managed, the concerns about asbestos in one of the nation’s fastest
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Journalists Who Covered 9/11 Now Fear Mesothelioma and Other Illnesses
A recent episode airing on CNN Business featured two journalists who covered the 9/11 terror attacks at ground zero, and who now are speaking out on behalf of others who may be at risk for malignant mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. The two are Bruce David Martin, a former news operation manager and photo journalist,
