A just-released study is offering encouragement to those diagnosed with small cell lung cancer and raising hopes among mesothelioma victims too. Scientists at UT Southwestern report finding that a specific molecule can damage DNA and halt the spread of the difficult-to-treat disease.
The vast majority of those diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma and asbestos-related lung cancer were exposed to the carcinogenic material in their workplace. Because workers’ compensation rules prevent these victims from suing their employer, they often seek justice from others who negligently exposed them. In a recent case, an asbestos defendant unsuccessfully attempted to say
Perkins Engines was named a defendant in two different asbestos cases: one filed by Winfield P. Frederick who was diagnosed with asbestos-related lung cancer, and one filed by lung cancer victim Kenneth Nankervis. The company filed motions for summary judgment, looking to the Supreme Court of New York County to grant their request to evade
In 2019, Francesco Carboni died of asbestos-related lung cancer. His widow, Susan, blamed the asbestos he was exposed to as a result of his work as an auto mechanic for his exposure and blamed multiple companies. Included among them was a company operating as Alfa Romeo USA. After years of participating in the litigation, the
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
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
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
After he was diagnosed with asbestos-related lung cancer, Kenneth Nankevis filed suit against multiple companies whose contaminated products he had worked with during his career. His suit accused the companies of negligently exposing him to the carcinogenic material and causing his illness. Though air compressor company Campbell Hausfeld, LLC filed a petition to have the
82-year-old Gustave Sahm died of asbestos-related lung cancer in 2021. His heartbroken family filed suit against over a dozen companies that they accused of negligence in exposing him to the toxic substance. A U.S. District judge recently ruled that their claims against airplane parts maker Morton International can move forward for a jury to decide.
A recent study of asbestos’s role in naval veterans’ lung cancer relied on mesothelioma statistics to assess exposure levels onboard Australian and British ships. Using the high incidence of both mesothelioma and asbestosis as an indication of high levels of exposure, researchers confirmed that the carcinogenic material played an outsized role in the veterans’ elevated