Virus Therapy Proves Hopeful
A new type of virus therapy is being explored which could help cancer patients who would otherwise be undergoing chemotherapy treatment. In this new form of virus therapy, a virus would be used to...
View ArticleNo records to prove safe asbestos removal from Topeka prison
No records have been found to document the safe removal of asbestos and EPA compliance during the 2005 renovation of a women’s dormitory at the state prison in Topeka. Although proper safety...
View ArticleNew York schools evacuated
Public School 115 on West 177th Street in Washington Heights, New York, was evacuated this morning after school officials discovered water damage during the previous week had compromised the...
View ArticleCouple files second asbestos suit
A couple filed a second asbestos suit in Madison County Court for the husband who, according to the claim, developed an asbestos-related disease from his career as an insulator. The couple claimed that...
View ArticleJury awards man $14 million in asbestos suit
A Florida jury has awarded a 57-year-old man $14 million in a mesothelioma suit. The suit claimed that the man was exposed to asbestos while working at his family’s construction company during the...
View ArticleWomen files asbestos suit after death of brother
A West Virginia woman has filed a mesothelioma suit against 65 companies after the death of her brother from mesothelioma. The woman is claiming that her brother’s death was caused by working with...
View ArticleVermont school officials settle asbestos lawsuit
A school district in Montpelier, Vermont has settled an asbestos lawsuit with a local flooring company allegedly involving improper handling of asbestos-laden material.The floor company has settled the...
View ArticleVermont towns to decide fate of asbestos mines
Two towns in Vermont will be voting whether or not an asbestos mine will be named as a site of Superfund hazardous waste or not. If named a Superfund hazardous site, it will be cleaned up and turned...
View ArticleFaster drug approval bill proposed to help mesothelioma sufferers
New legislature is currently being proposed to lawmakers and if passed, it would allow the Food and Drug Administration to quickly pass new and innovative treatment for Mesothelioma sufferers. The bill...
View ArticleMachine makers can now be sued by asbestos victims
An appeals court ruled this week that asbestos victims can file lawsuits against the maker of brake shoe grinding machines after it was determined that asbestos fibers were released from the lining of...
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