A petition filed by a Baltimore attorney could breathe life into approximately 13,000 long-dormant asbestos cases, and potentially affect the way mesothelioma cases across the country are handled. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers are closely following the developments of this case, which targets how the capitol city of Baltimore handles the…
The insurance industry had underestimated the amount it would have to pay out in asbestos-related claims by about $11 billion. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers understand that the industry had previously estimated it would spend about $74 billion. They’ve already paid out roughly $51 billion in claims from decades-old policies. However,…
The first of eleven defendants from two different companies indicted on 23 counts by a federal grand jury last summer has pleaded guilty to an attempt to cover-up the illegal removal and disposal of asbestos. Boston mesothelioma lawyers know that more and more often, state and federal authorities are pursuing…
An asbestos products manufacturer contracted by the U.S. Navy in the 1950s and 1960s is being sued by a man who later developed mesothelioma. Unfortunately, our Boston mesothelioma lawyers understand the company may have a good chance of ducking responsibility, given the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals’ recent ruling to…
A five-year study will be devoted to learning more about how two communities are working to recover from widespread asbestos exposure after a local asbestos factory was shuttered. As our Boston mesothelioma lawyers understand it, the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Medicine, was awarded a $1.2 million grant from the National…
The state supreme court in Virginia has ruled that the widow of a man who died after exposure to asbestos by a private shipping company while he was serving in the Navy is allowed to sue the shipbuilder. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers understand the issue of contention in this case…
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced recently that her office had reached a settlement in a lawsuit against a man who didn’t properly remove asbestos from roofing shingles as he worked to renovate numerous New Bedford homes. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers understand that this individual’s actions put not only himself…
One of Australia’s biggest electrician unions has issued a warning saying hundreds of members have died from mesothelioma after decades of working on meter boards containing asbestos. The Electrical Trades Union has called on the individual states there to carry out extensive audits on the equipment of all government-owned buildings…
As those in Massachusetts and throughout the East Coast begin to recover from the punishing wind and flood damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, the massive storm has given rise to another concern: asbestos exposure. Boston mesothelioma lawyers understand that although the storm didn’t technically make landfall until it reached New…
Massachusetts voters have approved the use of marijuana as medicine, a decision that has been hailed by mesothelioma patients and others suffering terminal or serious conditions. Boston mesothelioma lawyers understand that the law, which makes Massachusetts the 18th in the country to permit medical marijuana use, allows patients to possess…