According to a recent news report from Mesothelioma Research News, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is working on an experimental drug known as GSK3052230 that has been shown to prevent the growth of mesothelioma in mice. These mice have been implanted with human mesothelioma tumors that are capable of growing in the mice.…
According to a recent news article from the Mashpee Enterprise, the board has already issued a $1,500 fine to a local trailer park owner for various environmental violations, but the board is now deciding on whether to raise the fines to the much more significant figure of $125,000. The problems…
Many of the old school buildings across Massachusetts and the rest of the nation are falling into a serious state of disrepair. We are dealing with buildings that were built around a hundred years ago, and there was not enough money to keep them in good shape over the years. …
Many of the homes and other structures in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, especially in Boston, were built at a time when asbestos was heavily used in nearly every part of the construction process. There is often asbestos in roofing materials, tiles, pipes and pipe insulation, drywall and drywall compound, insulation,…
The sad reality is that when a doctor tells their patient that they have malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), they are also usually told that they will not live very long. While there are various treatment methods used by oncologists, they are often very invasive and even in the best cases…
According to a recent news article from KCUR News, a class action lawsuit involving 7,500 employees at the old Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas was just settled in the amount of $80 million. This was a settlement on the eve of trial, as a jury had already been chosen and…
Poor air quality has been a major concern for workers in many occupations for decades. In fact, the majority of mesothelioma cases stem from inadequate ventilation on job sites ranging from demolition to shipbuilding. Given what we know about the dangers of lacking ventilation – and the high damage awards companies have…
According to a recent news article in the Pantagraph, a jury in Indiana has just awarded $4.6 million to a 73-year-old man who developed malignant mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos. He was exposed to asbestos over 50 years ago while working for a portable elevator company owned and operated…
According to a recent article from the National Law Review, the state of Florida joined a group of states that are making it more difficult to prove causation in mesothelioma lawsuits. The first thing to discuss is what the term causation means in this context. In any mesothelioma lawsuit, the…
Take home asbestos cases are getting a lot of attention across the country. A take home asbestos case deals with the defendant’s duty to warn a so-called non-user of the danger of exposure to deadly asbestos fibers. The first thing to understand is what a user of asbestos and a…