A former boiler room worker died of an “all too familiar” way — mesothelioma, a coroner in England said recently. Mesothelioma in Massachusetts and elsewhere is a fatal illness, and it’s not just a problem in New England. Other countries, England included, also has had many reports of mesothelioma that…
The Connecticut Post is reporting that a legislative panel is working on changes to the state’s disclosure form used in residential real estate transactions that would inform people whether asbestos is or has been inside the house. Boston mesothelioma lawyers believe this is a good step in helping to prevent…
As our Massachusetts mesothelioma lawyers blogged about in September, our neighbors to the north in Canada have come under fire in the international community because it makes hundreds of millions of dollars from exporting asbestos to other countries. An article in September reported that investors came up with $25 million…
As our Massachusetts mesothelioma lawyers have reported recently on the Mesothelioma Lawyers Blog, parents and state officials have become more active in their efforts to eliminate asbestos from hindering our children. Schools in Medford, Haverhill and North Reading have been in the news in recent months either for improperly removing…
In recent months, officials have been looking into the fact that wood chips distributed from the Libby, Montana, area may have been tainted with the same asbestos that has caused illness and death across the country. As our Mesothelioma Lawyers Blog highlighted for several months during the summer, environment officials…
President Barack Obama recently issued an executive order calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to look into why many critical medications are in short supply, The New York Times is reporting. The newspaper says that medicines used to treat life-threatening illnesses, including cancer and bacterial infections, are in…
A recent article by Surviving Mesothelioma suggests that women may have a better chance of coping with the cancer than their male counterparts. Peritoneal mesothelioma affects the lining of the abdomen and can affect major organs, such as the colon, stomach, pancreas, liver and intestines. The cancer can cause the…
The Eagle-Tribune is reporting that parents are putting the pressure on school officials in Haverhill to build a new middle school after it was revealed that there are issues with asbestos at the school. Asbestos exposure in Massachusetts, even for a short period of time, can lead to lifelong consequences.…
The Maine Campus, student newspaper of the University of Maine, is reporting that a heated public debate erupted recently over a proposal to triple the amount of waste a landfill there would be authorized to accept. Residents were understandably upset that officials were considering accepting up to 32 million cubic…
Medford officials may want to start taking asbestos exposure more seriously. As The Medford Transcript recently reported, the Medford Police Department has ignored for years the health risks associated with exposed asbestos, which was found in its building years ago. Boston mesothelioma lawyers have noticed the department’s safety issues and…