In a recent interview with The New York Times, the director of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration, David Michaels, was quoted as saying, “I’m the first to admit this is broken.” Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers understand he was referring to the agency’s record with regard to handling workplace health…
A mesothelioma lawsuit by a female plaintiff was recently moved to federal court, following her death two months ago. Our Boston mesothelioma attorneys understand that the plaintiff alleged that her exposure came from numerous sources, including secondary exposure to her husband’s work clothing and materials from when he worked at…
The very first National Asbestos Awareness Week is April 1 through April 7. While it is the daily mission of our Boston mesothelioma lawyers to increase understanding about the dangers of this product and to fight for those who suffered irreversible harm by negligent manufacturers and employers, the U.S. Surgeon…
The Australian government has come up with a remarkable response to the ongoing, deadly public health hazard of asbestos exposure. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers know this is in such sharp contrast to what we are seeing here in the United States, where the substance remains legal to purchase and use…
At least 150 current and former employees of Long Island’s Nassau Coliseum have filed a notice of claim, indicating they were exposed to asbestos while working at the stadium and nothing was done to protect them. Our Boston mesothelioma attorneys understand that the workers claiming unsafe exposure include carpenters, electricians…
The chair of a subcommittee that had been slated to vote on the Further Asbestos Claim Transparency Act (FACT) has thankfully tabled the matter pending further discussion. Our Boston mesothelioma attorneys know that this law is the culmination of powerful corporate lobbyists doing everything in their power to try to…
Manufacturers of asbestos-containing products are gunning hard for bankruptcy case records of other manufacturers – in an effort to bolster their own defense. Our Boston mesothelioma plaintiff lawyers know that these firms will be scouring these records to find any minute detail that could help them deny responsibility for their…
Cleanup has begun at a contaminated site in East Watertown, 20 minutes west of Boston, that was once the site of a U.S. Army installation. Our Boston asbestos exposure lawyers understand that thousands of tons of dirt, brick, steel and other debris have already been trucked off the site as…
A number of low-income tenants in Yarmouth, about an hour south of Boston, near Hyannis, are protesting an asbestos abatement project they fear could pose undue risk to their health. Our Boston asbestos exposure attorneys understand that a number of tenants are elderly and disabled and a number are children…
With our technology and medical knowledge expanding exponentially, it’s inevitable that the justice system would be relying more heavily on such information as evidence. But when medical, scientific and legal opinions intersect, it can make for a contentious battle. Nowhere is that more evident than in mesothelioma cases. In 2011,…