As some 70,000 Boston college students were preparing to move in to their new dorms or apartments in advance of the school year, Boston city code workers were busy conducting thousands of inspections. What they found, according to The Boston Globe, was quite troubling. Boston mesothelioma lawyers understand that in…
A diagnosis of mesothelioma can leave you shocked, devastated and reeling with questions. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers know that as much as you don’t want to spend your latter years embroiled in a legal battle, you also want to ensure that your loved ones are going to be financially comfortable…
Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers realize that James Fogle isn’t the most sympathetic of characters. The 75-year-old, who was made famous for writing about and committing pharmacy robberies, recently died in prison – the latest in a long line of well-known individuals to succumb to the disease. His late-1980s novel, “Drugstore…
Mesothelioma patients can claim a victory for dignity, after a ruling in Missouri that is likely to have nationwide implications. As our Boston mesothelioma lawyers understand it, lawyers for one of the defendants, accused of fatal asbestos exposure, requested that they be allowed to conduct an autopsy on the plaintiff,…
Officials in Framingham are embroiled in an environmental debacle involving alleged illegal dumping, an apparently dishonest contractor and a family that is stuck with a pile of asbestos in their back yard and a $900,000 bill to remove it. Boston mesothelioma attorneys understand that the city has filed suit against…
A Chinese car manufacturer has issued a broad recall of more than 40,000 vehicles in six countries after Australian customs officials discovered certain components contained asbestos. Boston mesothelioma lawyers are grateful that none of the vehicles in question were sold in the U.S. However, here’s the scary truth: The only…
We have read and researched a great deal about individuals who were diagnosed with mesothelioma years after they were exposed during their employment in a Navy shipyard or an auto mechanic shop or in roofing. What our Boston mesothelioma lawyers know is less common is how asbestos may affect those…
There is a widespread misconception that we don’t use asbestos in the U.S. anymore because we know how dangerous it is. We know that exposure can be fatal. We know that hundreds of companies have been made to pay billions due to litigation proving they knowingly exposed employees and consumers…
Two recent chemotherapy studies returned encouraging results for sufferers of mesothelioma and their families. Boston mesothelioma lawyers know how incredibly devastating this disease is, having seen firsthand how it destroys families by claiming a member’s life far too soon. Because there is no cure, sufferers often decline fairly rapidly and…
The reality shows featuring resourceful, do-it-yourself personalities have become quite popular over the years, particularly on the Home Gardening Network Television and the DIY Network. However, an Australian widow is making an appeal to these show producers: Don’t gloss over the dangers of asbestos in renovation projects. Boston mesothelioma lawyers…