Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota are looking at the possibility that the measles virus may one day be key to treating mesothelioma. Massachusetts mesothelioma lawyers have been reporting that more and more scientists and doctors are looking at ways to treat mesothelioma in Massachusetts. Hopefully ending soon are…
Two men were recently indicted by a Norfolk County grand jury for allegedly skirting state guidelines for removing asbestos from a rental house in Medway, Wicked Local Plainville is reporting. While it is rare, it’s possible for contractors to remove criminal charges if they improperly remove asbestos in Massachusetts. While…
New England is a historic place — perhaps one of the most historic in our country. With our colonial-era buildings and national treasures, it is a favorite for tourists. But with the older buildings come inherent problems with asbestos exposure in New England. Asbestos was used in many old warehouses,…
Here we are in 2012 and companies are still not taking proper precautions to remove asbestos from buildings, despite detailed regulations about how it should be taken out. As our Mesothelioma Lawyers Blog has reported time and time again, schools throughout New England have been discovering that they were built…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently granted orphan drug status to a Japanese company that is attempting to research a drug that could treat malignant mesothelioma in Boston. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers believe that the more research that is done on this fatal form of cancer, the better. Right…
The U.S. Department of Defense recently announced it was dedicating $16 million to go toward research of several major forms of cancer, including mesothelioma. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers are happy that more money is being dedicated to this important research. While mesothelioma in Massachusetts doesn’t get nearly as much exposure…
Mississippi television station WAPT is reporting that a man who got an asbestos-related illness while working for an oil company recently was awarded more than $15 million by a jury. While these kinds of jury awards are impressive, they don’t change the fact that a man was severely injured and…
An elementary school in Hudson is looking to get some money from a state school building agency to remove dangerous asbestos and replace a leaky roof, The MetroWest Daily News reports. Our Massachusetts mesothelioma lawyers have noticed more and more that school officials are taking the hint and removing asbestos…
Newton school officials took a major step toward helping their students stay healthy and it wasn’t through new lunch choices or the removal of soda vending machines. The Boston Globe is reporting that officials spent more than $190 million to build the most expensive school in the state, but it…
It happens time and time again and yet it appears that real estate officials seem to never learn their lesson when they knock down buildings that contain asbestos in Massachusetts either incorrectly or without proper regard for the dangers of this natural mineral. This time in happened in Holliston, The…