Articles Tagged with Boston mesothelioma attorney

These days just about everyone is aware of the dangers of asbestos.  Sure, there are some lobbyists and politicians who try to downplay the dangers of the deadly asbestos fibers, but their claims are not getting much traction anymore.

However, what many people may not know is that asbestos is still finding its way into consumer products, and there are a variety of reasons for this.  One reason is that some companies take shortcuts on safety testing and do not take the time and spend the money to make sure their supplies are truly safe. Continue reading

According to a recent news article from WWLP News, homeowners in Western Massachusetts received a delivery of 2000 cubic yards of soil that contained deadly asbestos fibers. Authorities have found that much of this asbestos soil ended in homeowners’ lawns in Hampden County, located in Western Massachusetts.

The soil was originally located at a hospital lot that was also located in Western Massachusetts. A construction company excavated the soil as part of a job being performed at the old hospital and was taken away by two business that sell soil on a commercial basis.  These companies have a business of hauling away soil from a job site and then selling it to other businesses and residential customers. Continue reading

Getting a mesothelioma diagnosis essentially amounts to a death sentence. Most patients who receive such a diagnosis have stage 4 malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), and are told they have only a year or so left to live.  There are various treatments, but they are often very painful, invasive, and far from a cure. Even in the best of cases, they typically only extend a patient’s life a matter of months and at the cost of their quality of life.

However, according to a recent news article from EHS Today, one woman was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma just three months after her daughter was born.  She was initially told she had no more than 18 months left to live due to the advanced stage of the cancer and aggressive nature of the disease. She chose to fight and has been doing so for the past 11 years. This is far from common, and she has chosen to dedicate her life to asbestos and mesothelioma awareness. Continue reading

Asbestos was once largely regarded as the miracle mineral. Today this may come as a surprise to many.  The first thing not everyone is aware of is that asbestos is in fact a naturally occurring mineral.  While it can be easily refined and used in any number of manufactured goods, asbestos itself is not man made.  It is a naturally occurring mineral that is comprised of six silica elements.

It has the remarkable ability to resist heat, fire, electricity, caustic chemicals, and it even works as a soundproofing agent.  This is the good thing about asbestos and why it was called the miracle mineral. The problem, as we all know today, is that it can cause cancer.  It can cause the type of lung cancer we typically associate with smoking. It can also cause the very aggressive form of cancer known as malignant mesothelioma, and it can cause asbestosis and other serious respiratory illnesses, as discussed in a recent news article from Daily Commercial News. Continue reading

Improper disposal of asbestos waste can endanger the health of anyone who comes in contact with it.

According to a recent news article from Detroit Free Press, authorities located several bags of construction debris that contained deadly asbestos fibers.  This construction project involved some major demolition work before any new work was to take place.

When the bags were first discovered, some individuals were concerned that they contained asbestos waste and called the police.  Police officers arrived on the scene and called in personnel from the state environmental protection agency to determine what was in the bag. Specially trained personnel took samples from the bags and sent them to a materials testing lab for microscopic evaluation. Continue reading

Improper asbestos abatement is where we are increasingly seeing more dangerous exposure to asbestos in Boston and beyond.

According to a recent news article from The Buffalo News, Sean P. Doctor pleaded to guilty to criminal charges in connection with his asbestos abatement business.  Doctor was a star player at Marshall University, where he played as a running back in the late 1980s.  He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in round six of the 1989 NFL draft.  He was eventually released by the team.

Following his release from the Buffalo Bills organization, Doctor stayed in the area and joined the Buffalo Fire Department.  He worked as a firefighter for 20 years before he retired.  He also started a provisional asbestos abatement company with knowledge he acquired while with the fire department.  Things did not go so well for Doctor after this point, according to prosecutors. Continue reading