The risk of asbestos exposure in Boston and throughout the country is not simply a thing of the past. While it’s true that many industries and manufacturers have begun to shy away from using the deadly compound due to the enormous legal liabilities, the material remains to this day in…
More than a half a century ago, a teenager from Colorado helped his father insulate the attic above their home with asbestos-containing vermiculite. It was a big job, and he was proud to have helped his father carry it out. Today, he is coping with a diagnosis of peritoneal mesothelioma.…
Efforts by an electric company to appeal a $400,000 mesothelioma liability verdict handed down in 2006 have ultimately been unsuccessful, as the Superior Court in Pennsylvania upheld the original judgment. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers understand this decision came just weeks before a subsequent ruling in which the same court tossed…
A jury in Louisiana has found the Dow Chemical Company liable on all counts in a civil asbestos lawsuit brought by a former worker suffering from a terminal cancer known as mesothelioma. Our Boston mesothelioma attorneys understand this is just one of what is sure to be at least hundreds…
Unwitting exposure to asbestos over the last 100 years has given way to an ongoing proliferation of untimely deaths resulting from mesothelioma and asbestos, which developed as a direct result of exposure to the killer microscopic fibers. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers know this is true for Massachusetts, throughout the country…
A new study published recently by the Danish Medical Journal indicates that bans on asbestos are slow to drive down the number of mesothelioma diagnoses as a whole. While our Boston mesothelioma lawyers can certainly appreciate that progress takes time, we worry that asbestos defendants will attempt to twist these…
The closely-watched Chapter 11 bankruptcy trial of asbestos defendant Garlock Sealing Technologies has concluded, and it’s still unclear to both sides at this point how much the manufacturing giant will have to fork over to settle current and future claims of injury. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers know that on the…
The world could use more Charles Varnadores, whose complaints regarding workplace safety at his Tennessee lab ultimately resulted in enhanced whistleblower protection and shed light on dangerous working conditions – including those involving asbestos. Varnadore passed away recently, at the age of 71, in his home in Knoxville. Our Boston…
Recently in Pennsylvania, a 62-year-old man alleges that his lung cancer diagnosis was due to his work in and around asbestos-containing products for decades, starting in the 1960s. He filed his claim against nearly 30 different companies earlier this month, including: General Electric Georgia Pacific Honeywell International Pfizer Sears Roebuck…
Massachusetts law requires that if asbestos is discovered in the course of a renovation or demolition project, you must tap a contractor qualified to properly handle the deadly material. Our Boston asbestos exposure attorneys know that these are firms you are supposed to be able to trust to safely dispose…