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…
A recent mesothelioma case out of Washington state raises an interesting question with regard to responsibility: Can a company that manufacturers respirators designed to protect against asbestos be held liable when someone gets sick? Boston mesothelioma lawyers know there are a lot of companies that knowingly manufactured products containing asbestos…
In some ways, a mesothelioma diagnosis can be worse than a gunshot wound. For one thing, a bullet wound is quick. You are able to tell right away exactly where it is and what it is. Plus, being shot isn’t necessarily a death sentence. Our Boston mesothelioma attorneys know that…
There are 55 countries in the world that have banned the use of asbestos, the material proven to cause mesothelioma cancer. The U.S. is not one of them. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers understand that one man in Illinois had set out to change that. Sadly, he passed away late last…
We recently wrote in our Boston Mesothelioma Lawyers Blog about universities in Boston that had been slapped with large fines as a result of improper removal of asbestos and other violations. Now, Texas State University has come under fire for asbestos found in one of its dorms. University officials say…
Technology that was developed in order to sniff out bombs at airports also apparently has the ability to detect certain types of cancer – namely, mesothelioma. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers are encouraged that the advances in medicine are focusing on this fatal disease, hopefully moving us ever-closer toward a possible…