Boston mesothelioma lawyers know that the dollar cost of asbestos abatement in this country has been enormous. But it’s a task that one mining city in Montana felt it couldn’t afford not to do. The Associated Press reports that in Libby, which for his has been grappling with mesothelioma, a…
An advocate battling for a cure to mesothelioma has died – though his cause has not. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers were saddened to hear of the passing of Larry Davis, a Florida runner who raised tens of thousands of dollars for mesothelioma research, and always ended his e-mails with the…
The widow of the late actor Steve McQueen, who died of mesothelioma, is slated to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives, urging lawmakers to formally ban the import of asbestos into the United States. Boston mesothelioma attorneys know it’s a widely-held misconception that asbestos is illegal in the U.S.…
A Massachusetts asbestos case has been gaining attention, as a business owner accused of illegally – and dangerously – storing the deadly compound seeks to have her statements stricken from court. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers believe the truth should come out. If this woman and her company were jeopardizing public…
Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers are encouraged anytime we hear about sizable verdicts in mesothelioma cases – not just here in Massachusetts, but all over the country. In a sense, even though we work for different law firms, we view other mesothelioma attorneys as fighting the same fight – not only…
A 40-year study that downplays the health effects of asbestos exposure for miners and mill workers has drawn the ire of several mesothelioma advocacy groups. Our Boston mesothelioma attorneys know that a hallmark of solid science is objectivity. This particular study, conducted by Dr. John Corbett McDonald of the McGill…
Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers realize that asbestos litigation is a commitment. It’s rarely a swift process, despite the fact that the courts do realize that those who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma are working with borrowed time. But for those who struggle with lung cancer, asbestosis or mesothelioma, it’s not…
Boston mesothelioma lawyers know that this disease is devastating. Families are shattered when lives are abruptly ended – in most cases the victims those who had no idea that years before they had been exposed to asbestos, the primary root cause of the deadly mesothelioma cancer. Now in civil court,…
Men who worked as diesel mechanics in New England prior to the 1980s may be doubly at risk for developing mesothelioma, according to research that indicates diesel fuel contains a carcinogen that can be nearly as dangerous as asbestos exposure. New England mesothelioma lawyers understand that for diesel mechanics, the…
Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers write a lot about people who were exposed to this deadly disease by way of their employer. A lot of times these were individuals who worked in shipyards, military service, factories, construction or some other job where airborne asbestos was a common threat. Something we haven’t…