For the last several weeks, Boston Mesothelioma Lawyers have detailed on our blog more than two dozen sites across the country, including in Massachusetts, that were used for years to process vermiculite, a natural mineral that can contain asbestos. Asbestos was used throughout the 20th Century to insulate houses and…
The estate of a man who died after a battle with mesothelioma has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in New Orleans against some of the nation’s biggest companies, including Viacom, Inc., General Electric Co., Uniroyal, Inc. and others. Boston Mesothelioma Attorneys are available to represent clients from throughout New England…
A recent article by Time Magazine reports that in the next 20 years, asbestos-related diseases, including mesothelioma, will surge in Asia based on a recent report from the World Health Organization. And 7,000 people will turn 65 years old a day in the United States, perhaps the next wave of…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researched more than two dozen plants and a mine that processed vermiculite, a natural mineral that can contain asbestos. And, as research has shown, exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma in Boston, a fatal and incurable form of cancer. Boston Personal Injury Lawyers…
Boston Mesothelioma Lawyers have spent a few weeks outlining the more than two dozen sites across the country where federal researchers have confirmed that workers, their families and the general public were exposed to asbestos, the main cause of mesothelioma. Mesothelioma in Boston is a form of cancer that has…
In its ongoing series about asbestos exposure throughout the United States, Boston Mesothelioma Lawyers point out several more vermiculite mines and plants they may have led to exposure to tens of thousands of workers, relatives and the public. The series is based on an analysis of 28 sites nationwide by…
Boston Mesothelioma Lawyers are hopeful that this ongoing series on asbestos exposure throughout the United States can be informative and eye-opening for those who may have been exposed to asbestos, which can cause the deadly and incurable cancer mesothelioma. Exposure to asbestos can come from many places. In fact, all…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently came out with an analysis of 28 sites nationwide that received asbestos-containing vermiculite from a mine in Libby, Montana, where hundreds died and thousands went ill because of heavy exposure to asbestos. Over the next few weeks, Mesothelioma Lawyers Blog will write…
In the United States, it is estimated that roughly 3,000 patients will be diagnosed with mesothelioma this year — a representation of about 3 percent of all cancers. Medical science continues its search for treatment options, but currently the cancer is classified as terminal as it has no known cure.…
An unfortunate number of veterans were exposed to asbestos during their time in the military, either through their time aboard ships, in military housing, serving overseas or working in shipyards. Many of these veterans are now at risk of mesothelioma in Boston and elsewhere in the country after bravely lending…