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A diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma is devastating.

A person begins to experience chest pain, abdominal pain, or shortness of breath and goes to the doctor to see what is wrong. He or she is told they have malignant pleural mesothelioma, and even though patient only just learned of having this illness, he or she is also told most patients do not live long after being diagnosed. The vast majority of cases prove lethal in as few as three years, with many of those victims not surviving a full year after learning they are sick.

stethascopePatients are also told there are treatment options, but they involve high doses of chemotherapy, radiation, major surgery, or a combination of all of these treatments, and, even in the best cases, generally only extend a patient’s life for a relatively short period of time. Continue reading

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Many of the beautiful old structures in cities and towns across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts were built during a time when asbestos was heavily used in most or all aspects of construction.

asbestos-244234-mAccording to a recent news article from Wicked Local Wellesley, the Town of Wellesley is nearing the point when it can finally raze the building that once housed St. James Church and its rectory. The building has been vacant for years, after it the town purchased it from the Boston Archdioceses that once owned the church. The town bought the old building so it could tear it down and use the parcel of land on which it now sits alongside Route 9 as a new recreation complex for residents of the town. Continue reading

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BASF is one of the largest chemical companies in the world. Business was going well for the company, and it seemed like it had money to burn. As part of its desire to grow and expand, the firm purchased an ownership interest in a company known as the Engelhard Corporation, as discussed in a recent article from Bloomberg.

In addition to gaining ownership interest in the firm, BASF unknowingly inherited what has been called a ticking time bomb in terms of liability for mesothelioma lawsuits due to asbestos exposure. Engelhard Corporation manufactured the asbestos for many years, so the risk and liability transferred with the sale of the company.

gavel7The reason the chemical giant didn’t see this coming is because the product produced by Engelhard was traditionally known as an asbestos product outside the industry. It was industrial grade talc. While some talc was used in barbershops prior to the advent of non-talc baby powder, the majority of talc was used in heavy industry and production. It was also used in building construction materials, such as wall boards, and it was used as quick way to handle hot materials on a production line. It was common for workers at tire plant to use talc as quick temporary insulation, so they could grab the hot tires without burning their hands. Continue reading

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The state of Pennsylvania has had lots of ups and downs in terms of its economy over the past 200 years. The state shifted from an agriculture-based economy to one dominated by mining operations and steel production during the industrial revolution.

wheel-1175115-mWhile central Pennsylvania remained largely agricultural, the eastern part of the state became known for its abundant coal mines and railroad hubs designed to transport raw materials to the western part of the state, where steel was being produced. On one side of the state, the air was filled with dust and debris from the mining operations, and towns were being buried in pools of slag, while at the other end of the state, the skies were black with smoke. Continue reading

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Despite the fact that widespread use of asbestos and asbestos-laden products was largely abandoned in the late 1970s, when the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) banned the substance, it continues to be a problem. While the EPA’s ban on asbestos was eventually overturned as unconstitutional, public awareness made continued use of asbestos difficult.

vermiculiteAccording to a recent article from Huffington Post, we are still seeing a great deal of asbestos concerns across the country, and there are no signs the problem is going away any time soon. In the past month, there have been reports of a veterans’ medical center in Denver having asbestos exposure problems, contamination at an elementary school, and contaminated drinking water due to asbestos pollution in a river. Continue reading

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There are several treatment options available for patients who are diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma. The problem with all of these treatment options is they generally do not work very well. Mostly, they are able to sustain a patient’s life for a matter of months, so the victim has longer to spend with his or her family. However, those few extra months, even in the best-case scenarios, come at very high cost.

syringe-1238929-mTreatment options typically involve large doses of potent chemotherapy and radiation, and may involve invasive surgery where entire organs and large sections of tissue are removed. Once the organ tissue is removed, more chemotherapy or radiation is administered internally to the site of the tumor. Even if these procedures are successful, most patients will still die shortly after the procedure and will be in a great deal of pain during that time. Continue reading

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According to a recent feature from ABC News 10, two full-time employees of University of California Davis and five students have decided to blow the whistle on what they consider to be a problem dating back several years. These seven individuals have filed whistleblower complaints with UC Berkeley.

old-schools-class-room-881694-mAll of these whistleblowers work in the technology department, where they are responsible for bringing audiovisual equipment to various classrooms and offices when it is needed. There are four other employees working in their department. The focus of their complaints revolves around the fact that they are required to drill holes in walls and other structures in order to install equipment. Continue reading

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Soto v. BorgWarner Morse TEC, an appeal in the Court of Appeal for the State of California’s Second District, involved a plaintiff who died from asbestos-related mesothelioma. Several surviving family members of the Plaintiff, including plaintiff’s adult children and grandmother, filed the lawsuit against a variety of defendants the family alleged was responsible for plaintiff’s asbestos exposure and ultimate death from mesothelioma. The case proceeded to a bifurcated jury trial.welder Continue reading

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Last month, a seven-alarm fire turned a large mill near the city of Worcester, Massachusetts into huge piles of rubble spread out over the large industrial lot. The owner of the lot wishes to demolish the rest of the rubble and clear the lot, but he is currently awaiting the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) to work with him on the required state-approved asbestos abatement plan, before any work can begin, according to a recent news article from the Worcester Telegram.

oldfactoryAround a week after the large blaze that destroyed the mill, the owner submitted his plan to MassDEP for review and approval. Pursuant to the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the federal government, asbestos abatement must be performed and complete before any demolition work can begin. Continue reading

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According to a recent report from Recycling Today, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) issued a fine of over $36,000 to a recycling company in Millbury, Massachusetts for allegedly violating the Commonwealth’s law regarding the handling and disposal of asbestos and mercury.

asbestosdangerMassDEP employed both its asbestos program and an “Environmental Strike Force” the agency maintains, which conducts unannounced inspections to make sure companies are following the rules, to get into the facility to see if there were any violations. According to one agency spokesperson, when they arrived at the recycling facility, they found large pieces of asbestos insulation, which was both dry and not secured in a container, lying on the ground. They also found asbestos on scrap metal and deteriorating boilers that were in open-air lots. Continue reading

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