Asbestos Drilling Mud by Any Other Name Raleigh, MS: It's hardly surprising the defendant in a drilling mud case that saw the largest jury award thus far handed to a mud engineer now sick with asbestos poisoning wants the case tossed. The size of the award is one thing: $322 million in actual and punitive damages awarded to plaintiff Thomas Brown. The other issue in the view of defendant Union Carbide Corp. is the precedent the award may set for future lawsuits.
Is the Community of Cathedral City Living with Asbestos? Cathedral City, CA: Although the community of Cathedral City has yet to determine whether asbestos is the cause of their health problems, Jessica believes that the construction site nearby should be tested. "This company washes old building materials to make them 'new' again, but at what cost to residents—we are breathing toxic dust daily," she says.
Pennsylvania, West Virginia Residents Seeking Asbestosis Compensation Charleston, WV: A couple from Zelienople, Pennsylvania, has filed a lawsuit against 103 different companies claiming they share the blame for the husband's December 2009 asbestosis diagnosis.
Attorney Discusses Asbestos Drilling Mud Claims Tampa, FL: Attorney Ben Stewart says the first asbestos drilling mud cases filed were those involving offshore rigs, and cases pushed out through Louisiana and Mississippi are now coming to trial. Now he is seeing asbestos mud claims from onshore oil fields, mainly in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and North and South Dakota.
Do You Have an Asbestos Claim? Asbestos Attorney Weighs In… New York, NY: How do you know whether you have a legitimate asbestos claim? Are you wondering if your respiratory issues could be caused by asbestos fibers in your home? Former nurse and asbestos attorney Steve Knowlton, partner at Locks Law Firm answers some of your common questions regarding asbestos-related legal issues.
Will Politics Trump Asbestos Ban? Victoria, BC: "I think it's disgusting that Canada exports asbestos to India," says Ms. Roberts, a Canadian. She is particularly opposed to Canada's policy on asbestos because her father passed away from asbestos mesothelioma in 1979. "These days everyone knows that asbestos is a carcinogen and it's bad enough that we have used it at home, but for Canada to still export asbestos is reprehensible.
Mississippi Man Awarded Record Asbestos Compensation Jackson, MS: A jury recently awarded $322 million in asbestos compensation to a Mississippi man who sued Chevron Phillips Chemical and Union Carbide Corp. after he allegedly inhaled asbestos fibers while he mixed drilling mud.
"I Was Fired Because We Used Asbestos" Detroit, MI: John worked with gasket material that contained asbestos for a decade; fortunately he doesn't have any asbestos-related illness. But he does have an asbestos complaint: John believes he lost his job because he knew about asbestos and the company was concerned about asbestos lawsuits…
Asbestos Mesothelioma Can Kill After Just One Day's Exposure: Attorney Swindon, UK: An asbestos ruling in the United Kingdom's Supreme Court provides a damning edict on just how dangerous asbestos can be. "Just having one tiny fiber of asbestos in your lung can lead to asbestosis," says Brigette Chandler, a UK attorney leading a Mesothelioma lawsuit, "and that one tiny fiber might have got there from literally one morning of being exposed to asbestos."
Asbestos Lawsuit Filed against Kansas City Southern Railway Company Jefferson County, TX: The son of a man who reportedly died of lung cancer last June has filed an asbestos lawsuit against his father's former employer, claiming the employer was responsible for exposing him to the dangerous mineral, the Southeast Texas Record reports.
Asbestos Injury Lawsuit Becomes Wrongful Death Lawsuit Kansas City, MO: The change of status with regard to an Asbestos lawsuit speaks volumes. What began as a personal injury lawsuit in Kansas City sadly turned into a wrongful death lawsuit after the original plaintiff, who filed a Mesothelioma lawsuit last year, died.
Retiree Succumbed to Asbestos Mesothelioma; More Public Awareness Needed Croydon, United Kingdom: Many asbestos mesothelioma victims are those who worked in boiler rooms in US shipyards during the Second World War. Asbestos is also found in older buildings, such as those built prior to 1999 in the UK, before white asbestos was finally banned—but not soon enough. A retired civil servant in England who was allegedly exposed to asbestos recently died—her job was to read fuel meters in the building's boiler room among old and exposed pipes.
Asbestos Lawsuit against DuPont Issued Continuance Jefferson County, TX: Attorneys recently received a continuance in the retrial of an asbestos lawsuit filed in Texas against DuPont De Nemours, the Southeast Texas Record reports.
Global Asbestos Mesothelioma: 174,300 Dead or Dying Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan: Asbestos has long been viewed as a trigger for mesothelioma, an incurable disease that can lay in wait for as long as 30 to 50 years before emerging. And while little is known about the global impact of mesothelioma, a scientific paper appearing online this month in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) and published by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has at least come up with a number for global deaths and cases attributable to mesothelioma.
When Asbestos Mesothelioma Claims Doctors Dorchester, United Kingdom: A UK doctor who spent his lifetime treating patients and saving lives was himself struck down by asbestos mesothelioma after coming into contact with asbestos at the very hospital where he plied his skills, according to a recent report. The death of Dr. Richard Pengelly Ashfield adds new emphasis to what happens when deadly asbestos fibers are either disturbed or are not properly contained.
Michigan Man Awarded $250,000 for Asbestos Claims Genesee County, MI: The Genesee County, Michigan Community Action Recourse Department (GCCARD) has reportedly settled a lawsuit for $250,000 over a former worker's asbestos claims, the Flint Journal reports.
New Asbestos Lawsuits Filed in Illinois St. Clair County, IL: New asbestos lawsuits have been filed in St. Clair County, Illinois, adding to a growing number of cases, the Madison Record reports.
Asbestos Lawsuit Gets Plaintiff $1 Million Syracuse, NY: The family of a man who died after he was exposed to asbestos has been awarded $1 million by a New York jury. The family of Richard Schuderer filed a wrongful death lawsuit, after Schruderer died as a result of mesothelioma in June 2009. Other asbestos lawsuits have been filed against various companies, alleging injury to people who were exposed to asbestos throughout their employment.
Asbestos Mesothelioma Claims Another Wife Dorchester, United Kingdom: Mrs. Tuck's only crime was that she loved her husband and hugged him when he came home from work. The one simple act, together with the equally mundane task of doing his laundry, killed her. That, and the asbestos that husband Paul brought home with him on his clothes. The former home care manager from the United Kingdom contracted asbestos mesothelioma and died earlier this year.
New York Contractor Convicted in Asbestos Case Rochester, NY: A federal jury recently convicted an upstate New York contractor and his company for allegedly exposing workers and the public to asbestos during a demolition project at Genesee Hospital, the Associated Press reports.
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