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Asbestos-Related Mesothelioma Can Be Treated with Alimta, Life Span Prolonged


06th September 2007
Exposure to asbestos is the silent catalyst that, in most cases, will lead to the death of those unfortunate enough to have come in contact with this airborne killer. Like fine grains of sand or dust, the fibrous particles of the material find their way… more »

British Asbestos Case Results in $300,000 Settlement


30th August 2007
A couple in Texas recently filed suit against 39 different companies due an illness caused by exposure to asbestos. Theodore Alderman and wife, Nancy, are filing their lawsuit in West Virginia where Mr. Alderman worked from 1957 to 1990 as a pipefitter f… more »

Legal Action Helps Raise Asbestos Awareness


18th August 2007
Sheila Alsop watched her husband, Lionel, die of mesothelioma in 2005, two years after he had retired. The couple had been married for 43 years and shared two sons. Sheila is now suing the company that she feels is responsible for her husbands exposure t… more »

Asbestos Organization Launches Free Online Video Library


17th August 2007
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) announced today that it has launched a free online Asbestos Video Library (AVL). The organization, which is dedicated to serving as the voice of asbestos victims and their families, is setting up a fiv… more »

Texas Vermiculite Plant Responsible for Asbestos Exposure Cases


17th August 2007
In 2005, the federal government warned the Texas Vermiculite plant, a mineral processing plant in West Texas owned by W.R. Grace & Co., that it could have exposed employees, as well as residents of the area around the plant, to asbestos. After the g… more »