UK Says Asbestos Criminal Prosecutions Tripled in a Year


07th September 2007

The United Kingdoms Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reports that they launched 37 criminal prosecutions under the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations during the year 2005-2006, the most recent year for which statistics are available.
Officials with the HSE point out in a press release that...




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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 into the victims lungs, most commonly throu...




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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 for Union Carbide. Rather than just suing Union...




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Asbestos-Induced Mesothelioma in Veterans Posted By : Matt Stoddart


29th August 2007

Veterans who served in the army, navy, air force and marines before 1970 are a high-risk group for mesothelioma, a type of cancer caused primarily by exposure to asbestos.




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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 to asbestos. She hopes that her lawsuit will...




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