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Asbestos Lawsuits: Companies Put Workers' Lives at Risk

May 13, 2012. By Heidi Turner.

San Francisco, CA: More and more asbestos lawsuits, alleging employers knowingly put their employees' lives at risk by exposing them to asbestos—and the possibility of mesothelioma, asbestosis and other asbestos injuries—are being filed against the companies responsible for asbestos exposure. In some cases, the lawsuits allege employers were egregious in knowing full well about the risks associated with asbestos exposure, but still failing to properly protect their employees.

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"Two Disease" Rule in Pennsylvania a Godsend for Asbestos Mesothelioma Patients

April 20, 2012. By Gordon Gibb.

Pittsburgh, PA: An asbestos lawsuit ruling by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in February of this year translates to encouraging news for anyone diagnosed with incurable lung issues related to asbestos cancer and Mesothelioma. While the ruling is indigenous to Pennsylvania, the decision nonetheless creates a useful precedent.

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Take-Home Asbestos Wife Can Sue, IL Supreme Court Rules

March 23, 2012. By Abi Kistler.

Alton, IL (Press Release): The Illinois Supreme Court ruled yesterday against CSX Transportation and in favor of the family of Annette Simpkins of Granite City, IL, who died of asbestos-related cancer after her husband brought the toxic dust home on his clothing from the railroad. The ruling yesterday returns the case to Madison County, Ill., for trial after a majority of Supreme Court justices found that an employer has an obligation to warn workers and their families about the dangers linked to take-home asbestos exposure.

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Canada's Asbestos Problem Divides Politicians and Citizens

March 3, 2012. By Jane Mundy.

Montreal, QC: Last November, production halted for the first time in 130 years at the last of Quebec's asbestos mine. Unlike many companies in the US that have claimed bankruptcy mainly due to asbestos lawsuits, the Quebec mines closed because of environmental and financial issues (who is buying asbestos anymore?). But the Quebec government says it ain't over 'til its over, and that has caused a lot of dissention amongst Canadians.

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Two Entertainment Icons Felled by Asbestos Mesothelioma

February 4, 2012. By Gordon Gibb.

Los Angeles, CA: They are names synonymous with the entertainment industry: Steve McQueen and Warren Zevon. The first, an iconic actor. The second, a revered musician. Both men, sadly, are no longer with us. Mesothelioma claimed them both. And this spring, one will be feted with a posthumous award named in memory of the other.

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Double Toxic Whammy: Asbestos Drilling Mud and Asbestos Drywall Exposure

January 10, 2012. By Jane Mundy.

Columbia, MS: Like many people who worked with asbestos a few decades ago, Calvin, age 47, was never warned of its dangers. It never occurred to Calvin that he could wind up with a lung disease like asbestos mesothelioma or asbestosis from working with asbestos drilling mud.

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Washington Man with Terminal Cancer Wins Asbestos Lawsuit

January 3, 2012. By Charles Benson.

Vashon, WA: Roger Hammet, an 84-year-old Vashon, Washington resident, recently won an asbestos lawsuit after contracting terminal cancer during his tenure as a deckhand on the north end ferry in the Washington port town, according to the Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber Reporter.

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$10 Million Asbestos Settlement Considered Largest in Missouri History

December 19, 2011. By Gordon Gibb.

Kansas City, MO: A $10 million settlement in an Asbestos lawsuit is bittersweet for the family of the primary plaintiff. Nancy Lopez originally filed suit in March of last year, alleging asbestos exposure in her work area. But she never lived to see the settlement, after succumbing to asbestos cancer eight months later, on October 9, 2010, at the age of 56.

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Widow Says Doctors Linked Asbestos to Lymphoma

November 18, 2011. By Jane Mundy.

Dallas, TX: Lorraine's husband passed away last month after a long struggle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was only 53 years old. Although asbestos mesothelioma is not mentioned on his death certificate, questions that doctors asked Lorraine haunt her. "The pulmonologist and the infection control doctors asked me frequently if he worked around asbestos," Lorraine says.

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Asbestos Litigation—What's the Holdup?

October 11, 2011. By Jane Mundy.

New York, NY: A former D-Day Veteran's family recently settled an asbestos lawsuit—the defendant admitted "a breach of duty of care." In 2008, just two weeks after Ken Hoggett was diagnosed with mesothelioma, he succumbed to the disease. Many victims of asbestos-related disease can wait years to reach a settlement; many of them have passed away before their day in court, leaving their families to soldier on. LawyersandSettlements asked attorney Steve Knowlton of Locks Law Firm why asbestos victims have to wait so long to litigate.

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