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Asbestos Exposure May Shorten Firefighters’ Life Expectancy
 
Asbestos Exposure May Shorten Firefighters’ Life Expectancy

Asbestos Exposure May Shorten Firefighters’ Life Expectancy

The Firefighting Authority is putting into place new safety measures for handling asbestos fires, which may pose firefighters their greatest health risk. Yesterday’s fire in Keshet gave firefighters their first opportunity to try out new regulations. The firefighters used protective equipment and washed themselves afterward to minimize their exposure to asbestos. Firefighters around the world [...]

Mesothelioma Watch

Mesothelioma Watch was created as a means to hold asbestos manufacturers and companies who forced their employees to work with and around asbestos accountable for the thousands of cases of cancer they have caused. We do this in three ways.

First: We will keep the spotlight on the abuses in the industry through addition of current news in both the medical field and with regards to litigation.

Second: We will continue to support prevalent groups harmed by the asbestos industry by providing current information about their particular issues. Please take a chance to visit our Asbestos in the Military, Asbestos and Firefighters, Asbestos and 911 in addition to our general information for pipefitters, steamfitters, asbestos workers, construction workers and brake manufacturers.

Third: Over the years, we have been at the forefront of the asbestos epidemic and have made strategic partnerships with the top law firms in each part of the country in order to help our readers. It is extremely important that you become comfortable with the lawyer you hire because you will be dealing with them on a near daily basis while working through your claim. We have made a concerted effort to find the most reputable trial law firms available as opposed to working with one attorney to handle the case inquiries throughout the entire country. If you would like to have your case discussed with up to ten attorneys, let us know and we will make sure to have each of the firms we work with get in touch for a free case review.

Asbestos Litigation Industry Report, 2008

20 November 2008

When the Manhattan Institute’s Center for Legal Policy released its first Trial Lawyers, Inc. report, in 2003, we called asbestos litigation the longest-running mass tort in U.S. history and arguably the most unjust. Even as the incidence of new cases of the serious lung cancers caused by asbestos remained constant for mesothelioma, at 2,000 to [...]

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Canadians Demand End to Asbestos Mining

20 November 2008

The Canadian Labor Congress is calling for a ban of all asbestos mining in Canada, even though a recent study on the cancer risks of asbestos has not yet been released.  Seven scientific and medical experts, hired by Health Canada, submitted their report examining the link between asbestos and cancer in March. However, the report [...]

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Asbestos-by-the-Lake in Chicago

14 November 2008

In Illinois the Illinois State Beach Park provides summer shore relief for thousands of residents.  In Chicago proper, one of the most popular beaches is Oak Street Beach, which has one of the largest deep water swimming areas available for public use.  That makes it the training ground for hundreds of triathletes, scuba divers and [...]

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Asbestos and the Naval Shipyards

14 November 2008

John signed up for the Navy when he was just a teenager, and he remained in the Navy until he retired decades later. John worked around asbestos insulation and it took its toll. He died of asbestosis after years of suffering. Now his granddaughter would like to know why the Navy doesn’t have to answer [...]

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10% of Australian Carpenters Likely Mesothelioma Victims

30 October 2008

One-in-10 Australian carpenters born before 1950 will die of mesothelioma, according to results of a British study released in Australia in April.  They will be among 30,000 Australians who will die from mesothelioma between 2000 and 2050. Cancer research specialist Professor Julian Peto made the findings during research into the lifetime occupations of 600 mesothelioma [...]

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Mesothelioma Victims Seek Immediate Trials

23 September 2008

Attorneys for three Illinois mesothelioma sufferers have petitioned the court for an immediate trial while the plaintiffs are still alive.  The Madison St. Clair Record reports that the three men “claim that a provision in the Illinois constitution guarantees that a litigant has the right to ‘obtain justice by law, freely, completely, and promptly’.” The [...]

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