Mesothelioma & Asbestos Cancer News: November, 2009
Sydney, Australia—Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd recently announced the opening of a foundation which will pay tribute to mesothelioma sufferer and social justice campaigner Bernie Banton.
Victoria, Australia—Mesothelioma sufferers in Australia and around the globe may soon see an increased life expectancy, thanks to a breakthrough in the treatment of this aggressive asbestos cancer.
San Francisco, CA—An appellate court in California has upheld a verdict of $20 million which was previously awarded to a mesothelioma patient and her husband.
Beaumont, TX—A former carpenter who claims he developed mesothelioma while on the job has filed a lawsuit against 38 defendant corporations, including General Electric and Georgia Pacific.
Buffalo, NY—An Army veteran and former construction superintendent who worked on the Lake Placid Olympic bobsled run has died from the asbestos cancer mesothelioma.
Libby, MT—For those Libby residents who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or other asbestos-related disease, federally funded medical care will be available.
Seven Hills, Queensland, AUSRALIA—In another of a growing number of cases of secondhand asbestos exposure, a woman who contracted mesothelioma from washing her husband’s work clothes is suing the State Government and building products manufacturer James Hardie.
Old Hickory, TN—In one of an increasing number of lawsuits against the company, a Tennessee man has filed a wrongful death suit against DuPont, claiming that exposure to asbestos fibers led to the mesothelioma which killed his mother.
Trafford, England—Elaine Haskins, 59, is making public her husband’s struggle with mesothelioma in order to promote widespread awareness of this silent killer.
Chattanooga, TN—There will be a new trial in the case of a DuPont retiree who died from the asbestos cancer mesothelioma, and whose family has brought a suit against his former employer and other companies, ruled a three-judge appeals panel.
Tyler, PA—A federal lawsuit filed November 2 in the Tyler Division of the Easter District of Texas alleges that two foreign companies operating in Texas exposed a worker to asbestos, which led directly to his diagnosis of mesothelioma.
Kent, UK—Two victims of the rare, severe cancer known as mesothelioma are backing a British Health and Safety Executive campaign that is publicizing the dangers of asbestos exposure to tradesmen.
London—Just two months after his diagnosis of mesothelioma, a former architect who worked with asbestos almost 40 years ago has died.
Cheektowaga, NY—After learning that they engaged in dangerous practices concerning the evaluation of asbestos contamination and the removal of asbestos-containing materials, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined an upstate New York company $50,000.
Miami—Last week a Florida appeals court overturned a verdict of over $24 million in an asbestos liability case. The case will now go back to trial, on order of a panel of the 3rd District Court of Appeal.
Horley, UK—A woman who made her living soldering airplane radios has died from the devastating asbestos cancer mesothelioma.
New York—In an announcement made on Monday, researchers from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine discussed a new three-phase study that will investigate the effects of vermiculite mining in the Libby, Montana area on residents’ health. The asbestos contamination in that region has contributed to a number of asbestos-related diseases, including the rare cancer mesothelioma.
Birmingham, England—The latest reports from the British Health and Safety Executive have shown that rates of mesothelioma, the rare cancer which is linked to asbestos exposure, have continued to rise in the West Midlands region of the country.
Baltimore, MD—A University of Maryland nursing professor who contracted the asbestos cancer mesothelioma from her grandfather has been awarded more than $20 million in damages.
Toronto—A man who has died from mesothelioma, the rare asbestos cancer that usually results in a grim prognosis for its patients, has left a legacy of generosity.
Buffalo, NY—The family of Ronald Drabczyk, a Niagara Falls chemical plant worker who died from the unusual asbestos cancer mesothelioma, has been awarded $1.5 million in damages and $750,000 in punitive damages by an Erie County jury.
SYRACUSE, N.Y.—A basement explosion earlier this month at a private school prompted investigation and concern over possible asbestos exposure and the asbestos cancer mesothelioma.
Virtually no aspect of the construction field has been untouched by asbestos. Particularly during the mid-twentieth century, when a boom in babies led to a boom in construction, this so-called miracle mineral was widely used at every stage of commercial and residential construction. Unfortunately, however, the widespread use of this mineral has led to a number of cases of a rare, aggressive cancer called mesothelioma – and that number is only expected to increase in the coming decade.
DENVER, C.O.—More than 20 years after the fact, several former employees of Denver Water, the city’s main provider of drinking water, are coming forward with information that has the potential to seriously harm the reputation of the environmentally-friendly company.
Charleston, WV—A man who has been diagnosed with the terminal asbestos cancer mesothelioma has been awarded a substantial amount in compensation – but he might not see a penny of it.
An Australian mother of four who is dying from the asbestos cancer mesothelioma recently made a heartfelt plea to the beleaguered building materials company James Hardie: “Just do the right thing.”
Bloomington, IL—The widows of three men killed by the asbestos cancer mesothelioma have been awarded damages in the amount of $5.5 million.
Salem, Ore. – Parents, children, and other residents of Salem, Oregon will be able to breathe a little easier in a few months, after the Salem Public Library undergoes the final stages of its scheduled asbestos abatement.
Cheyenne, Wyoming—State officials have announced that anyone who was on-site at a demolition project, and even those in the surrounding community, at the University of Wyoming, may have been put at risk for developing the deadly cancer mesothelioma after improper handling of asbestos.
Wake Forest, NC – FirstWatch of the Carolinas, as well as researchers from Wake Forest Medical School in North Carolina, are partnering for a breakthrough research study which aims to discover more about the development and effects of the deadly asbestos cancer mesothelioma.
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