Construction work on a harborside site in Sydney, Austraila has been shut down by government officials amid fears that it may be releasing asbestos fibers into the air that may be putting nearby residents at an increased risk of developing mesothelioma.
One-hundred-and-fifty workers who had been workingon
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Capitol Police armed with the task of protecting areas in Washington D.C. that have been undergoing asbestos abatement projects have filed a complaint to the Office of Compliance alleging that they were not properly warned or safeguarded from the mesothelioma dangers that they areas they were patrolling carried.
During
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An insurance company that covered the construction of the World Trade Center is claiming it has no responsibility to pay out asbestos claims to victims who were diagnosed with illnesses such as mesothelioma in the wake of the 9/11 attacks that destroyed the buildings.
American HomeAssurance
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While asbestos exposure is undoubtedly a worry for many across the United States, it is also important to remember that mesothelioma worries caused by asbestos are a commonality among people living all over the world.
A court in Osaka, Japan recently ruled that the government wasliable
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A mesothelioma lawsuit that alleges a woman’s diagnosis was caused by secondhand asbestos exposure will be allowed to continue, following a recent Illinois Supreme Court decision.
Annette Simpkins passed away from mesothelioma in 2007, the same year that a mesothelioma claim she had brought against CSXTransportation
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