Category : Mesothelioma / Asbestos

Emeryville Company Will Pay Families of Asbestos Victims $4.3 Million

The families of three workers in the Bay Area who died of asbestos-related lung cancer have been awarded a settlement of $4.3 million by an Emeryville company. The company, Plant Insulation Company, which was earlier an insulation products contractor was found liable for the deaths of William C. Hearn, a Concord resident, James Harris, of Sacramento County and George Wetch of Sebastopol. Hearn was exposed to asbestos at 59 industrial sites that he worked at during his employment. Wetch was employed at oil refinery plants and chemical factories in Contra Costa County, and Harris worked at Bay Area oil refineries.

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Supreme Court Maintains 2004 Asbestos Law is Retroactive

In a move that’s bound to affect thousands of asbestos injuries cases filed in Ohio, the state’s Supreme Court has ruled that a 2004 law that places strict limitations on the kind of persons who can bring these lawsuits, may be applied to those cases that were already filed before the law was passed.

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CSI Fingerprint Kit Toy Might Contain Asbestos

Everyone is familiar with the ill effects of asbestos and the many diseases, including mesothelioma cancer, it has been linked to. Malignant mesothelioma cancer has been found to be strongly connected to exposure to asbestos fibers. So strong is this connection that companies constructing buildings using asbestos sheeting for insulation are requited by law to let people in the vicinity know about it, so they can take necessary precautions.

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