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Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that its baby powder contained asbestos: Lawsuit
Giant corporation Johnson & Johnson is currently facings thousands of asbestos lawsuits, and for good reason: the company apparently knew its baby powder contained the lethal mineral asbestos for decades and did nothing about it, according to Reuters. An investigative report released on Friday claimed Johnson & Johnson never informed the Food and Drug Administration …Read More
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Department of Justice scrutinizes asbestos trust funds, calls for more transparency so victims get rightful compensation
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is calling for asbestos trust funds handlers to provide more accountability and transparency after reportedly learning of alleged fraud and mismanagement inside asbestos trusts. What is an Asbestos Trust Fund? Asbestos trust funds are a way for victims to asbestos-related diseases to receive compensation without the hassle of …Read More
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New study shows one-third of schools in the U.S. still contain asbestos
A comprehensive study regarding asbestos and schools has found that around one-third of the schools in the United States contain asbestos. The Los Angeles Times reports that the study came from the staff of Senator Edward J Markey of Massachusetts. Marquis, of the Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management and Regulatory Oversight, an investigation into the …Read More
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Another mesothelioma lawsuit victory: Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.7B to asbestos victims
More families were victorious earlier this month when 22 women and their loved ones won a mesothelioma lawsuit against giant company Johnson & Johnson after it failed to warn its customers that its talc products could cause life-threatening illnesses, such as malignant mesothelioma. According to the Associated Press (AP), a jury at the St. Louis Circuit …Read More
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Mesothelioma victims win $25M lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson
A Los Angeles jury found Johnson & Johnson and several other companies liable of causing an Oregon woman’s development of mesothelioma. The company was hit with a $25.75 million verdict after the jury found the business negligent about warning consumers against possible health risks from its powder. WJLA reports that Gary Anderson and Joanne Anderson filed an asbestos lawsuit against the companies after Joanne …Read More
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Colgate-Palmolive Co. settles asbestos lawsuit over talc powder products
Colgate-Palmolive Co., makers of talcum powder products (among many others products), agreed to settle a lawsuit brought on by a Pennsylvania woman who claimed her usage of their talcum powder products caused her to develop malignant mesothelioma. The company resolved Carol Schoeniger’s lawsuit in a New Jersey courtroom, likely to avoid undergoing another lengthy trial. The amount …Read More
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Asbestos Settlement For Kansas City Victims Reached At $80M
Former Kansas City government employees settled an asbestos lawsuit for $80 million against Jackson County, Missouri, and Kansas City-based U.S. Engineering, just one month before the trial was scheduled to start. The Kansas City Star reports that the lawsuit was filed by over 7,000 peopled who’d been in the Kansas City courthouse, including jail inmates, lawyers, …Read More
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Asbestos Settlement Of $80 Million Reached For Kansas Courthouse Workers
Jackson County, Kansas, employees were awarded $80 million in a class-action settlement brought forth by two former workers who are concerned about the negative impact asbestos exposure will have on their health in the future. Both plaintiffs, as well as all the workers involved, were potentially exposed to asbestos the Jackson County courthouse. The Kansas …Read More
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Engineering Company Reaches $480M Asbestos Settlement Agreement
EnPro Industries, Inc., an engineering company that’s been the center of numerous asbestos lawsuits, agreed to settle all pending and future cases for $480 million. The settlement applies to EnPro and all of the company’s subsidiaries. The Charlotte Business Journal reports that EnPro reached the settlement agreement with the court-appointed committee, which will handle all of …Read More
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Plant Worker’s Family Wins $14M in Asbestos Lawsuit
A South Carolina man’s family won $14 million after a jury found that the Texas-based materials manufacturing company, Celanese Corp., was responsible for his asbestos-related death. Dennis Seay, 70, passed away in 2014 from malignant mesothelioma. He was diagnosed in 2013 and went through extensive and invasive treatments, including having his lungs drained 11 times after …Read More
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Federal Regulators Knew of Asbestos-Contaminated Talc Over 40 Years Ago
Although federal regulators knew asbestos was contaminating talc powders commonly used in household across the nation, nothing was done to stop it, according to the Environmental Working Group (EWG). Instead, regulators reportedly allowed the cosmetic companies to monitor asbestos levels themselves. EWG reports that a “Fair Warning” memo was sent out by the U.S. Food and …Read More
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Asbestos Diseases to Increase Due to NYC 9/11 Attacks
The September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City left thousands of people dead and injured. Many of people who helped out in the aftermath of the attack are still alive today, and according to Dr. Raja Flores, a renowned thoracic surgeon, those helpers, including firefighters, police officers, and more, may start to develop …Read More
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Study Reveals Surgery Still Best Mesothelioma Treatment
A recent study conducted by numerous renowned hospitals and medical organizations confirms that surgery is still the leader in treating mesothelioma. The study, performed by researchers from North Shore/Long Island Jewish Health System, Hofstra School of Medicine and Mount Sinai Medical Center, included patients already confirmed with malignant mesothelioma. The purpose of the study was to determine which …Read More
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Keytruda, New Skin Cancer Drug Stops Mesothelioma Tumor Growth
Researchers have recently discovered that an immunotherapy drug intended to treat melanoma has shown to be extremely powerful in stopping cancerous tumor growth in pleural mesothelioma patients. Scientists and researchers at Pennsylvania’s University School of Medicine and physicians from Europe recently provided results of their ongoing study on Keytruda, a prescription medicine originally used for melanoma. …Read More
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W.R. Grace Trust Fund Opens
Last year, W.R. Grace emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Starting this week, after more than 13 years, the company started accepting claims under their reorganization plan, which aims to compensate property owners and claimants who’ve been injured by asbestos due to the company’s negligence. In April 2001, W.R. Grace filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after …Read More
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Mesothelioma is a ‘Global Epidemic’ According to New Studies
A report performed by Italian researchers indicates that mesothelioma is not declining. In fact, it’s reaching epidemic proportions and is expected to keep growing. According to the report published in the Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, two researchers, Claudio and Tommaso Bianchi of Mofalcone, Italy’s Center for the Study of Environmental Cancer, studied the data …Read More
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$7.7M in New York Asbestos Verdict
The family of a Fayetteville-Manlius school bus driver won $7.7 million in an asbestos trial against a bus manufacturer, making it one the largest asbestos verdicts ever, Syracuse Media reports. According to court documents, Lewis Nash, of Manlius, New York, was a school bus driver for close to four decades. During that time, he was exposed to brakes, …Read More
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How Baby Powder Causes Mesothelioma
Although most people associate mesothelioma with asbestos exposure while at work during a time in which the deadly mineral was used excessively, research indicates that people who used talcum-containing products, including baby powder, may be at risk of developing an asbestos-related illness as well. The main ingredient of baby powder, talc, is used for numerous purposes, including …Read More
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Texas Jury Awards $18.6 Million in Asbestos Lawsuit
The family of a Texas man with malignant mesothelioma, who once worked for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. plant in Tyler, won $18.6 million in an asbestos lawsuit after proving the company negligently exposed him to asbestos. According to court documents, the family of Carl Rogers and their attorney filed an amended petition on Aug. 4, stating …Read More
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Albumin Levels May Help Predict Mesothelioma Prognosis
New research suggests that mesothelioma patients with low levels of albumin, a blood protein, are more likely to survive only a year or less after being diagnosed malignant pleural mesothelioma. Chinese experts and researchers conducted a study of 97 patients who were admitted into the Shandong University Hospital from 1995 through 2013. Each patient was newly …Read More