A study in Australia has revealed that men are more likely than women to receive mesothelioma diagnosis after asbestos exposure.…

A former repair worker from California has filed a mesothelioma lawsuit in Wisconsin. Rolland Bowen alleges that asbestos found in the products with which he worked caused him to receive a mesothelioma diagnosis. More than 90 defendant corporations were named in Bowen’s mesothelioma lawsuit, including Dow Chemical, Ford Motor Co., General Motors, Goodyear, Sears and U.S. Steel.…

A new report has found that as many as five Canadians a day are dying from workplace accidents or work-related diseases such as mesothelioma. The Centre for the Study of Living Standards found that there were 1,097 more workplace fatalities in 2005 than 2004, an 18% increase.…

One man who formerly lived close by an old Kubota factory in Amagasaki, Japan remembers the virtual omnipresence of asbestos in the area. The man, now 62, insists on anonymity. “Amagasaki at the time was a polluted city, full of soot,” he says, adding that it was common see the silvery fibers in the air.…

An appeals court in Ohio has rendered a judgment in an asbestos suit against General Motors, in favor of the plaintiff, a retired electrician.…