Asbestos does not only come from mines burrowed deep into the earth. It can also be found on or near the ground in many places around the United States. Left alone, these carcinogenic fibers are fairly harmless but where human beings live, work and play, things tend to get stirred up—and that is when asbestos is most deadly. Controversy has… read more »

A jury has awarded $5 million to a woman whose husband died from a disease caused by asbestos exposure. James Terrance worked as a contract employee at an ExxonMobil plant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in the 1960s. He chipped paint containing asbestos from pipes at the plant, thus contracting mesothelioma. Mesothelioma, cancer of the lining of the heart, lungs and… read more »

There is enough scientific evidence to show that asbestos exposure can cause cancer of the larynx, according to a report from the Institute of Medicine. However, it found less compelling evidence that asbestos exposure can cause cancers of the pharynx, stomach, colon and rectum. And evidence of any link between asbestos exposure and esophageal cancer was even weaker. read more »

A trust fund bill that is supposed to redress the injuries suffered by asbestos and mesothelioma victims is deeply flawed, according to a statement issued by Ken Suggs, president of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA). read more »

The Committee to Protect Mesothelioma Victims (CPMV) is protesting the introduction of Senate Bill 3274, also known as the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2006.  In place of the current asbestos-litigation system, there would be a $140 billion program that “leaves victims out in the cold” and that would “[give] large corporations a traffic ticket while taking away… read more »