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Jail Time for BC Asbestos Removal Contractor Who Hired Recovering Addicts

CPSM — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:12:32 +0000

Everyone knows asbestos kills. It causes a type of fatal cancer called mesothelioma years after initial exposure. There is no cure and current treatments for mesothelioma are largely ineffective. Arthur Moore, an asbestos removal contractor in British Columbia, certainly knew exposure to asbestos was unsafe. In spite of this, he hired at least 20 people from [...]

Jail Time for BC Asbestos Removal Contractor Who Hired Recovering Addicts is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Why Women with Mesothelioma Survive Longer than Men

CPSM — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:49:00 +0000

A new study conducted at the Baird Institute for Applied Heart and Lung Surgical Results in Sydney, Australia examined the gender differences between mesothelioma patients and discovered some shocking results. They found that women with a certain type of mesothelioma showed much higher survival rates when undergoing surgical treatment than men with the same disease [...]

Why Women with Mesothelioma Survive Longer than Men is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Kindergarten Parents Fear Children Exposed to Asbestos

CPSM — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 20:46:49 +0000

An annex of Public School 143 in Corona, Queens that contained classrooms for over 100 kindergarten students was closed due to discovery of asbestos after water leaks occurred at the end of September. The students and teachers were immediately evacuated, yet parents still remain concerned that their children may have been exposed prior to [...]

Kindergarten Parents Fear Children Exposed to Asbestos is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Long-Awaited Settlement in Asbestos Lawsuits for Libby Residents

CPSM — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:59:27 +0000

Over 200 asbestos and mesothelioma lawsuits have been filed against W.R. Grace & Co. in response to health conditions and concerns caused directly by their vermiculite mining operation in Libby, Montana. Vermiculite, a type of naturally occurring asbestos, was mined, processed, and shipped from Libby and the surrounding areas. Vermiculite supplied by W.R. Grace was used [...]

Long-Awaited Settlement in Asbestos Lawsuits for Libby Residents is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Navy Veteran Receives $32M Mesothelioma Settlement

CPSM — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:17:24 +0000

Ronald Dummitt was recently diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma. The disease, he says, is a direct result of the work he did while serving in the United States Navy between 1960 and 1977. Dummitt was a boiler tender aboard Navy ships and regularly came into contact with parts and pieces contaminated with asbestos during his work. Dummitt’s [...]

Navy Veteran Receives $32M Mesothelioma Settlement is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Asbestos Warnings as Clean-up of Hurricane Irene Begins

CPSM — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:23:01 +0000

While those along the East Coast begin to recover from the damage and destruction left behind after Hurricane Irene hit the east coast this past weekend, warnings have been issued of the need to be aware of environmental hazards during clean-up efforts. Of particular concern is exposure to asbestos, which would be found in much [...]

Asbestos Warnings as Clean-up of Hurricane Irene Begins is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Urgent New York School Safety Renovations Hampered by Asbestos

CPSM — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:22:00 +0000

The New York City Department of Education released a statement earlier this month that informed concerned parents and staff members that a project designed to make the schools a safer and healthier place to work and learn would have to be put on hold due to the discovery of asbestos. The Department of Education had planned [...]

Urgent New York School Safety Renovations Hampered by Asbestos is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Chest Pain: A Common Symptom of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

CPSM — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:27:52 +0000

Mesothelioma is an incurable form of advanced lung cancer caused by prior exposure to asbestos. Malignant pleural mesothelioma begins when an asbestos fiber becomes inhaled and lodges in the pleura, or thin membrane sac surrounding the lung. There is a long latency period, up to sixty years, between the time the asbestos enters the body [...]

Chest Pain: A Common Symptom of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

What to Look For in Hiring a Mesothelioma Attorney

CPSM — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:52:14 +0000

If you have recently been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you probably are already aware of or been told that the cancer was most likely caused by prior exposure to asbestos. This exposure most often occurred on the job years earlier and could have been avoided if warnings, training, or protective gear had been provided. Many manufacturers and [...]

What to Look For in Hiring a Mesothelioma Attorney is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Support for Caregiver of a Mesothelioma Patient

CPSM — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 03:13:20 +0000

Anyone who has ever been close to someone diagnosed with mesothelioma and other incurable advanced stage cancers knows what impact this has on the life of not only the patient but also loved ones. Primary support people are essential and make all the difference to someone going through diagnosis, doctor and hospital visits, treatments, and [...]

Support for Caregiver of a Mesothelioma Patient is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.