Clapper, Patti, Schweizer and Mason

Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that affects the lining of the lungs, abdomen or heart.  Asbestos is the primary cause for mesothelioma, and development of the disease often does not occur until decades after first exposure to the deadly substance.  Because of this and non-specific symptoms of the disease, mesothelioma is usually not [...]

After asbestos was discovered, Cesar Chavez Central, a charter school in Colorado Springs, will close down and not reopen.  The cost of asbestos abatement and renovation, estimated to be $600,000, would be too costly.   School leaders are asking to close down Central and have students and staff move to another sister charter school site. 
Only a few months after opening the Cesar [...]

A concerned citizen in Medford, New York, was arrested for taking asbestos samples from Eagle Elementary School and charged with trespassing.  Eugene Roos entered into the school on multiple occasions and took asbestos samples and video footage of alleged asbestos hazards, and then released his footage to a local news station.  Cablevision’s News 12 has then [...]

As I research treatment options for those suffering from mesothelioma, I find a mixture of hope and hopelessness.  There are the articles written by loved ones who have watched their partner, parent or close friend die a painful death; and there are articles filled with the promise of treatment and beating the fatal disease.
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Case filed in San Francisco Superior Court by Mesothelioma lawyers at the firm Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason on behalf of patient diagnosed in 2006 moves through courts. Initial default judgment of $2,671,000.00 in favor of the firms client removed to Federal Court with trial date set for July 2009.
Frank Ham was diagnosed with pleural [...]