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What W.R. Grace’s Bankruptcy Developments Mean for Asbestos Victims

CPSM — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:29:37 +0000

A few different developments occurred last week in W.R. Grace’s Bankruptcy Plan that are important for those diagnosed with mesothelioma or asbestosis to understand, particularly if their injuries caused by exposure to one of Grace’s products like Zonolite insulation. W.R. Grace is most well known in the asbestos industry for the mines they operated out of [...]

What W.R. Grace’s Bankruptcy Developments Mean for Asbestos Victims is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Mesothelioma Law Firm Has Long History of Winning Cases for Their Clients

CPSM — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:46:37 +0000

Clapper Patti Schweizer & Mason has a long standing reputation of being one of the absolute best and most effective mesothelioma attorneys in the United States. If you or a loved one is coping with a diagnosis of mesothelioma, you most likely have been told that you also have the right to file a lawsuit [...]

Mesothelioma Law Firm Has Long History of Winning Cases for Their Clients is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

A Must Read if Looking for a Mesothelioma Attorney

CPSM — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:57:26 +0000

Today I saw a press release where the word mesothelioma was written 26 times in one paragraph! And you know what the article was saying: Don’t trust mesothelioma attorneys because they are all about marketing! Really – this accusation offended me to the point that I had to write this public rebuttal. First the article said [...]

A Must Read if Looking for 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.

Asbestos and Tobacco Lead to Lethal Combination

CPSM — Sat, 07 May 2011 19:03:19 +0000

Lung cancer affects over 170,000 Americans on a yearly basis, making it the most common cancer and the most deadly with 80% of patients dying within 5 years of diagnosis. The leading cause of lung cancer in the United States remains tobacco usage. Current or past smokers have been estimated to make up as much as [...]

Asbestos and Tobacco Lead to Lethal Combination is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Workplace Exposure to Asbestos Can Be Easily Avoided

CPSM — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:45:34 +0000

In today’s day and age, everyone should know that asbestos is a toxic mineral that causes a fatal cancer called mesothelioma as well as other asbestos-related diseases. Even a single incident of exposure can put someone at risk of years later developing cancer, asbestosis or lung diseases, so all efforts should be made to prevent [...]

Workplace Exposure to Asbestos Can Be Easily Avoided is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Goodyear & Asbestos History- Not Just Tires

CPSM — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:16:21 +0000

Most people associate the name “Goodyear” with Tires and rightfully so. What might not be so widely known is Goodyear’s involvement in the manufacture of asbestos containing sheet packing material, steam hoses, mastics, conveyor belts, aircraft brakes, gaskets and floor tile. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Inc. products that contained asbestos include: HD Asbestos Steam Hose, made [...]

Goodyear & Asbestos History- Not Just Tires 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 LAWSUITS ARE NOT FRIVOLOUS

CPSM — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:03:29 +0000

Whenever we are selecting a jury in our asbestos-injury cases we hear from the majority of the juror candidates that they believe there are “too many lawsuits today” and that too many of these lawsuits are “frivolous.” The legal definition of frivolous is “of little weight or importance.” The average person’s usage of the term [...]

ASBESTOS LAWSUITS ARE NOT FRIVOLOUS 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 Man vs. The Human Torch

CPSM — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:45:39 +0000

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that can resist incredibly high temperatures. This made it an ideal substance for use in fireproofing and insulation materials. Such uses of asbestos were common throughout the 1900s. In the early 1960s, some writers at Marvel Comics realized that the heat-resistant qualities of asbestos also made it an ideal force [...]

Asbestos Man vs. The Human Torch is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Former Asbestos Companies File for Bankruptcy

CPSM — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:46:20 +0000

Many companies and corporations that mined, processed, sold or manufactured asbestos and asbestos containing products have had to file for bankruptcy or reorganization. We recently wrote articles about Congoleum, Garlock, and RPM International, companies that recently have sought or been approved for bankruptcy or reorganization. RPM has two subsidiaries, Specialty Products Holding Corporation and Bondex International, [...]

Former Asbestos Companies File for Bankruptcy is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Knowledge that Asbestos Leads to Mesothelioma Known Decades Ago

CPSM — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:19:46 +0000

Many of our clients who contract mesothelioma were unaware of the hazards of breathing asbestos during the time when they were exposed. Many clients report that they only first heard of the hazards associated with breathing asbestos in the late 1980s or 1990s, through the media, or when someone they knew contracted an asbestos-related disease. This [...]

Knowledge that Asbestos Leads to Mesothelioma Known Decades Ago is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.