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Asbestos Contaminated Building: When It’s Best to Demolish

CPSM — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:53:22 +0000

A recent attempt to secure funding for demolishing vacant Naval and Marine Corps Reserve buildings in Pueblo, Colorado has been outvoted by Republicans and the structures will remain standing. The House Democrats have been trying for years to get the buildings demolished due to the fact that they are full of asbestos containing materials and [...]

Asbestos Contaminated Building: When It’s Best to Demolish 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 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.

Chattanooga Asbestos Trial Ends with Guilty Verdict

CPSM — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:06:43 +0000

A hot-button asbestos case in Chattanooga, Tennessee has just wrapped up with guilty verdicts for all parties involved. An eleven-count indictment handed down against James Mathis and two of his partners, Donald Filler and David Wood, stems from multiple violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The men, along with two separate corporations associated with [...]

Chattanooga Asbestos Trial Ends with Guilty Verdict 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 Exercise Is Recommended If Diagnosed with Mesothelioma?

CPSM — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:14:48 +0000

Regular exercise is often touted as being beneficial for both physical and emotional well-being, but what about if you are diagnosed with mesothelioma? Mesothelioma is a cancer caused by past exposure to asbestos where tumors develop in the lining of the internal organs, and most often in the lining of the lungs (pleural mesothelioma) or [...]

What Exercise Is Recommended If Diagnosed with 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.

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.

Asbestos Continues to Plague Libby, Montana Residents

CPSM — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:42:20 +0000

Libby, Montana is a small town nestled the Northern Rockies along the beautiful Kootenai River. Although Libby is a recreational, hunting and fishing paradise, the town is now most famous for being the former home of an asbestos mine, owned and operated by WR Grace. Vermiculite asbestos, also known under the brand name, Zonolite, has [...]

Asbestos Continues to Plague Libby, Montana 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.

Putting the Brakes on Asbestos

CPSM — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:02:52 +0000

Hard to believe that after all we know about the dangers of asbestos, exposure to this toxic mineral still occurs and thousands this year in the United States alone, some of whom will be brake and clutch repair mechanics, will be diagnosed with mesothelioma, a fatal cancer caused by asbestos. Last, year, Washington took action [...]

Putting the Brakes on 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.

Clothing Manufacturer with Royal Ties Convicted of Asbestos Crimes

CPSM — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:44:54 +0000

When you think of asbestos crimes cashmere socks and the Royal Family are not generally what come to mind. However a well-known company that manufactures the socks and other high-end knitwear in Great Britain – with a special Royal Warrant to produce socks for Prince Charles himself- was found guilty of putting its workers at [...]

Clothing Manufacturer with Royal Ties Convicted of Asbestos Crimes is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

100,000+ People Will Die from Asbestos

CPSM — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:40:52 +0000

The mesothelioma law firm of Clapper Patti Schweizer & Mason has been representing clients injured by asbestos for more than 30 years. Mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos that has little effective treatment options and, for most, short survival times. Over 3000 people a year in the United [...]

100,000+ People Will Die from 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.

Principal, Pastor, Landlord Exposes Tenants to Deadly Asbestos

CPSM — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:34:30 +0000

Scandal hit Albany New York last month as a respected pastor and school principle was fingered in an asbestos scare that affected an entire neighborhood. Timothy Fowler of the More Abundant Living Ministries is also the principal of Thomas O’Brien Academy of Science and Technology in Albany, New York. Unfortunately, this well-respected man of the [...]

Principal, Pastor, Landlord Exposes Tenants to Deadly 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.