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Asbestos
Nanotubes May Be As Dangerous As Asbestos
May 22, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
It seems as if Nanotubes may pose similar health risks as asbestos. Discovered in 1991, Nanotubes are basically rolled-up carbon...
Asbestos Whistleblower Says He Was Demoted by New York City Schools
Jan 8, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
An asbestos whistleblower is claiming that has been demoted for speaking out about asbestos problems at New York City schools. According to a press...
Nanotubes May Be As Dangerous As Asbestos
Jan 1, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
It seems as if Nanotubes may pose similar health risks as asbestos. Discovered in 1991, Nanotubes are basically rolled-up carbon...
Asbestos Found in Toys, Other Products, Consumer Group Says
Dec 4, 2007
| Parker Waichman LLP
Asbestos is present in many toys and consumer products, according to the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization. The group, the nation's...
World Trade Center Rescue Workers Made Ill from Toxic Dust Finally Hear from Former EPA Head, Christine Todd Whitman
Jun 26, 2007
| Parker Waichman LLP
World Trade Center rescue workers, many of them sickened by contaminated dust, finally had a chance to hear from former Environmental Protection...
First Mesothelioma Case of 2006 Filed in Madison County
Jan 8, 2007
| Newsinferno.com
A woman diagnosed with mesothelioma filed a lawsuit against 104 defendants in Madison County Circuit Court Jan. 3. The woman claims she was exposed...
Woman Awarded $850,000
Nov 29, 2006
| AP
A McLean County jury has awarded 850-thousand dollars to a woman whose husband died from a form of cancer caused by asbestos exposure. The...
Asbestos, lead remain serious health hazards in the home
Oct 30, 2006
| www.insidebayarea.com
When thinking about our health, few of us consider the possible hazards associated with where we live. In this two-part series, we'll look at several...
Testing urged for ex-Texas Vermiculite workers
Aug 20, 2006
| The Dallas Morning News
Nearly a year after federal authorities revealed that hundreds of employees at the former Texas Vermiculite plant in West Dallas could have...
Jury awards shipyard worker's widow $10M
Jul 27, 2006
| AP
A jury awarded $10.4 million to the widow of a former shipyard worker who died of lung cancer after four years of working with materials that...



