Posts tagged asbestos

• Court Rules Widow's "Take-Home Asbestos" Case Can Go Forward

  Michael Roberts | April 06, 2012 2:45 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Before asbestos became widely and publicly known as a hazardous, cancer-causing substance, hundreds of thousands of people around the world faced long-term asbestos exposure and developed...

• Disturbing High Court Ruling in Asbestos Case

  Jason Knowles | July 16, 2009 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  The U. S. Supreme Court has recently ruled that a Tennessee railroad worker is not entitled to the $5 million awarded him by a jury for his long-term exposure to asbestos. In CSX Transp., Inc. v....

• New web site seeks to raise mesothelioma awareness

  Wendi Lewis | May 14, 2008 5:28 PM | 5 CommentsMontgomery, AL Category: Toxic Substances
  

  In February 2008 Beasley Allen launched a new web log, or “blog” site, www.mymeso.org, dedicated to providing information about mesothelioma, as well as asbestos and related asbestos diseases such as asbestosis, and also lung cancer in general. The site is designed to raise mesothelioma awareness and provide a network of support for those facing this diagnosis.