A salvage company owner in Owensboro, Kentucky was put in jail in December 2016 for allowing the demolition of a tire plant without protecting workers from asbestos exposure. The US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky launched a … Continued

Doctors say that new methods are providing them with new ways to diagnose and treat asbestos-related cancers such as mesothelioma, but there are no cures looming on the horizon. According to Christopher Lee, MD, who is a mesothelioma expert in … Continued

The attorney general for Washington state has filed five felony charges in Chelan County, Washington Superior Court against an asbestos abatement company. A news release from the Washington state government states that A1 Asbestos LLC and its owner, Timothy Powell, … Continued

There have been hundreds of former construction worker and miners who have died from asbestos-related diseases in the past few decades. Those deaths have prompted calls for an asbestos ban and more effective regulation of how asbestos is handled in … Continued

The Kansas Supreme Court revived a lawsuit in December 2016 of a Lansing KS Correctional Facility inmate who states that he will die a premature death from being exposed to asbestos in the prison library. The lawsuit states that from … Continued

Canada’s federal government is enacting a complete ban on asbestos and is promising to craft new regulations that will outlaw the use, manufacture, export and import of asbestos, which has led to mesothelioma cancer in thousands of former construction workers. … Continued

The Georgia Supreme Court stated on November 30 that a lawsuit can proceed against the manufacturer of water pipes that contain asbestos. A woman from Thomas County, Georgia is claiming that she got malignant mesothelioma from washing her father’s clothes, … Continued

Employers in California have a duty to both their workers and their household workers to take ordinary care to ensure that asbestos dust does not contaminate their household, according to a 7-0 California Supreme Court decision on Dec. 1. The … Continued

A demolition worker in downtown Boston hesitated recently when he saw cracked floor tile that was glued to the underside of a carpet he was pulling out of an office. The tiles were old and brown, which are signs that … Continued

It is critical to handle asbestos carefully to avoid any damage to your lungs or other parts of your body. Asbestos is a known carcinogen, and breathing in asbestos fibers can lead to mesothelioma, which is a very deadly and … Continued