Is asbestos hazardous to your health?
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and the EPA have determined that asbestos is in fact a human carcinogen, and that breathing high levels of asbestos can increase the risk of …
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Who can file an asbestos-related lawsuit?
Although the EPA has made regulations to promote protection from asbestos, and organizations such as the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have manufactured respirators …
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Mesothelioma and Asbestos Lawsuits and Legislation
The history of litigation and law-making involving asbestos exposure and its link to deadly mesothelioma cancer is long and filled with corporate lies, deception, and backroom dealings that sought to keep the serious public health risks under wraps. Asbestos was used in thousands of commercial products for decades before its cancer-causing properties became clear to the …
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Potential Plaintiffs in Mesothelioma Litigation
Each year, as many as 3,000 new cases of mesothelioma cancer linked to exposure to toxic asbestos are reported in the United States. Many victims of the rare, aggressive, and deadly form of cancer have legal rights to financial compensation from the manufacturers of asbestos products as well as other defendants who are deemed liable for the injuries. However, many workers affected by …
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