February 6, 2012 – In September 2011, a Montana District Court approved a $43 million state settlement to compensate victims of asbestos exposure from the former W.R. Grace & Co. vermiculite mine at Libby. To date, more than 200 of the 1,128 claimants named in the settlement have received their portion. Another 600 claimants are […]
January 17, 2012 – Asbestos-related violations that took place five years ago will be answered for in Federal District Court of Camden, New Jersey. The Environmental Protection Agency has filed suit against a Philadelphia Construction Company alleging that the company performed illegal demolition work at an industrial site in Gibbstown, New Jersey. In 2007, The […]
January 13, 2012 – Pinnacle Biologics, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, has received FDA approval for their product, PHOTOFRIN®. PHOTOFRIN® is a new option for the treatment of mesothelioma. Treatment with the new drug is a two step process. In the first step, the drug is given by intravenous injection. The drug is drawn to […]
December 29, 2011 – The Inspector General for the Environmental Protection Agency issued a report that should end the unapproved ‘wet method” of asbestos removal. This method called for workers to hose down asbestos debris during building demolition. This poses a danger to the workers and nearby residents because asbestos fibers continue to be released […]
December 27, 2011 – Penn Medicine has released the results of a ground-breaking clinical study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The results show that using immune-gene therapy may be an effective treatment for early-stage mesothelioma. The current study was recently reported in the December 15, 2011 edition […]
December 16, 2011 – The first shutdown of Canadian’s two asbestos mines in 130 years marked a historic moment for the country’s asbestos industry. The industry has been under increased scrutiny since researchers have linked asbestos to mesothelioma. As a result of the shutdowns, Canadian-produced asbestos is expected to disappear from the international market in […]
December 14, 2011 – Malignant pleural mesothelioma typically begins in the lining of the chest cavity and then spreads to other organs and parts of the body. For many years, researchers have believed that blood platelets, the cells that normally promote blood clotting and wound healing, promotes the spread, or metastasis, of cancer. New research […]
November 21, 2011 – Philadelphia asbestos attorney Benjamin Shein was recently quoted in an article about asbestos “think tanks” and their impact on mesothelioma litigation. The recent article on LegalNewline.com specifically discussed the Collegium Ramazzini, an independent international academy founded in 1982 by Irving J. Selikoff and other scientists. Irving J. Selikoff is known for […]
November 9, 2011 – Philadelphia asbestos attorney Benjamin Shein of Shein Law was recently interviewed as an expert in the news article, “The Science of Asbestos: The Arguments for Juries” by Michael P. Tremoglie of Legal Newsline.com. The nationally recognized Internet-based newswire focuses on cases and issues that impact business. One such issue is the […]
November 3, 2011 – The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) Co-Founder and President, Linda Reinstein, is providing a public voice for the victims of Mesothelioma and their families. She recently presented at one significant public health and advocacy event and is scheduled to speak at another. At the American Public Health Association’s 139th Annual Meeting […]
