June 12, 2007 12:00 AM
When Lester Lewis "Les" Skramstad died at age 70 several months ago, he left a legacy of community advocacy on behalf of asbestos victims.
June 12, 2007 12:00 AM
Opening Statement of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works EPW Hearing on the Health Effects of Asbestos.
June 11, 2007 12:00 AM
Claimants alleging asbestos-related injury must demonstrate that exposure to products containing asbestos was a "substantial" factor in contracting asbestosis, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled.
June 9, 2007 12:00 AM
Nebraska Supreme Court affirms Worker Compensation award for asbestos induced mesothelioma that plaintiff's doctors diagnosed more than 20 years after his retirement.
June 8, 2007 12:00 AM
The Minnesota Department of Health is launching two major studies to answer long-simmering questions about taconite and human health.
June 6, 2007 12:00 AM
The family of Frederick Schultz mourned his death almost two years ago. They claim his former employer, Chicago Bridge & Iron Co., exposed him to asbestos, which ultimately caused him to die of mesothelioma.
June 5, 2007 12:00 AM
A Texas man who suffers from mesothelioma filed an asbestos suit against 111 defendants in Madison County Circuit Court.
June 5, 2007 12:00 AM
Attorneys for the U.S. Government asked a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Court of Appeals yesterday to overturn rulings that hurt the government's criminal case against W.R. Grace.
May 30, 2007 12:00 AM
At an inquest last week, Coroner Simon Nelson told Sheila Bowles she should consider bringing legal action against her husband's former employers after he died as a result of exposure to asbestos.
May 28, 2007 12:00 AM
Researchers and experts are concerned about the possible impact of the 9/11 disaster on mesothelioma in the coming years and decades.