MDH Commissioner Mandernach to Resign

St.Paul- A news report says embattled Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Dianne Mandernach plans to resign in October.

Hardie Campaigner Banton's Chances 'Virtually Zero'

Bernie Banton, who fought for and won compensation for fellow asbestos victims against building materials giant James Hardie, is gravely ill in hospital.

It's a Horrible Way to Die

Tens of thousands of blue-collar workers are being robbed of their golden years because of a deadly asbestos-related lung cancer that for decades has been overlooked.

Workers Were Never Warned, says Norwell Cancer Victim

George Hutchinson shouldn't be alive today. Doctors gave the Norwell man six months to live in July 2005 when he was diagnosed with mesothelioma.

Insurer to pay $20M in Bad Faith Insurance Case

In the largest settlement to date in a Pennsylvania insurance bad faith case, The Princeton Insurance Co. has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a claim brought on behalf of a tavern that was hit with a $75 million verdict in a Dram Shop Act lawsuit.

15 Confirmed Cases of Asbestos Exposure in West Texas

So far, 15 West Dallas workers and residents show signs of asbestos-related illnesses such as mesothelioma, asbestosis and cancer.

Asbestos Cause Of Deadly Mesothelioma

Asbestos is the commercial name given to certain types of fibrous materials. They are silicates of varying compositions; the silica combined with such bases as Magnesium, Iron, Calcium, sodium and Aluminum.

Companies Pay Big Money to Lobbyists on Asbestos Issues

Vulcan Materials Co., an asphalt and concrete supplier based in Birmingham, Alabama, spent $360,000 in first half of 2007 to lobby the federal government regarding legislation banning asbestos in the United States.

Officials Outline Miner Health Study

For decades, miners on the Iron Range appear to have suffered higher than average rates of respiratory disease and other ailments. University of Minnesota officials, outlined a broad and comprehensive research partnership to help health officials and the public understand why.

Asbestos Killed my Husband

He was only a child when it begun and he played as children do in his yard with his toy cars and tip trucks but his sand was asbestos blue.