Legal Headlines

July 11, 2007 12:00 AM

A recent report released by the US Geological Survey includes a map and database that identifies 61 areas within the Rocky Mountain region where natural asbestos and fibrous amphibole deposits have been found.



July 11, 2007 12:00 AM

The lingering dangers caused by exposure to asbestos has prompted the Canadian Cancer Society to join a growing call for the federal government to ban the use and exportation of the fire-retarding mineral.



July 10, 2007 12:00 AM

Abnormally high concentrations of soluble mesothelin in pleural and peritoneal effusions are highly suggestive of mesothelioma



July 10, 2007 12:00 AM

Residents who live near the old Hunters Point Shipyard in the San Francisco Bay area are concerned that dust from the construction of a massive new housing development at the site is causing clouds of toxic asbestos dust.



July 9, 2007 12:00 AM

The MN Department of Health's decision not to disclose additional mesothelioma deaths among iron miners is not a "mistake" that an apology will fix.



July 9, 2007 12:00 AM

A Tennessee man suffering from mesothelioma filed an asbestos lawsuit in Madison County Circuit Court, claiming his disease was wrongfully caused.



July 6, 2007 12:00 AM

As 300 Iron Range residents filled the Mountain Iron Community Center, tension between residents and government officials continued to mount.



July 6, 2007 12:00 AM

Sen. Patty Murray joined a woman who is dying from cancer caused by asbestos exposure at a press conference to help push for legislation outlawing the use of asbestos in the U.S.



July 6, 2007 12:00 AM

Sen. Patty Murray says her bill to ban asbestos will get a reading later this month in the Environment and Public Works Committee. She says this is the first time the bill has reached the markup stage.



July 5, 2007 12:00 AM

Sufferers from an asbestos-related illness will be able to claim compensation more easily under new government proposals.