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Class Action Lawsuits
A class action is a civil lawsuit filed by multiple people who experienced the same injury from the same product, a single trial to hear all claims. The difference between their cases as individuals is only the extent to which each was injured. For ...
Gene Therapy for Mesothelioma
Gene Therapy for MesotheliomaAn exciting new treatment that has given hope to mesothelioma victims is called gene therapy. Gene therapy attempts to decipher why proteins within certain cells cause them to be resilient to cancer while some cells do not. A ...
Mesothelioma: Your Basic Information
Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is becoming more and more common. The most common cause of this cancer is exposure to asbestos. When constantly exposed with insufficient protection, asbestos dust and fibres affect the mesothelial cells which make up ...
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Asbestos was used for insulation in the north tower of the World Trade center through the 40th floor. As a result of the collapse of the buildings, an enormous amount of debris containing asbestos was released into the air. In the week following the disaster, New Yorkers were told that the air was safe to breathe; yet were also instructed to clean dust carefully and avoid inhalation. The EPA later concluded that the announcement that the air was not dangerous was premature. Because of the prolonged period of time before disease manifests, it will be years before the true toll of asbestos exposure surrounding Ground Zero will be revealed.
While the plan calls for an expenditure of $7 million, those who oppose the plan feel it is inadequate. Concerned residents argued at a meeting at the Alexander Hamilton US customs house on December 13 that the testing is flawed because of it's tightly limited geographical area, questionable methodology and voluntary nature. Distrust of the government agency stems from assurances by former EPA Administrator Christine Todd-Whitman that the air surrounding the site of the terrorist attack was safe to breathe in the days after the collapse. Timothy Oppelt, Chair of the EPA technical panel investigating the issue was quoted in NY Newsday as feeling that the plan "incorporates the best science available today." (12/13/05).
A review of some of the comments of the panelists as posted on the EPA website confirmed that there are many questions about the completeness of the EPA plan. Although the area to be tested is limited to lower Manhattan south of Canal Street, dust and debris spread to a far wider area, into Brooklyn and beyond. Other concerns include the testing methodology planned.
Most published research on asbestos related illnesses related to long-term exposure, rather that a single extreme exposure as experienced after the WTC collapse. Mesothelioma is most often found in asbestos workers following years of work-place exposure. The disease has been found, however, in worker's spouses, presumably as a result of handling dust ridden work garments. Little data on single exposure is available, and leaves many questions unanswered.
This information, and the experience of the residents of the vermiculite-mining town of Libby, Montana point to a potentially serious problem in lower Manhattan. Blanketed by debris on every surface, with visibility limited to just a few feet in the days after the attack, the extreme nature of exposure following 9/11 is unprecedented.
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 Personal Injury from Asbestos Exposure Still a Problem in North ... - WebWire
Asbestos is everywhere - including items in your home, office and most buildings that you visit that were built prior to the 80’s. And prolonged exposure to asbestos fibres is proven to cause a form of cancer called mesotheliomia. If you’re a ...
Asbestos fear in industrial heartland - BBC News
Mesothelioma, a form of lung cancer, kills around 1,800 people every year Mesothelioma, an asbestos-related form of lung cancer, could kill up to 100,000 people over the next 20 years, figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) suggest. One ...
At least $21 million needed to rid office building of asbestos - Observer-Dispatch
Oneida County plans to spend at least $21 million to rid its office building of asbestos. And County Executive Anthony Picente said this week’s asbestos contamination scare showed the abatement that was already under way is worth the money. “We ...
Dangers of asbestos highlighted - BBC News
According to its figures, 771 men in Devon died from mesothelioma, a terminal form of cancer caused by asbestos, between 1981 and 2005. In Cornwall 249 men died from the disease and there was one case in the Isles of Scilly. Rob Pearce, the HSE ...
Asbestos health threat low - Pueblo Chieftain
CHIEFTAIN PHOTO/JOHN JAQUES -- A member of the CBI-K9 Unit searches Friday amid the rubble of A Classic Boutique on Union Avenue, which was destroyed Thursday by an explosion in the Branch Inn next door. CHIEFTAIN PHOTO/MIKE SWEENEY -- C Street at ...
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