Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule to finally ban asbestos. Chrysotile asbestos is the last type of asbestos in use in the United States. The proposed rule would ban the manufacturing, processing, distribution, commercial use, and import of chrysotile asbestos. The most significant use of this form of asbestos is in the manufacturing [...]
This past February, renowned film director, special effects supervisor, and inventor Douglass Trumbull passed away from complications of mesothelioma. He contributed or was responsible for the special effects of films like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Blade Runner, and Star Trek: The Motion Picture; he also directed the movies Silent [...]
A small victory occurred when a Louisiana court allowed a worker diagnosed with mesothelioma to continue a negligence claim against his former employer. Sentilles v. Pelnor LLC: What Constitutes Coverage for Mesothelioma? In late 2020, Robert Stephen Sentilles was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma. Soon after. Sentilles filed a suit against several defendants he blames for [...]
Have you been exposed to asbestos in the past at your Louisiana job site, and have been diagnosed with a related illness? If so, you need to reach out to our Louisiana asbestos attorneys to file a personal injury lawsuit now to compensate you for your medical expenses and other damages. Time is of the [...]
Grief is often present during the holiday season. While the rest of the country is singing songs, decorating for the holidays, and attending parties, grief can feel especially isolating and overwhelming. To those who are mourning the loss or cancer diagnosis of a loved one, or battling the disease themselves, it’s certainly not “the best [...]
A California jury has shown its distrust of Johnson & Johnson’s continued assertions that its talcum powder does not contain asbestos, by awarding $29 million to a plaintiff who believes J & J’s talc-based products caused her cancer. This latest defeat is the latest blow for a company facing more than 13,000 talc-related lawsuits. As [...]
There has been growing concern among the public as well as the FDA that there has been asbestos contamination in products sold primarily to young teens by Claire’s and Justice Tween Retailers. In response to the public concerns, the new Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 was introduced into Congress. The bill regards [...]
For decades, the health hazards of asbestos have been well documented. There is overwhelming medical evidence that asbestos exposure has directly caused thousands of deaths and health problems related to cancer over the years. In fact, it is estimated that 3,000 Americans die from an asbestos-related diseases, such as mesothelioma, every single year. Despite these [...]
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) is a type of lung disease which causes people to have difficulty breathing, which, over time, becomes worse. COPD is much like chronic bronchitis and emphysema, and while the primary cause of the disease is smoking, chemical fumes, exposure to asbestos and other environmental toxins can also cause COPD. People [...]
Materials which contain asbestos broadly fall into two categories: friable and non-friable. Non-friable asbestos encompasses materials in which the asbestos is bonded—firmly bound within the material, therefore unlikely to release any measurable levels of asbestos fibers into the air. Because of this, there is a much lower risk to the health of those who come [...]
