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Bernstein Liebhard provides newsworthy information about asbestos exposure and diseases such as mesothelioma to the public through its affilated website, www.ConsumerInjuryLawyers.com News items that may be of interest to mesothelioma victims include:
December 2, 2008
Genentech Inc. and OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc. have disclosed that a late-stage trial showed that adding the cancer drug Avastin to the cancer drug Tarceva did not prolong the lives of patients with advanced lung cancer. Lung cancer can be caused from, among other things, exposure to asbestos.
Mineola Middle School in New York Reopens after Successful Asbestos Abatement
November 14, 2008
Mineola Middle School, located on Long Island in Nassau County, New York, is reopening this week after the school was temporarily closed to remove asbestos from the roof of its technology and shop rooms. The asbestos was initially found when construction workers began renovating a ventilation system used by the technology and shop rooms. The school district immediately notified the students’ parents about the issue after the discovery of the asbestos was made.
ATSDR Report Presents New Asbestos Exposure Concerns from Vermiculite Mined in Libby, Montana
November 11, 2008
A newly-released report from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has concluded that employees, their families, and people living near one of 28 so called “exfoliation sites” may have been exposed to amphibole asbestos from vermiculite mined in Libby, Montana between the 1920s and early 1990s.
Woman Fired For Pointing Out Asbestos Exposure Collects $100K Settlement
October 29, 2008
A Florida woman received a $100,000 settlement after being fired from her job at York County Pleasant Acres Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mary Ann Gruzs says she was wrongfully terminated after she pointed out possible asbestos contamination at work.
Researchers Warn That Nanotubes May Be As Dangerous As Asbestos
October 23, 2008
According to researchers, carbon nanotubes, which have been called a "wonder material for the 21st century," could pose similar health risks as asbestos fibers. Asbestos, a wonder material of an earlier age, was used in thousands of products for decades before it became known that asbestos exposure can lead to life-threatening health conditions, such as mesothelioma, asbestosis, and lung caner.
Merck Mesothelioma Chemotherapy Drug Zolinza Enters Phase III Clinical Trials
October 14, 2008
Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co., Inc. recently announced that its international trial of the chemotherapy drug Zolinza (vorinostat) in people with advanced malignant pleural mesothelioma has progressed to Phase III clinical trials. The company is currently accepting patients for enrollment in the study.
Developer Denies Blame for Asbestos Dust at Hunters Point Shipyard in CA
July 30, 2008
Last month, about a dozen Bayview–Hunters Point, California residents filed a lawsuit against Lennar, a well-known developer, as well as its environmental consultant, CH2M Hill, and Sacramento-based engineering consultant Gordon N. Ball, on behalf of their young children.
HVAC Manufacturers Settle Asbestos Lawsuit
July 21, 2008
An unnamed mesothelioma victim and his family have reached a confidential settlement with several home heating and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment manufacturers in a personal injury lawsuit filed in Oakland, California. The HVAC manufacturers involved in the settlement include industry leaders such as Lennox, Trane, and Carrier.
NY Jury Awards $16.25M to Mesothelioma Cancer Victim
June 27, 2008
A mesothelioma patient and his wife were awarded $16.25 million today in yet another asbestos lawsuit to end with a huge jury verdict. The plaintiff, 71 year old Marvin Penn, was diagnosed with the asbestos-caused cancer mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos in the 1960s. The jury attributed 20 percent of the liability to the sole defendant at trial, Kerr Corp., a dental supply company.
Georgia Pacific Corp Ordered to Pay Mesothelioma Victim Part of $20M Jury Award
March 18, 2008
A San Francisco jury recently awarded $20 million in damages to a woman who was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2006. Georgia Pacific Corp., an asbestos manufacturer, was ordered to pay 30 percent of the verdict, or approximately $7 million, for exposing Joan Mahoney, a onetime film actress and singer, to the asbestos fibers that caused her terminal cancer.
Bethlehem Steel Shipyard Worker Awarded $15.3M in Mesothelioma Lawsuit
February 4, 2008
A Baltimore jury has awarded $15.3 million to a 73-year-old Halethorpe man whose terminal cancer was linked to asbestos exposure while working at Bethlehem Steel Corp.’s Key Highway ship repair facility, a South Baltimore shipyard, in the 1950s.
