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Canada, having closed its last asbestos mine in 2011, is moving forward with a proposal to stop the “use, sale, import and export” of asbestos and asbestos-containing products. The full ban is expected sometime in 2018. Canada reported approximately 1,900 lung cancer cases and 430 mesothelioma cases in 2011. Besides the human suffering and loss …
Ben DuBose has been named to The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers list for 2017. The list is comprised of a premier group of attorneys who practice civil plaintiff law in the state of Texas. Only lawyers who have undergone a strict process of peer reviews are eligible to be named …
Claire’s, a nationwide jewelry and accessories chain targeting young customers, responded to allegations of asbestos in almost a dozen of their glittery makeup items. A concerned mom, a law clerk for a firm specializing in asbestos litigation, was suspicious so mailed her daughter’s makeup to the Scientific Analytical Institute to test for asbestos contamination. All …
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive cancer, primarily brought on by asbestos exposure. Recent studies by Pavel A Levin and Jonathan E Dowell at the Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, have revealed adding bevacizumab to the combination of cisplatin and pemetrexed gives hope to selected mesothelioma victims by potentially extending …
The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) ruled to ban asbestos throughout all of Brazil ¬ – a major achievement. Brazil is the third largest asbestos producer in the world through its mining operations, a major global exporter of asbestos, as well as a user of asbestos in manufacturing and construction. For the STF to ban …
