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For many illnesses, early detection can make an enormous difference in the outcome. This is especially true with malignant mesothelioma, a cancer of the lungs almost always brought on by exposure to asbestos. Since this deadly disease can take from 20 up to 50 years to present itself, it has been difficult, if not impossible, …
Construction continues at The Adelfa B. Callejo Building – the future home of DuBose Law Firm’s principal office. Built in 1954, the building was the office of a Dallas civil rights icon, Adelfa B. Callejo, from the late 1970s until her passing in 2014. Extensive remodeling and updates are now taking place at the site. …
Nursing homes and long term care facilities that accept Medicare and Medicaid funds will be banned from requiring residents to accept pre-dispute arbitration clauses in their contracts due to a new ruling from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The end to this practice will return the option to sue and go to …
Blue asbestos has been banned on the island of Sri Lanka since 1987, but a decision by the Sri Lanka cabinet has imposed controls on all asbestos. Importation and use will end on January 1, 2018 and manufacturing of asbestos-related products will be prohibited by 2024. This ruling was enacted to protect the health of …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) penalized U.S. Steel Corp. $170,000 for giving tasks to seven employees that exposed them to asbestos at the coke production facility in Pittsburgh. In February, five employees removed and replaced asbestos-containing packing material. In March, two other employees burned and removed a rotten section of expansion pipe which …
