All posts by Simmons Hanly Conroy
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | April 26, 2018
SHC Continues Support for Laid-off Steelworkers
From left, Jeff Rains, president of the Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees (SOAR); Partner Todd Neilson, SHC; Lisa Guilliams, founder of TWIGS, a summer-long free lunch program in Granite City; Partner Brent… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | April 4, 2018
Verdict: AbbVie, Makers of AndroGel, Ordered to Pay $3.2 Million in Retrial
An Illinois jury on Monday ordered AbbVie Inc. to pay $3.2 million in a retrial after the company’s AndroGel product caused an Oregon man’s heart attack. AndroGel is a testosterone-based gel medication… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | April 4, 2018
Anti-Asbestos Activist, Firefighter and Wellness Advocate Headline 2018 ADAO Awareness Conference as Keynote Speakers
Anti-asbestos activist Eric Jonckheere and Patrick J. Morrison, career firefighter and advocate for the health and wellness of firefighters, will serve as keynote speakers for the upcoming Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization’s 14th Annual… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | April 2, 2018
Simmons Hanly Conroy Denounces PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act (S. 2564)
Simmons Hanly Conroy Stands Beside Asbestos Victims, Denounces the “PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act” (S. 2564) Some have called the actions of the asbestos and insurance industries “perhaps the greatest corporate mass murder… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | March 13, 2018
Dirty Laundry: A Mesothelioma Journey No Family Should Face
Have you ever heard the phrase “cancer isn’t a person’s diagnosis, it’s a family’s diagnosis”? Mesothelioma may be considered “rare” and may only be diagnosed in approximately 3,000 Americans each year, but… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | March 7, 2018
Amid Criticism for Defending Accused Abuse Witness, Pope Francis Names New Sexual Abuse Panel
On February 17, Pope Francis renewed the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors in an apparent effort to continue addressing widespread sexual abuse in the Catholic church. However, the renewal comes… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | February 27, 2018
Raise Awareness for Mesothelioma and Rare Diseases on February 28, 2018
When something is considered “rare,” it doesn’t occur very often. One rare disease may only affect a small number of people. But when you consider there are over 6,000 existing rare diseases,… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | February 2, 2018
Mesothelioma and World Cancer Day: Raising Awareness of Rare and Deadly Diseases
February 4 is a day dedicated every year, all over the world, to the fight against cancer. Each World Cancer Day, the aim is to get as many governments and individuals as… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | January 30, 2018
Opioid Lawyers Prepare to Step in for Government on Ending the National Crisis
A year since its annual death toll surpassed that of the entire Vietnam war, three months since it was declared a public health emergency and mere weeks since it was named a… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | January 5, 2018
Communities Sue Pill-Makers as Overdose Deaths Contribute to Decline in American Life Expectancy
American adults expect that, on average, they have a good chance of living longer, healthier lives than their parents. They hope their own kids can say the same thing. For the second… Read More