'Asbestos' Category
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | April 3, 2012
Asbestos Awareness Conference Exposes Startling Truth of Asbestos Use in India
Over the weekend, I attended the 8th Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference, hosted by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization in Los Angeles. The event was the kickoff to National Asbestos Awareness Week… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | March 29, 2012
ADAO Meets with Surgeon General Days Before Annual Asbestos Conference
Linda Reinstein, co-founder of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, is truly a woman on the go. She is incredibly busy with the 8th International Asbestos Awareness Conference coming up this weekend in… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | March 23, 2012
An Early Congratulations to Meso Survivor Larry Davis, Others Honored by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization
On behalf of the firm, I would like to recognize this year’s ADAO Asbestos Awareness Conference honorees, including our client Larry Davis, a mesothelioma survivor from Pompano Beach, Fla. We would like… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | March 19, 2012
Asbestos Conference Features Internationally Known Anti-Asbestos Advocates
In just two short weeks, myself and other attorneys and staff with the Firm will attend the 8th Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference in California from March 30 to April 1. We’re… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | March 7, 2012
Thank You to Senator Durbin for Co-sponsoring “National Asbestos Awareness Week”
I’d like to thank Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Max Baucus (D-MT) and cosponsors for introducing a resolution yesterday that designates the first week of April as “National Asbestos Awareness Week.” The… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | February 21, 2012
Meso Foundation Awards $100,000 to Five Mesothelioma Research Projects
I’m pleased to share that the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation recently announced funding for five mesothelioma research grants. Having seen first-hand the deadly impact this disease can have on patients and their… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | January 26, 2012
Asbestos-use Increases 25 percent in United States in 2011
Asbestos use in the United States over the past year has increased by 26 percent compared to 2009, according to the 2012 United States Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Summaries. Many Americans falsely… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | January 24, 2012
01/24/12: Mesothelioma & Asbestos News Report
As part of our commitment to offering news and information on asbestos exposure and mesothelioma, the lawyers at the Firm have rounded up some of this week’s headlines. Additional Mesothelioma Funding through… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | January 23, 2012
ADAO Spreads Asbestos Awareness Through Washington, D.C.
Legislators from sixteen states attended an informational Senate Briefing last week entitled “Asbestos: The Impact on Public Health, the Environment, and the Economy.” The session, organized by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization,… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | January 16, 2012
01/06/12: Mesothelioma & Asbestos Information
As part of our commitment to offering news and information concerning asbestos exposure and mesothelioma, the mesothelioma lawyers at the Firm have rounded up some of this week’s headlines. Recent Mesothelioma Treatment… Read More
