'News' Category
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 19, 2008
University of Minnesota Gives Update on Mesothelioma Study
In 2006, the University of Minnesota began a $4.9-million-dollar study of mesothelioma in the Iron Ridge of Minnesota, where unusually high rates of the rare and terminal lung cancer have been discovered.… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 19, 2008
Pleural Mesothelioma Clinical Trial Looks Promising
A clinical trial recently conducted in Japan and supervised by the Japanese Ministry of Health and cancer researchers Eli Lilly and Company had very promising results. They recently announced that a combination… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 17, 2008
Asbestos Violations Cited In Bend, Oregon
According to the local ABC affiliate KOHD, two companies were recently fined $15,000 in civil penalties by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for unlicensed asbestos abatement during the demolition of three mobile home units… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 15, 2008
Fort Bragg Officers Exposed To Asbestos
Evon Colchiski is the father of Pvt. Jason Colchiski, who served a year in Iraq and is now stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. As a father, Evon’s concerns were raised… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 15, 2008
Asbestos Awareness Day Conference Registration Open
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, an independent organization funded through voluntary contributions and staffed completely by volunteers, has opened registration for its 5th Annual Asbestos Awareness Day Conference for March 27 through… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 12, 2008
Asbestos Tiles in St. Louis Possibly Disposed of Improperly
A north St. Louis County fire district is under investigation by state and county authorities for the removal and disposal of floor tiles, possibly containing asbestos, from a recently purchased building. STLtoday.com… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 11, 2008
Seattle Mesothelioma Victim Fights For After Death Rights
James Ross is a 71-year-old Seattle man who worked for 51 years as a Seattle-based brakeman and conductor for Great Northern Railway and the subsequent companies that purchased the railway company. A… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 10, 2008
Cancer Deaths May Overtake Heart Disease
Heart disease may be losing its number-one position in the next two years as cancer quickly takes its place as the number-one killer. In reports released on Tuesday by international health experts,… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 9, 2008
Montana Asbestos Lawsuit Settled with W.R. Grace & Co.
More news on the asbestos tragedy of Libby, Montana: W.R. Grace & Co. has recently agreed to pay up to $140 million in order to settle a class-action asbestos lawsuit resulting from… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 9, 2008
Montana Asbestos Lawsuit Settled with W.R. Grace & Co.
More news on the asbestos tragedy of Libby, Montana: W.R. Grace & Co. has recently agreed to pay up to $140 million in order to settle a class-action asbestos lawsuit resulting from… Read More
