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Simmons Hanly Conroy’s support blog is a place for clients and families to find news, education, and inspirational stories about the following areas of litigation: mesothelioma and asbestos, dangerous drugs and devices, consumer protection and mass torts, personal injury and environmental litigation.
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Memorial Day Hero Spotlight: Commemorating the lives of Jim and Frank, Two Navy Veterans
Memorial Day, the day we remember the millions of brave veterans who died defending our freedom, celebrates its 52nd official holiday this year. While many of our armed service members died fighting… Read More
EPA Could Ban Asbestos, but the Administration Seems to Be Choosing Industry Over Science
For decades the deadly health effects of asbestos have been recognized in numerous scientific studies. This carcinogen causes the deadly cancer mesothelioma and other diseases. While 55 countries have banned asbestos, including… Read More
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
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
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
Participate in ADAO’s Global Asbestos Awareness Week
This week is Global Asbestos Awareness Week 2018, which runs this year from April 1-7. One week until we come together as an asbestos community. One word. One week. One world. “Prevention… Read More
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
ADAO’s Global Asbestos Awareness Week Kicks Off April 1
“Why is asbestos bad?” The answer to this basic question may seem obvious to some of us, especially those who have been directly impacted by mesothelioma or other asbestos-related diseases. But would… Read More
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
Women’s History Month: Recognizing the Unseen Battles Women Faced in the Workforce
Asbestos-related diseases have always taken men’s lives more often than women’s. This has nothing to do with genetics, but rather a gender gap that made men more likely to work in direct… Read More
