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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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Healthy Lung Month: Get the Facts about the Clean Air Act
Clean air is important for healthy lungs. That’s why we feel it’s important to celebrate the accomplishments of the Clean Air Act, which was passed in 1970. In recent years this essential… Read More
Healthy Lung Month & Mesothelioma Awareness
The month of October is Healthy Lung Month. This health observance is sponsored by the American Lung Association and strives to increase national awareness pertaining to the warning signs of diseases of… Read More
Penn Medicine Hosts Free, Educational Mesothelioma Conference
The “Focus on Mesothelioma Conference”, a free educational conference for patients and their families, will be hosted by Penn Medicine and the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, Friday, Oct.… Read More
Asbestos and Mesothelioma Updates for October
The mesothelioma lawyers at the Firm have brought together some of this month’s headlines highlighting the dangers of asbestos exposure and some important results concerning mesothelioma research. Cars Containing Asbestos Recalled in Australia:… Read More
The Dangers of SSRI’s for Pregnant Women
Depression in pregnant women is not uncommon. According to this Slate.com article, depression affects more than 10 percent of all pregnant women in the U.S. In the past, many doctors prescribed pregnant women… Read More
Study Links Propecia to Depression
A new study recently published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry reports that hair-loss drug finasteride (Propecia) may be linked to more than just permanent sexual side effects. The study found that… Read More
Elmwood Park Neighborhood Chemical Spill: Environmental Contamination Concerns St. Louis Residents
Update: The company responsible for the testing and cleanup is Perkin Elmer of Waltham, Mass., according to KMOV. The company disputes that TCE has contaminated groundwater, however they have been unable to… Read More
Double Decker Bus Crashes Into Concrete Pillar
Today, a tragedy happened not 20 minutes from my office. A double-decker Megabus was in a horrible accident on Interstate 55, just north of Litchfield, Ill., and details continue to emerge. As… Read More
Mesothelioma Survivors Can Weigh In Over Federally Funded Medical Research
There are multiple ways to get involved in the mesothelioma community. Some people are good at fundraising like our client Shelly Kozicki, who has fund-raised over $250,000 for the mesothelioma research grant… Read More
New study: hair-loss drug Propecia’s side effects may be permanent
As we reported this morning, Propecia has been a topic of interest on the Today Show, and most recently Good Morning America. The Good Morning America segment on ABC discussed the negative side effects of… Read More