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What Causes Mesothelioma? If you or a loved one suffers from mesothelioma, you may have heard your physician talk about what mesothelioma is and what causes it. The primary cause of mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos. However, it's not just exposure that may give you mesothelioma- it's the stirring up and working with... Read More at the Asbestos Blog

Mesothelioma Treatments- Radiation Therapy LegalView is committed to providing you and your family information about various mesothelioma treatment options to help you make the right decision about which option is best for you. One of them is radiation therapy. During radiation therapy, high-energy x-rays are used to kill cancer cells.... Read More at the Asbestos Blog

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Asbestos is the name for a group of minerals that was once popular as insulation and fireproofing in a variety of industrial applications. The mineral's tiny fibers are now known to stay in the body when inhaled, causing a host of deadly diseases, including asbestosis, a chronic and incurable lung inflammation, and mesothelioma, a deadly form of lung cancer. Symptoms may not manifest for decades after asbestos exposure, which can occur through jobs in mining, manufacturing and construction as well as through living or working in older buildings. Asbestos was known to cause health problems as early as 1906; it was confirmed to cause lung cancer in 1955. Scientists estimate that 27.5 million people in the United States were exposed to asbestos between 1940 and 1979.

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Asbestos -- An Overview

More than 100 years ago, asbestos was seen as the ideal building material: it was fireproof, cheap, and easy to use. Shortly after the turn of the 20th century, the medical field began to recognize that a large number of people were dying from pulmonary and lung diseases in areas where asbestos mines and asbestos fabrication plants were located. By 1940, studies were showing a suggested link between asbestos exposure and cancer . read more

Asbestos: A Cautionary Tale from South Africa

The British multinational company Cape PLC mined asbestos in South Africa, and moved into South Africa after deciding that the costs for labor and asbestos disease compensation were too much in the UK. The result was 7,500 sick and dying workers. At the same time, it brings new meaning to labor's belief that "an injury to one is an injury to all." Asbestos in the United States: Claims and the Trust Fund. read more

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Asbestos Jury Verdicts

______ $200,000 less setoffs against Owens-Illinois only. - Products Liability Products Liability - Asbestos - Fatality - Wrongful Death

______ $238,000 - Product Liability Product Liability - Asbestos - Lung Cancer - Wrongful Death

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McLean County asbestos verdict argued at appellate court | Madison/St. Clair Record

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Asbestos Newsfeeds

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Asbestos Useful Web Sites

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