The city of Philadelphia has been the center of turmoil after numerous schools were closed down due to the discovery of asbestos within their buildings. Since late 2019, schools have either closed or partially closed to give the Philadelphia School District time to decide how to handle the overwhelmingly expensive project of removing asbestos from …
Asbestos in Brand Name Beauty Products Linked to Deadly Cancer
Some of the largest brand names in the beauty industry have come under scrutiny as their products may contain a toxic ingredient linked to deadly cancers. In recent years, studies have shown some products from Chanel and L’Oreal contain talcum powder, an ingredient often containing the carcinogen asbestos. Unfortunately, products with talcum powder can cause …
Asbestos in Makeup: The Carcinogen on Your Dresser
Asbestos has caused suffering and pain to many individuals. Its presence in makeup products makes it even harder to avoid asbestos related-injury. Popular makeup giant Revlon is the latest company to be named in a lawsuit for asbestos-related mesothelioma. A Maryland couple is suing the company on the grounds that its Jean Nate talcum powder …
States Sue EPA to Demand Tighter Asbestos Rules Governing
Ten U.S. states and the District of Columbia recently sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), demanding stiffer rules governing the use of asbestos to reduce the public health risks. The lawsuit was filed after the EPA refused to collect more data on asbestos. The states believe this denial was arbitrary and violated the EPA’s obligations …
Johnson & Johnson Loses Again Over Asbestos in Its Talc Products
A woman suffering from mesothelioma has been awarded $325 million in punitive and compensatory damages by a New York jury. The woman charged that her mesothelioma, an aggressive form of asbestos-related cancer, is the result of decades of daily use of two Johnson & Johnson products, Baby Powder and Shower to Shower. The jury rejected Johnson …
Asbestos-Related Lung Cancer Kills Thousands Each Year
More than 6,000 Americans die from asbestos-related lung cancer every year. Medical researchers first made the connection between asbestos exposure and lung cancer in 1935. Since then, study after study has shown the same link, which typically occurs when a person breathes in asbestos fibers, some of which become lodged in the individual’s lungs. Over …
What Is Secondhand or Take-Home Asbestos Exposure?
Did you know people can get an asbestos-related disease, such as mesothelioma, without ever working around the toxic mineral? In an asbestos-heavy work environment, acts such as cutting, drilling and sanding can expel toxic fibers in the air, which can get distributed across the workplace through ventilation ducts and onto workers’ clothing and skin. Depending …
Warning: Girls’ Makeup Recalled for Containing Asbestos
Parents of young girls everywhere are disappointed after learning that their daughters’ favorite stores are under investigation for selling asbestos-containing makeup. Below is a list of popular stores that may have sold makeup contaminated with asbestos, a known carcinogen. JUSTICE A recent third-party investigation revealed that Justice’s “Just Shine Shimmer Powder” tested positive for four …
Veterans Exposed to Asbestos: You Have Important Legal Rights
Every year on November 11, we remember all the sacrifices our veterans have made for us. This year, we’d like to focus on bringing awareness to the potentially-lifelong impacts asbestos exposure has on veterans’ health. ASBESTOS EXPOSURE IS COMMON WHILE IN SERVICE From the 1930s through the 1970s, asbestos products were heavily used in the …
Popular Food Brand Sued for Asbestos Death
A California jury found Hillshire Brands guilty of exposing a family to asbestos for years without giving them proper protection. Mark Lopez lived in Betteravia, California from 1954 to the mid-1960’s. There, he was regularly exposed to asbestos from the housing that Betteravia Farms provided for factory workers and their families. Although it knew asbestos …
How Much Asbestos Exposure is Dangerous?
There are six types of asbestos minerals, which are resistant to heat, fire, and many chemicals. Governments and scientists believed asbestos was safe, and used it in massive amounts of everyday products. Unfortunately, we now know that asbestos causes cancer and other serious diseases. Among the most severe include lung cancer, mesothelioma, asbestosis, and head …
Celebrating Earth Day
This Earth Day, our toxic substance attorneys want to highlight the importance of environmental contamination law. Whether we realize it or not, we encounter chemicals and naturally occurring toxins every single day. Chemicals There are currently more than 80,000 chemicals available for use in the U.S. Our mesothelioma lawyers recently posted a blog about how …
How Lawyers Defend Asbestos Companies
It is our mission as lung cancer and mesothelioma lawyers to make sure our clients understand the legal process. Asbestos litigation is complex, but we take great pride in how comfortable our clients are asking questions about any topic related to their case. In this post, we want to shed light on an issue that …
Third Wave of Asbestos Disease Hits American Workers
Asbestos is an internationally-recognized carcinogen, known to cause fatal forms of cancer in any amount of exposure. In 2006, the World Health Organization called for elimination of all asbestos uses. The International Commission on Occupational Health has also called for a global ban on the mining, sale, and use of all asbestos. Our team of …
Yarway Creates $325 Million Asbestos Trust
Yarway Corp., a manufacturing company and unit of Tyco, recently filed for bankruptcy due to overwhelming asbestos liability. A judge approved its plan to pay $325 to a trust that will compensate thousands of current and future asbestos injury claims. Asbestos exposure attorneys at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm explain what an asbestos trust is and how …
Ford Sued for Overseas Asbestos Exposure
A man diagnosed with mesothelioma recently filed a lawsuit against Ford Motor Co., for use of asbestos in their auto parts. The man, Raymond Finerty, worked as a mechanic in Ireland though he is now a United States citizen. Mesothelioma lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm detail this case below. Ford attempted to have Finerty’s …
Asbestos Exposure at Ceramics Factory Leads to $10.6 Million Award
The family of an Indiana man exposed to asbestos during a high school job was recently awarded $10.6 million. The man, Richard Chisholm, developed mesothelioma and died at the age of 52. Our team of mesothelioma lawyers reminds the public that any amount of asbestos exposure can cause cancer. Mesothelioma is an aggressive form of cancer that …
Auto Part Company Agrees to $360 in Asbestos Settlements
Garlock Sealing Technologies, the top American manufacturer of industrial gasket products, recently agreed to settle all asbestos injury claims for $358 million. The plan was born out of Garlock’s bankruptcy case, during which the company promised to pay off all present and future asbestos claims. Asbestos cancer lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm applaud Garlock for …
Navy Veteran Asbestos Exposure
Veterans who served in the Navy have the highest rates of mesothelioma and asbestos lung cancer out of all veterans of the Armed Forces. Those who served between 1930 and 1990 particularly were likely exposed at some point during their service. Mesothelioma lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm explore this troubling phenomenon, and outline resources available …
Tobacco Companies to Pay $41 Million to Lung Disease Victim
A man diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was recently awarded $41 million by a Florida jury. Both Philip Morris USA and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company will be liable for the damages incurred by the plaintiff in this case. Lung cancer lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm explain this case and others like it around the …
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