Blog: Asbestos
- New study could hurt plaintiffs with asbestos cases
Dec 6, 2018
Asbestos isn’t just found in roofing or building materials. Did you know that some people have filed claims over asbestos found in baby powder? That’s right, a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson claimed that the baby powder contained enough asbestos to cause people to fall ill after using it. In a new report from Dec. 4, 2018, a study released undermines that claim, even though some experts supported it in the past. The new study...Read More - How long does it take for asbestos to affect you?
Nov 16, 2018
Asbestos is a dangerous material that has the potential to make a person very ill. The interesting thing about it is that you could be exposed for a long time before knowing that you’re going to be affected negatively. Asbestos has the potential to cause chronic respiratory diseases, cancer and other issues many decades after exposure. For most people, it’s at least a decade before there are any signs of illness. Many don’t know for...Read More - What types of asbestos are the most dangerous?
Oct 31, 2018
There are several kinds of asbestos but not all of them cause disease. Exposure, and the method of exposure, must match up in a specific way for a person to get sick from asbestos. There are six kinds of asbestos that belong to two mineral families: amphibole and serpentine. Amphibole asbestos includes: Crocidolite Tremolite Anthophyllite Amosite Actinolite Serpentine asbestos is the group made up of only chrysotile asbestos. This kind of asbestos is the most...Read More - What causes pleural mesothelioma?
Oct 21, 2018
Malignant mesothelioma is a cancer. It affects the cells in the body by altering their DNA. When the DNA is altered and damaged, it can cause the cells to grow out of control. That’s what leads to cancer. Asbestos is known as a primary cause of pleural mesothelioma. The patient must have breathed in the fibers of asbestos at some time, causing the fibers to pass into the lungs. They reach the pleura, and from...Read More - 6 kinds of asbestos can threaten your safety
Oct 4, 2018
When you hear someone talk about asbestos, you probably immediately think about the fibrous materials that are found in roofing materials or insulation. You may have learned about the dangers of asbestos in the past but not realized that you had actually been exposed. If you were exposed, you could develop mesothelioma or asbestosis, both of which can affect your health negatively and potentially become life-threatening. Asbestos is not dangerous in every single product where...Read More - Asbestosis: Symptoms to look for
Sep 21, 2018
If you work in an industry where you may be exposed to asbestos, then you should be aware of the symptoms and signs of asbestosis. Asbestosis is a disease of the lungs that develops when fibrous asbestos scars the lungs. Asbestosis generally originates from workplace exposure to asbestos. However, it can come from any exposure to asbestos in its fibrous form. The disease generally takes years to develop. By the time people recognize that they...Read More - Widow sues over asbestos filters in cigarettes
Sep 7, 2018
In an interesting news report about asbestos lawsuits, the Reynolds Tobacco Company was ordered to release lists of people, smokers and employees, who sued Lorillard Inc., due to illnesses from cigarettes and their filters that had asbestos inside. The company, ordered to release the information by a three-judge panel in Pennsylvania, inherited liability for the company’s past lawsuit when it purchased the company in July 2015. The lists are vital to a case involving a...Read More - Exposure to asbestos: The development of disease
Aug 24, 2018
As someone who worked with asbestos in the past, you may worry that you could develop an illness in the future as a result. In the meantime, you don’t know when the illness might suddenly appear but want to take steps to address it as soon as possible. The good news is that there is some information on how long it takes to develop asbestos-related diseases. For example, pleural mesothelioma typically develops between 20 to...Read More - Understanding the dangers of asbestos
Aug 10, 2018
Asbestos, a heat-resistant, fibrous silicate mineral has many purposes. It can be used as a fire-resistant or insulating material. It can be woven into materials, too. The trouble is that it has the potential to be extremely dangerous if inhaled. It is most common for asbestos fibers to enter the body through inhalation. At that point, the fibers get trapped in the mucous membranes of the throat and nose. Others go on to go deep...Read More - What can make an asbestos exposure particularly dangerous?
Jul 26, 2018
Over the years, asbestos has been used in a wide range of fields. So, there are all kinds of workers who, at some point in their career, may have faced asbestos exposure. A few examples of work fields that have seen significant risks on this front over the years are shipbuilding, construction, building and asbestos-related mining/milling/manufacturing. Any asbestos exposure carries risks. But not all exposures are equal. There are certain things that could up the...Read More