Archive for May, 2007

Arizona couple names 77 companies in asbestos suit 

By Cara Bailey -Kanawha Bureau
CHARLESTON - A former West Virginia couple filed an asbestos suit against 77 different companies, claiming the husband is ill because of their negligence concerning asbestos safety.
Donald and Virginia Schwartz, now residents of Arizona, filed a suit April 24 in Kanawha Circuit Court. Donald Schwartz was employed as a steamfitter, superintendent, […]

Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Releases New Findings on Exposed Victims 

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 9, 2007–The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an organization dedicated to serving as the voice of asbestos victims, today announced that an increasing number of patients suffering from asbestos-related diseases are now younger than in previous reports. Case reports from the past three years reveal a new median age of 51 and nearly […]