Mesothelioma News

W.R. Grace reaches deal to settle suits, clear bankruptcy
By Andrea K. Walker and Paul Adams | Sun reporters
9:00 PM EDT, April 7, 2008
W.R. Grace & Co. said Monday that it has reached a deal that could be worth more than $3 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits by people who say they were […]

3/20/2008 6:25 PM
By Steve Gonzalez
Asbestos cases filed in Madison County have dropped off in the past few years. But the trend is being challenged.
During a five-day filing period betweem March 13 and March 18, lawyers from five law firms filed 20 asbestos cases, the most in a one-week period in more than two years.
And out […]

1/23/2008 1:15 AM
By Steve Gonzalez
A Minnesota man filed an asbestos suit against 10 defendant corporations in Madison County Circuit Court Jan. 16, alleging his father died from mesothelioma.
Bruno Zagar claims his father, Anthony, was diagnosed with mesothelioma on Jan. 1, 2004, and died on Dec. 2, 2004.
He claims that during the course of his father’s […]

Lawsuit filed by New Jersey and New York mesothelioma attorneys from Levy Phillips & Konigsberg, LLP.
New York, NY (PRWEB) June 22, 2007 — The New York mesothelioma lawsuit involving Joel Rosenberg is proceeding to trial with a pre-trial conference scheduled before Justice Marcy S. Friedman, Supreme Court, New York County, in downtown Manhattan on June […]

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, […]

Woman who has rare illness fears for friends from teenage years

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by Luis Mon
For individuals stricken with asbestos related mesothelioma, there may be substantial compensation available if they act quickly to engage an experienced mesothelioma
lawyer who is proficient in asbestos legal issues and proving asbestos exposure. Most often mesothelioma lawsuits end up with a settlement without ever going to trial or even into a court. […]

21st, March 2007
A car mechanic has been awarded £300,000 from his former employer after being diagnosed with mesothelioma as a result of asbestos exposure.

Jonathan Hutchinson was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2003. It is believed that he developed the condition as a result of his employment in a number of mechanical firms during the 70s […]

(Media-Newswire.com) - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions John Hutton today set out proposals to provide faster compensation to all people diagnosed with mesothelioma.
In the north west there are 272 people diagnosed with mesothelioma. The number of people affected is expected to increase over the next 5-10 years as the effect of exposure […]

01:00 AM EST on Thursday, March 8, 2007

By Timothy C. Barmann
Providence Journal Staff Writer

Roland Leo Grenier Sr.’s specialty was brakes and clutches.
The 79-year-old retired mechanic repaired thousands of cars during his 38-year career, first at an Oldsmobile dealership, and then at a repair shop, both in Pawtucket.
What Grenier didn’t know was that with every clutch […]