2/24/11, “Mesothelioma Lawyer Massachusetts” The list of job sites, companies, factories and public facilities in Massachusetts at which asbestos -containing materials (ACMs) are now or have been used is extensive, containing over 400 different industries and institutions. They run the gamut from the usual industrial settings such as gas works, power plants, foundries and shipyards [...]
(January 31, 2011) A retired civil servant who was allegedly exposed to asbestos for 40 years at Inland Revenue offices in Croydon and Epsom died due to mesothelioma cancer. Helen Wickings, who died last week at age 65, believed that she was exposed to asbestos during her career at the government tax office. She said [...]
2/25/11, “Mesothelioma Lawyer Washington” Located in the mountainous Pacific Northwest, Washington state has its fair share of serpentine, from which chrysotile asbestos is produced. There are at least five “past producers” in the northern part of the state as well as numerous serpentine deposits in the central Cascades and in the Okanogan highlands in the [...]
2/25/11, “Mesothelioma Lawyer South Carolina” The Palmetto State has two major industrial sources of asbestos exposure: ship building and repair, and power generation plants. For many reasons, these two industries have some of the highest rates of asbestos-related disease victims. South Carolina also has abundant deposits of serpentine, from which comes the common chrysotile variety [...]
2/24/11, “Mesothelioma Lawyer Nevada” Contrary to popular conception, the state of Nevada is only desert in the southern region around Clark County (Las Vegas metro area). Most of the state is covered by spectacular forested mountain ranges, running north and south and rising to 13,000 feet. However, most of the geologic activity occurs west of [...]
2/24/11, “Mesothelioma Lawyer Massachusetts” The list of job sites, companies, factories and public facilities in Massachusetts at which asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) are now or have been used is extensive, containing over 400 different industries and institutions. They run the gamut from the usual industrial settings such as gas works, power plants, foundries and shipyards to [...]
2/24/11, “Mesothelioma Lawyer Maine” The province of Quebec is the heart of Canada’s still legal and thriving asbestos industry. The state of Maine borders Quebec, so it is not surprising to find that there is a great deal of naturally-occurring asbestos deposits in the western region where Maine borders Quebec and northern New Hampshire. Despite [...]
asbestosis is a non-cancerous scarring of the lungs which usually occurs in a work related setting. The discovery last year of asbestos within the walls of several old schools was expected to cause scheduling problems for the building’s demolition. Regardless of the cost, asbestos must be abated before any demolition can take place. asbestos is [...]
2/24/11, “Mesothelioma Lawyer Montana” If there is a “Ground Zero” in the war on asbestos, it is the small Montana town of Libby. It was here that W.R. Grace & Company (six executives of which were facing criminal charges) operated asbestos and vermiculite mines for 30 years after taking over from the company that had [...]