Post-Mortem CTE Found in 87 Percent of Former Football Players Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is known by many names, including punch-drunk syndrome and dementia pugilistica (DP), but the definition remains the same. It’s a type of neurodegenerative disease or dementia caused by repeated concussive or sub-concussive blows. For years, former players in the National Football […]
The Lone Industry Using Asbestos Today
The Lone Industry Using Asbestos Today Close to 20 years ago asbestos was primarily used in roofing products (62% of the market), but even then, domestic consumption had dramatically decreased as most manufacturers began using asbestos substitutes and replaced asbestos-containing products. The last asbestos mine closed in 2002 and industries like the chlor-alkali industry were […]
Doctrine of Strict Liability
In 1965, the American Law Institute published the second edition of Restatement of the Law of Torts and set into motion a special rule on strict liability, which states in Section 402A “One who sells any product in a defective condition unreasonably dangerous to the user or consumer or to his property is subject to liability to […]
Huge Fines for Improper Asbestos Removal at Westinghouse
Huge Fines for Improper Asbestos Removal at Westinghouse Earlier last month improper asbestos removal at the former Westinghouse plants in Churchill, PA was reported after photographs of unsafe asbestos abatement tactics were discovered and reports of untrained and unprotected workers were confirmed. The Allegheny Health Department fined the owners and developers of this site $1.4 […]
Asbestos Litigation: What Took So Long?
Asbestos Litigation: What Took So Long? Suspicions of asbestos fibers being tied to pulmonary problems date back thousands of years, when a first century Greek geographer mentioned a lung sickness in his slaves who worked weaving asbestos fibers into cloth. Centuries passed, and it wasn’t until 1906 that the first asbestos related death was officially […]
Regulatory Accountability Act: Extinguishing Hopes of Banning Asbestos
Regulatory Accountability Act: Extinguishing Hopes of Banning Asbestos Last year, President Barack Obama signed into law a long awaited bill that places stronger regulations on toxic chemicals but unfortunately, a recent piece of legislation that has already swept through the House could tear it all down and undermine the work of The Clean Air Act, […]
Improper Asbestos Removal Reported at Westinghouse
Improper Asbestos Removal Reported at Westinghouse Westinghouse Electric Company, later renamed Westinghouse Electric Corporation was founded in 1886 by George Westinghouse. It soon became one of the largest and most successful electric companies in the United States, rivaling Thomas Edison’s electric company (later known as General Electric). Two of the largest factories under the Westinghouse […]
Asbestos Trust Money is Already Waiting
Asbestos Trust Money is Already Waiting For decades, the carcinogenic qualities of asbestos have affected hard working individuals who worked in industrial, chemical, electrical, and other trade settings. Airborne asbestos fibers are easily inhaled and can lead to many asbestos-related illnesses such as lung cancer, asbestosis, and mesothelioma. The long latency period between asbestos exposure […]
Nintedanib and Pembrolizumab – Hope for Mesothelioma Patients
Nintedanib and Pembrolizumab – Hope for Mesothelioma Patients The latest findings in cancer treatments for the often fatal mesothelioma have scientists and researchers hopeful that they are one step closer in finding a consistent, effective treatment for the asbestos-caused cancer. The LUME-Meso Phase II trial for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma focused on the administration of […]
National Asbestos Awareness Week: April 1 – April 7, 2017
National Asbestos Awareness Week: April 1 – April 7, 2017 On March 29, 2017 the U.S. Senate passed S. Res.98; a resolution designating the first week of April as “National Asbestos Awareness Week” in an attempt to warn and educate the public about asbestos exposure and its deadly health effects. Despite it being a known carcinogen […]