According to a recent statement from Quebec-based LAB Chrysotile, Canada’s final fully operational asbestos mine is on the verge of closing. In fact, it could be forced to close down in November for an undetermined period of time.
Currently, the mine is buried in a conflict with its workers’ labor union, so, unfortunately, it’s unclear whether [...]
Guidelines Offer Latest Treatments as well as Health examination Information on Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
DALLAS –(July 12, 2011) –The national mesothelioma law firm of Baron as well as Budd has supported the recent mesothelioma patient guidelines from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®). Baron as well as Budd, mesothelioma lawyers, provided a generous donation to enable [...]
Baron as well as Budd is one of the largest United States law firms representing victims of corporate malfeasance
DALLAS (June 30, 2011) –The documentary, “Hot Coffee” by first-time filmmaker as well as former Community Justice president Susan Saladoff, accurately depicts the plight of several individuals whose attempts to seek justice for horrendous wrongs were stymied [...]
Final week, the University of Hawaii announced that the university’s cancer center received a $3.58 million gift from an anonymous donor to research mesothelioma. UH’s president says that the multi-million dollar gift will help solidify the Cancer Center’s role as the world leader in mesothelioma research.
This gift marks the subordinate largest in the center’s history.
Mesothelioma [...]
Canada has single-handedly blocked chrysotile asbestos from being listed as a hazardous artificial, the United Nations confirmed earlier this week. At home, the government remained silent on the issue.
At the UN summit in Switzerland, the Canadian delegation opposed the inclusion of asbestos on a UN treaty called the Rotterdam Convention.
Including asbestos on Annex III of [...]
The New York Times recently discussed a recent study that warns about the expected dangers of asbestos diseases in Asia. According to the study, over the next 20 years, there will be a massive surge in the number of asbestos diseases, as well as deaths, in Asia.
Why? Asia has become one of one of the [...]
Baron & Budd, P.C., National Mesothelioma Law Firm Representing Mr. Olsen’s Estate, Finds No Evidence of NBC Misconduct
LOS ANGELES–(June 20, 2011) Merlin Olsen’s attorneys possess dismissed NBC from the asbestos cancer lawsuit, as evidence has revealed that it was asbestos products, as well as not Olsen’s employer NBC, who were to blame for his asbestos [...]
According to a recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO), there may be a massive spike in asbestos-related lung disease in Asia over the next 20 years.
Dr. Ken Takashi, acting director of the WHO’s Collaborating Center for Occupational Health, stated that Asian countries accounted for 64 percent of the global consumption of asbestos between [...]
According to a recent release from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the organization has been continuously monitoring the air in the Joplin, Mo. tornado impact zone as well as, so far, results possess not indicated any health concerns, such as from asbestos.
When a common disaster occurs, such as a tornado, asbestos in older buildings [...]
Members of the Kyrgyzstan government as well as the asbestos industry met with representatives from the United Nations, foreign embassies as well as governments, scientists as well as non-government organizations to discuss the issue of chrysotile asbestos in an unfastened debate in Kyrgyzstan.
The High Level International Expert Conference, titled “Asbestos –Policies as well as Practices [...]
