This blog has repeatedly discussed the hazard posed by asbestos-containing products in older buildings. An especially dangerous hazard is posed by asbestos products in schools. Congress passed two measures intended to ascertain the scope of and abate this hazard, the...
When the health hazards of exposure to asbestos fibers first intruded into the public consciousness in the 1960s, the victims were asbestos miners, millers and persons who worked for industries that manufactured asbestos products. The second wave of victims involved...
Every job has its fair share of potential dangers that can lead to a worker's inability to be able to function at his or her job, or in more extreme and tragic situations, lead to death. Industrial plants are one of those jobs that contain more risks than others and...
Over the course of six decades of litigation in North Carolina and elsewhere involving the health hazards of asbestos, many companies have elected to seek protection from such claims under the federal Bankruptcy Act. A bankruptcy proceeding proved to be an effective...
Because of the pain and suffering associated with mesothelioma, it is not uncommon for those who are diagnosed with the disease to file a lawsuit against the party responsible for exposure to asbestos—the substance that causes the condition. In many situations...
The diagnosis of mesothelioma is devastating. As we covered in the last post, the medical condition—for which there is no cure—is caused by an exposure to asbestos. The exposure can take place decades before the condition is diagnosed and is often tied to...
This blog has included many posts about the various kinds of occupations that entail a high risk of asbestos exposure, including construction, ship building, roofing and installation and removal of thermal insulation. As states such as North Carolina begin the...
Some of our North Carolina readers are new to the subject of asbestos and the havoc it can wreak in a person's life. So let's briefly recap what asbestos is and what it can do.As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes on its website, asbestos is not the...
