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Asbestos illnesses are still a threat to industrial workers

Asbestos illnesses are still a threat to industrial workers

The link between asbestos fibers and lung cancer is well-known, and it has been medically proven. Many persons who inhaled asbestos fibers, including many residents of North Carolina, have recovered compensation dollars from manufacturers of asbestos-containing products whose products caused…

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Mesothelioma victim’s family wins $7.25 million verdict

Mesothelioma victim’s family wins $7.25 million verdict

The estate and family of a shipyard worker who died from mesothelioma won a $7.25 million verdict on March 13, 2014 against a variety of companies that manufactured asbestos-containing products. The verdict is good news for residents in North Carolina…

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Verdict provides hope for North Carolina mesothelioma sufferers

Verdict provides hope for North Carolina mesothelioma sufferers

A recent jury verdict awarding the plaintiff and his wife the combined sum of $27.5 million offers hope for North Carolina asbestos victims. The plaintiff suffers from mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer that is most commonly the result of…

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SMART treatment offers new hope to mesothelioma victims

SMART treatment offers new hope to mesothelioma victims

Mesothelioma is an especially lethal form of lung cancer that is most commonly caused by exposure to asbestos fibers. In North Carolina, many workers contract the disease after exposure to asbestos in the workplace, either after working directly with asbestos,…

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Active high school found to have asbestos in the ceilings

Active high school found to have asbestos in the ceilings

While the following story did not occur here in North Carolina, the issues that it raises regarding asbestos are important for anyone in any state. A high school in Minnesota was recently inspected and found to have asbestos in some…

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Report says that industry losses to asbestos lawsuits increased

Report says that industry losses to asbestos lawsuits increased

According to a new report by A.M. Best & Co. (a statistical organization), the financial losses felt by U.S. industry as a result of asbestos-related lawsuits increased in 2012 by 12 percent. That shows a stark change to what happened…

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Dealing with issues from asbestos in cigarettes 60 years later

Dealing with issues from asbestos in cigarettes 60 years later

You’d be hard pressed to find a person who does not know about the dangers of asbestos. It seems the warnings about its harmful effects are everywhere and yet this didn’t used to be the case 60 years ago. Looking…

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