The potential awards or settlements in asbestos-related injury claims can be substantial. But what happens if the defendant has filed for bankruptcy? Does that mean recovery is impossible? Fortunately, the answer is no, there is still a way for people hurt by exposure to asbestos to receive compensation from liable…
Theories of Liability In an asbestos lawsuit, a claim that the defendant caused injury will be made. The most common claims are that the exposure to asbestos fibers caused either mesothelioma or lung cancer, although claims for asbestosis exist as well. There are several legal theories that may be used…
Mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive cancer linked to asbestos exposure. Mesothelioma cancer invades the mesothelium – the lining of tissue that surround vital organs. The most common is pleural mesothelioma or cancer of the lining of the lungs. Mesothelioma also attacks the lining of either the heart, abdomen, or…
Malignant mesothelioma treatment options generally fall into the following categories – surgery, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy or radiation therapy. These four treatment modalities are the major “conventional” or “mainstream” treatment options for malignant mesothelioma. Malignant mesothelioma is very aggressive form of cancer where the tumor grows up against anything it contacts…
The trauma of a malignant mesothelioma diagnosis leaves confusion and disbelief in its wake. Your doctor will likely recommend you see an oncologist. Your doctor typically will recommend a specialist for your treatment of malignant mesothelioma. From the initial diagnosis, ask your doctor for a copy of all of your…
Nearly one-third of individuals diagnosed with mesothelioma in the United States are military veterans. The enlisted personnel who served and worked on military ships or other vessels were often exposed to asbestos without their knowledge. The enlisted personnel in the U.S. Navy, for example, often worked the dirty jobs in…
In the early stages of the disease, mesothelioma may not have any visible symptoms and is very hard to detect. In the later stages, certain symptoms begin to develop and are usually caused by the growth of cancer and its pressure on certain nerves. Pleural Mesothelioma: Lower back or chest…
Railroad companies used asbestos extensively even though it new that asbestos exposed a serious health threat to railroad workers. Up to the 1970s, the railroad industry used asbestos contaminated products at the detriment of the railroad workers. There are even some accounts that some locomotives contained asbestos until the late…
The N.J Supreme Court denied ExxonMobil’s appeal of $7 million mesothelioma jury award. In 2008, Bonnie Anderson argued and the jury agreed that she contracted peritoneal mesothelioma by coming in regular contact with her husband’s asbestos-laden clothes. Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is an asbestos-related cancer that invades the lining of the…
Amgen, a biotechnology company that develops human therapeutics, announced that their investigational drug motesanib did not improve the overall survival among patients with advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The drug would have offered new treatment options for hard to treat cancers such as NSCLC and possibly pleural malignant…