Asbestos News
- NY Mesothelioma Attorney Says New Study Shows Wide Risks Created by Workplace Asbestos Exposure
New York, NY, May 04, 2012 — A new British study reporting that workers exposed to asbestos run a higher risk of developing life-threatening illnesses in addition to mesothelioma is a disturbing finding but not entirely a surprise, New York mesothelioma attorney Joseph W. Belluck said today. The study, recently published in the Journal of ... - Belluck & Fox’s Mesothelioma and Construction Lawsuits Among Top New York Verdicts of 2011
New York, NY, May 05, 2012 — Two Belluck & Fox, LLP, mesothelioma verdicts are among the Top New York Verdicts of 2011, according to recent results from Verdict Search. The $32 million verdict obtained in the case of Dummit v. A.W. Chesterton (No. 190196/10) placed No. 4 on the list. The $19.5 million verdict ... - NYC Mesothelioma Lawyer Joseph Belluck Calls for Zero Tolerance of Workplace Asbestos
New York, NY, April 13, 2012 — New York mesothelioma lawyer Joseph W. Belluck today voiced support for an Environmental Health News editorial calling for the U.S. government to move toward a policy of carcinogen-free workplaces. “We agree with the team of scholars who said that it is wrong for allowable cancer risks in the ... - New York Mesothelioma Lawyer Lauds Week Designated to Increase Awareness of Asbestos Disease
New York, NY, March 24, 2012 — New York mesothelioma lawyer Joseph W. Belluck applauded the U.S. Senate – especially Sen. Max Baucus – for passing a resolution that designates the first week of April as “National Asbestos Awareness Week.” “The serious harm caused by exposure to asbestos is a nationwide and worldwide problem,” said ... - Mesothelioma Patient Calls for Registry of Asbestos-Laden Buildings to Alert Others to the Dangers of Asbestos
Each year more than 10,000 Americans and 1,000 Canadians die of diseases caused by asbestos exposure. Mesothelioma, an incurable cancer of the lining of the lungs and abdominal cavity, is among these diseases. Although countless organizations have continued to call for a ban on asbestos, both the U.S. and Canadian governments still allow asbestos to ... - New York Mesothelioma Lawyer Says Vermont Asbestos Mine Should Become Superfund Project
New York, NY, March 02, 2012 — New York mesothelioma lawyer Joseph W. Belluck today said a controversial abandoned asbestos mine in Vermont should be cleaned up under the federal Superfund program. According to a recent Vermont Public Radio report, residents of Lowell and Eden will vote this month on whether to have the Belvidere ... - New York Mesothelioma Attorney Warns Rochester Residents About Possible Asbestos Exposure
New York, NY, March 01, 2012 – New York mesothelioma attorney Joseph W. Belluck today suggested that Rochester area residents who may have been near an asbestos-laden warehouse downtown last year seek medical assistance. A contractor was indicted last week after investigators found bagged and loose asbestos, a known carcinogen, at a warehouse at 920 ... - Learn the Facts About Asbestos Exposure, Asbestosis and Mesothelioma
AboutMesothelioma.net, a blog sponsored by the New York mesothelioma lawyers of Belluck & Fox, LLP, offers an article entitled “Ten Facts about Asbestos Exposure, Asbestosis and Mesothelioma” to educate the public about the dangers of asbestos. Asbestos is a known carcinogen and is responsible for causing mesothelioma, lung cancer and other respiratory diseases. The article ... - Canadian Mesothelioma-Causing Asbestos Mines Should Remain Closed
Workers have stopped digging deadly asbestos fibers from Canadian mines for the first time in 130 years, and a descendant of the man who started the country’s first asbestos mine recently called for a permanent end to the country’s involvement in the trade, according to the Montreal Gazette. New York mesothelioma attorney Joseph W. Belluck ... - Report of EPA’s Own Mishandling of Asbestos Highlights Hazards Workers Still Face, New York Mesothelioma Attorney Says
A recent report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency about its own apparent mishandling of asbestos in demolition projects underscores the pervasive threat this cancer-causing material poses to Americans’ health, New York mesothelioma attorney Joseph W. Belluck said this week. “If the governmental body charged with keeping us safe from environmental hazards can fail to ...
