Information on Mesothelioma / Asbestos cases.
Despite being a known carcinogen (substance or agent capable of causing cancer), asbestos is still widely used in the U.S. construction industry. Asbestos is a set of six naturally occurring minerals known for their tensile strength, sound absorption, and resistance to heat, chemicals, and fire. These properties make asbestos ideal Read more »
MARCH 16, 2009 – On March 12, 2009, a Connecticut jury awarded Gail Fortier, the widow of a former Navy firefighter who died from Mesothelioma last year, a $2.59 million verdict last week from Allis-Chalmers Corp. David Fortier was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer caused by asbestos exposure, in Read more »
A 20 page report released this week by the Bureau of Justice Statistics at the United States Department of Justice revealed plaintiffs won more than half of all civil trials in state courts in the year 2005. The report was the first of its kind to represent national statistics for Read more »