Blog

Exposure to asbestos can lead to serious potential health issues including mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis.  Mesothelioma is an aggressive, deadly cancer that is rarely diagnosed in early stages because there are few detected signs and symptoms of the disease.  Most cases are not diagnosed until twenty years or longer after asbestos exposure. Inhaled asbestos » Read More

Highway construction projects can release naturally occurring asbestos (NOA) into the air. NOA fibrous minerals are common in the Western regions of the United States and found in rock formations and the soil. Certain natural weather conditions along with mortal actions can cause natural asbestos fibers to be released into the atmosphere. Mesothelioma, asbestosis and » Read More

The daughter of a Louisiana shipyard welder never expected that the simple act of washing her father’s work clothing would lead to her untimely death from mesothelioma caused by second-hand asbestos exposure. She filed an asbestos mesothelioma lawsuit against the Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Inc., now Huntington Ingalls Inc., before she died from mesothelioma in 2011. » Read More

According to a report released in June of 2015 by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) Action Fund, New Jersey ranks eighth in the nation for deaths caused by lung cancer and other asbestos-related diseases. New Jersey’s death rate of asbestos-related diseases is 7.2 per 100,000 people compared to a national average of 4.9 per 100,000 » Read More