A recent International study conducted by the Cancer Research UK Lung Cancer Group at Imperial College, located in London, states that some patients with lung-related cancers, including mesothelioma, may benefit from a new drug called Iressa, a ...
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LegalView recently alerted residents of several small towns in the state of Vermont to alarming reports that asbestos waste from a closed mine may have been used in road and driveway construction across the area. Asbestos has been linked to the ...
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Albania Deleon, age 39, owner of Environmental Compliance Training in Methuen, MA was convicted on Wednesday after she provided “hundreds” of illegal immigrants with fake certificates and sent them out to various asbestos abatement jobs. Deleon ...
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Thousands of victims of asbestos-related cancer and their families won a test case at the High Court yesterday which opens the way to the award of compensation running into millions of pounds. The Unite union said it was a "hugely important victory ...
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Thousands of victims of a fatal asbestos-related lung cancer are in line for six-figure sums in compensation after a victory today that lands insurers with a multi-million pound bill. In a keenly-awaited High Court ruling, Mr Justice Burton said that ...
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Dr. Michele Carbone's appointment as interim director of the University of Hawaii's Cancer Research Center was approved by the UH Board of Regents yesterday at their monthly meeting on Kauai. Carbone's appointment is effective Dec. 1. He replaces Dr ...
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FURNESS mesothelioma campaigners have welcomed yesterday’s High Court ruling that insurance companies must not avoid their liabilities to victims of asbestos. CORRECT DECISION: Bob Pointer In a landmark test case the union Unite has successfully ...
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