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Tag Archives: mesothelioma
Dallas Litigation Lawyers Look at Compensation for Ailing 9/11 Volunteers
We noted last June that mesothelioma was among the nearly 50 cancers that could be added to the list of illnesses covered under the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act for first responders to Ground Zero on September 11, 2001. Whereas the largest challenge for ailing individuals used to be proving that their health problems were caused by the World Trade Center site, the New York Times reported on New Year’s Day that proving one’s presence at the site has become even more difficult. The Times noted that “large classes of people who qualify—such as firefighters, police officers, contractors, city workers, residents and students—have it relatively simple,” because official work orders, attendance records or leases validate their claims. Many volunteers, on the other hand, “have only the sketchiest proof that they are eligible for the fund,” according to the Times. Some of those volunteers cited by the Times include…
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Will Show Me State Show Injustice to Mesothelioma Victims?
The Associated Press reported that when the Missouri Legislature convenes tomorrow, one of the first goals for Republicans in the Show Me State will be to use their new supermajorities to force claims for occupational diseases to go through the workers’ compensation system. Incoming Senate President Pro Tem Tom Dempsey pledged that changes to the workers’ compensation system will top the agenda for 2013. The AP noted that the maximum amount of money awarded to harmed workers in workers’ compensation “could be significantly less than through a successful jury verdict.” This proposed plan to prohibit lawsuits against the negligent companies that knowingly exposed workers to toxic chemicals is remarkably callous legislation. The nonprofit organization Protect Missouri Workers says that workers’ compensation benefits are limited to only $799 per week. This amount is horrendously insufficient when it comes to covering medical costs for victims of lung cancer, mesothelioma and other terminal…
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Ozaukee County Pays $4,665 to Resolve Asbestos Removal Violations
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Ozaukee County paid $4,665 in fines to the Wisconsin Department of Justice to resolve two citations for violating state asbestos removal regulations. According to the Sentinel, the county failed to notify the state Department of Natural Resources in 2011 that it would be demolishing eight buildings at the county fairgrounds, and it failed to inspect each of the buildings for asbestos before demolition work began. The buildings were removed between August and December 2011, and the county pleaded no contest to the two violations in Ozaukee County Circuit Court. Both violations were first offenses for the county, and it paid $2,332.50 on each citation. According to the Sentinel, both the notification and pre-demolition inspection are required under Wisconsin environmental regulations, with the only exception being the demolition of a single-family home on its own. If insulation or other asbestos-containing building material is found in…
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Mesothelioma Victim’s Memory Lives on in Christmas Lights Display
You may have seen this Fountain Valley, California, Christmas lights display when it went viral on YouTube last year. Jan Stewart, the owner of the home that has attracted hundreds of spectators every night, told CBSLA that the “Griswold-esque” display is a tribute to her late husband, Larry. “We said, ‘We gotta do that someday, we gotta do that,’” Jan told CBS. “Last year was the year, and then he didn’t make it.” Larry Stewart was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2007, and he died on May 15, 2011. Before his death, Larry and his wife sued Union Carbide Corporation, claiming that his cancer was the result of being exposed to chrysotile “Calidria” brand fibers that were mined, milled and sold by Union Carbide. Larry worked in plumbing beginning in 1968, and Reuters reported that he testified that his exposure to Calidria occurred while he worked near drywall tradesmen who sanded…
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