July 10, 2009
A Wisconsin state budget reportedly contains provisions that limit older claims against merged companies.
Mesothelioma Cancer News (La Crosse, Wisconsin) – A Wisconsin two-year budget reportedly contains provisions that disallow plaintiffs to bring claims against companies that merged with smaller ones prior to 1972 that previously manufactured asbestos.
As noted in the report, the budget, signed early […]
June 29, 2009
A Montana town is now working on a massive cleanup after decades of asbestos contamination.
Mesothelioma Cancer News (Libby, Montana) – After a declaration by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of a public health emergency for the town of Libby, Montana, a massive cleanup is now in the works to repair 70 years of asbestos contamination. […]
June 11, 2009
Dallas, TX: With little time left to fight their way through in the hope of extending the survival period, mesothelioma cancer patients nearly live on the edge, as once diagnosed with mesothelioma lung cancer, their time in world of living is numbered. Their survival remains at doubt leaving them with 6 months to a year […]
May 21, 2009
Campaigners in the UK are demanding more funding from the government for asbestos cancer research.
Mesothelioma Cancer News (United Kingdom) – Activists in the UK are working to get more government funding for research on asbestos cancer. As reported by the BBC News, many argue that mesothelioma is the least researched of top cancers in the […]
