All Entries Tagged With: "mesothelioma"
Study Suggests Carbon Nanotubes can cause Mesothelioma
A major study published in Nature Nanotechnology suggests some forms of carbon nanotubes — a poster child for the “nanotechnology revolution” — could be as harmful as asbestos if inhaled in sufficient quantities.
The study used established methods to see if specific types of nanotubes have the potential to cause mesothelioma — a cancer of the [...]
High Profile Asbestos Lawsuit finds WR Grace Not Guilty
The biggest news in the asbestos litigation world this month has been the verdict against W.R. Grace relating to the town of Libby’s contamination from asbestos. The case had been as high profile as they come in toxic tort litigation or any product liability litigation for that matter.
Not only was the company found not guilty [...]
Navy Machinist Receives 12 Million Dollars in Asbestos Lawsuit
On May 6, 2009, A Los Angeles County jury awarded a former Navy machinist who had contracted mesothelioma, $12.1 million in damages from two defendants, a manufacturer and a supplier of a product containing asbestos.
