On January 27th, United States Congressman Leonard Lance announced legislation intended to speed the rate that drugs and treatments for rare diseases get from research laboratories into the hands of patients. The bill is presently in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Health Subcommittee. While discussing the legislation, Congressman Lance was joined by mesothelioma patient Bonnie Anderson Anderson. Mesothelioma is a rare fatal cancer of the lining of the lungs, caused by exposure to [...]

The recently released 2012 United State Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Summaries have revealed alarming statistics, that asbestos consumption in the United states rose from 820 Metric Tons, to 1,100 metrics tons comparatively, over a six month period from 2010, to 2011.  This figure represents a greater than 35% increase in the usage of asbestos in the United States. According to attorney Michael Mandlbrot, the founder the Asbestos Legal Center, the increase in the use of [...]

Wolseley, a plumbing supply company, purchased and distributed more than one million gaskets, mislabeled as Asbestos-Free, from Canadian company Lortch Rubber from 2006 to 2009.  See the Financial Times Article linked below: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3e56e462-1fe0-11e1-8462-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz1jN44GbJS  

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The California Supreme Court shielded manufacturers from liability in a high-stakes asbestos case on Thursday, January 12, 2012, foreclosing a potential avenue of recovery for plaintiffs. At issue was whether manufacturers of equipment used on U.S. Naval warships could be held liable for asbestos-related injuries and death if their products were routinely used with products made of asbestos. The ruling, that the manufacturers — knowing that their products and replacement parts [...]