A recently releases United Kingdom Study suggests that asbestos is present in more than 75% of UK schools. In the last ten years, 140 teachers have died from the mesothelioma. Jim Sheridan, the Chairman of The Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health’s described the report as, “a national scandal. “Urgent action is needed to prevent more pupils, teachers and other staff being exposed to this deadly killer dust. Asbestos was used as a construction [...]

Today, Saturday, February 4th, 2012, the Asbestos Legal Center encourages members of the public to join us in celebrating World Cancer Day.  Today, we honor the memory of those we have lost to lung cancer and mesothelioma, two cancers caused by exposure to asbestos. Asbestos is not banned in the United States, and disturbingly, it’s use is on the rise.  “Every year, cancers caused by asbestos exposure claim the lives of thousands of Americans, whose [...]