Mesothelioma News

In a past blog post, The Ledger Law Firm highlighted recent news that the EPA proposed a Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) that, theoretically, can pave the way forward for new asbestos uses. It remains to be seen what new…

Due to the fact that asbestos exposure can take decades to turn into asbestos, mesothelioma is rightly perceived as a form of cancer that typically affects older populations. However, many, if not most, mesothelioma victims are exposed to asbestos for…

Asbestos exposure is known to cause mesothelioma and other asbestos-related fatal diseases for individuals who are exposed to the harms of asbestos. Since these exposures have most often occurred in the workplace, it can be easy to forget that these workers…

A recent California mesothelioma case involving Johnson & Johnson is the sixth mesothelioma trial against the company's talcum powder products. Most of the lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson claimed that the company's talc-based powder products caused either ovarian cancer or mesothelioma cancer.…

In recent months, Johnson & Johnson has been sued by thousands of women who were diagnosed with ovarian cancer. These women argue that Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer, and, increasingly, juries have been persuaded by these…

As mesothelioma patients know all too well, the disease is infamous for its difficulty to diagnose in the early stages of the disease. Indeed, receiving a stage 1 mesothelioma diagnosis is almost always based on luck. Mesothelioma symptoms are rare at…

The notion that certain companies involved in the manufacturing or mining of asbestos might suppress information about the harms of asbestos is not a new one. In fact, such stories can be traced back decades, such as when W.R. Grace…

One of the most high-profile lawsuits involving asbestos also just so happened to involve one of America's most high-profile companies, Johnson & Johnson. At issue in the lawsuit was whether Johnson & Johnson's talc-based products caused cancer among the plaintiffs…

Asbestos was a popular material for home construction primarily because of its ability to effectively insulate and serve as a flame-retardant material. Today, we now know about the health risks of asbestos since so many lives have been lost to…

As Americans, we tend to take for granted that asbestos is often all around us, especially in larger cities. Before asbestos was heavily regulated in the latter parts of the 20th century, asbestos was widely used in older buildings. As…