The Cruel Saga of Asbestos Disease

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information [at] asbestostoday dot comThe Cruel Saga of Asbestos Disease

Paul Brodeur, a staff writer at the New Yorker, wrote a commentary piece for the LA Times providing us with an insightful look at what he calls The Cruel Saga of Asbestos Disease

In pioneering studies conducted in the 1960s, Selikoff demonstrated the horrific extent of asbestos lung disease in heavily exposed asbestos insulators. He then showed that asbestos disease was also striking less- exposed workers who toiled alongside the insulators in shipyards and on building construction sites. Other scientists found that the wives and children of asbestos workers were dying through exposure to the relatively small amounts of asbestos dust their husbands and fathers were bringing home on their work clothes.

Paul Brodeur has also written four books on asbestos disease:

The asbestos industry on trialOUTRAGEOUS MISCONDUCTAsbestos and enzymesThe asbestos hazardNews Source: LA Times  |  Published: February 21, 2005  |  Read Full Story Contact an Asbestos and Mesothelioma Attorney, Lawyer, Law Firm Please fill out the form below to contact an attorney. Provide as much information as possible to speed the processing of your inquiry (Only United States residents are eligible). Contact Information   *Are required items. *First Name: *Last Name: Email Address: *Daytime Phone: Evening Phone: *Zip Code: Case Information Have you, or the person you are contacting us on behalf of, been diagnosed with mesothelioma: Yes:   No: Date of diagnosis:

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Libby, Montana in the Aftermath of W.R. Grace and Co. Indictment

Libby, Montana in the Aftermath of W.R. Grace and Co. Indictment - Asbestos & Mesothelioma News

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information [at] asbestostoday dot comLibby, Montana in the Aftermath of W.R. Grace and Co. Indictment

An AP story describes Libby, Montana in the aftermath of the W.R. Grace indictment.

Posters promise "Door Prizes!!" and "Blood draw to participate in ongoing research!" Companies that sell home oxygen supplies will send reps. Doctors and researchers will be here. There will be consultants to help asbestosis victims apply for public aid. And there will be advice on finding help with the housework when the disease becomes too much.

But the most interesting quote in the AP story comes from Ed Baker, a former city councilman, "He'd go back to work for them today if he was alive. My dad knew in the '60s that his lungs were turning to concrete. Like he always told me, he took his chances and he could have quit at anytime. But they were good jobs."

How many people feel that way in Libby, Montana? Probably not many family members, and 1200 victims who have been identified as suffering from some kind of asbestos-related abnormality.

W.R. Grace and its executives, as far back as the 1970's, attempted to conceal information about the adverse health effects of the company's vermiculite mining operations and distribution of vermiculite in the Libby, Montana community, according to the indictment.

The defendants are also accused of obstructing the government's cleanup efforts and wire fraud.

News Source: Associated Press  |  Published: February 21, 2005  |  Read Full Story Contact an Asbestos and Mesothelioma Attorney, Lawyer, Law Firm Please fill out the form below to contact an attorney. Provide as much information as possible to speed the processing of your inquiry (Only United States residents are eligible). Contact Information   *Are required items. *First Name: *Last Name: Email Address: *Daytime Phone: Evening Phone: *Zip Code: Case Information Have you, or the person you are contacting us on behalf of, been diagnosed with mesothelioma: Yes:   No: Date of diagnosis:

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