Madison County IL led the US in mesothelioma lawsuits in 2015. This deadly lung and organ lining cancer is caused exclusively by exposure to asbestos fibers, most often in industrial and railroad employment that occurred prior to the 1980s. The report compiled by the consulting firm KCIC found that Madison County IL accounted for almost 50% of the country’s mesothelioma […]
Madison County IL Leads Country in Mesothelioma Lawsuits
NY Jury Awards $3.2 Million in Machinist Mesothelioma Case
The estate of a machinist mate in New York has been awarded $3.2 million in compensation for the mesothelioma he contracted while working for Jenkins Bros., a company that made the valves that led to his asbestos exposure. In the case at the Supreme Court of New York, County of Schenectady NY, the estate of Scott Shays was awarded the […]
What To Do If You Are Diagnosed with Mesothelioma in Virginia
Many former railroad workers – including conductors, engineers, switchmen, track maintenance workers and more – are diagnosed with serious cancers after their working days are over. These include mesothelioma, lung cancer, bladder cancer, brain cancer and colon cancer. We talk to many families loved who wonder, was the cancer caused by being around equipment that had asbestos in it? Many […]