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Mesothelioma News: May, 2007

(05-01-07) May 1st, 2007 | Suffolk Schools Do Not Pose Asbestos Risk According to school officials in the Suffolk area of the UK, the schools in the area do not pose any asbestos risks, despite the fact that dozens of schools in the area have been found to contain asbestos.

(05-02-07) May 2nd, 2007 | WHO Urges Government And Industry To Fight Risk Of Contracting Cancer In The Workplace The World Health Organization is urging industries and governments to tighten the reigns on health and safety in the workplace in order to try and reduce the risk of employees contracting asbestos related cancer at work.

(05-03-07) May 3rd, 2007 | Man Convicted Over Violating Clean Air Act A man from Fort Lauderdale has been convicted and sentenced after being found guilty of violating the Clean Air Act in relation to asbestos.

(05-04-07) May 4th, 2007 | New Findings On Age Of Asbestos Victims According to a leading asbestos organization the average age of asbestos exposure victims is actually younger than was originally thought, with the average age being identified at fifty-one.

(05-07-07) May 7th, 2007 | Police HQ Could Have Asbestos According to recent reports there could be asbestos present in the Atlanta Police headquarters.

(05-08-07) May 8th, 2007 | Traffic Chaos In London Over Asbestos A commonly used stretch of road in England's capital city of London has seen chaos over the last couple of days due to an asbestos scare.

(05-09-07) May 9th, 2007 | Woman Said To Have Suffered Secondary Asbestos Exposure The administrator of the estate of a woman that died from mesothelioma has filed a lawsuit claiming that the woman was exposed to asbestos through her father's belongings.

(05-10-07) May 10th, 2007 | Patton Residents Concerned About Asbestos Exposure Residents of the Patton Township are concerned about the risk of asbestos exposure after demolition of the former Patton High School was expedited following a collapsed roof that sparked fears that other parts of the building may also collapse.

(05-11-07) May 11th, 2007 | Possible Reschedule Of School Asbestos Removal Asbestos abatement at a Washington school may have to be rescheduled following concerns expressed by parents of students at the school.

(05-14-07) May 14th, 2007 | Residents Could Be At Risk Of Exposure To Asbestos Residents in an area of Poole in the UK have been warned that they could be at risk of exposure to asbestos following a huge fire.

(05-15-07) May 15th, 2007 | UK Widow Wins Asbestos Compensation The widow of a UK man that died from asbestos related disease has received almost fifty thousand GBP (nearly USD $100,000) in compensation.

(05-16-07) May 16th, 2007 | Woman Blaims Husband's Death On Occupational Asbestos Exposure A woman whose husband died from lung cancer is blaming his disease and his death on occupational exposure to asbestos, despite the fact that he had been described as a very heavy cigar smoker.

(05-17-07) May 17th, 2007 | Asbestos Found In West Surrey Schools According to recent reports asbestos has been found in many of the schools across West Surrey in England, with over fifty schools in areas including Waverley, Guildford, and Mole Valley thought to contain the deadly material.

(05-18-07) May 18th, 2007 | El Centro Firm Fined For Asbestos Violations A firm from El Centro, California, has been fined for asbestos violations.

(05-21-07) May 21st, 2007 | Man's Death Linked To Asbestos Exposure The death of a man that passed away last September in Ireland has been linked to exposure to the deadly substance asbestos.

(05-22-07) May 22nd, 2007 | Mesothelioma Man Wins Nearly One Million A man from the UK has won nearly one million pounds (nearly two million dollars) in damages after he was diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma.

(05-23-07) May 23rd, 2007 | UK Health Authorities Warn On Asbestos Removal The Health and Safety Executive in the UK is issuing warnings to companies with regards to the demolitions of buildings that may contain asbestos.

(05-24-07) May 24th, 2007 | Law Firm Confirms Rise In Mesothelioma Deaths In UK A law firm in the UK has analyzed its figures and confirmed that there is a rising number of deaths caused by mesothelioma in the UK, as indicated by officials at the British Mesothelioma Register.

(05-25-07) May 25th, 2007 | Lawsuit Filed Over Asbestos Exposure From Talc Mine A lawyer from Levy, Phillips & Konigsberg, LLP in New York has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a woman that died from asbestos related cancer.

(05-29-07) May 29th, 2007 | Record Asbestos Payouts In The UK According to a recent report following analysis of two of the latest asbestos compensation payouts, the amount of money being paid out to asbestos victims in the UK is reaching record levels.

(05-30-07) May 30th, 2007 | UK Family Waits For Decision On Asbestos Payout The family of a UK man that died from the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, will have to wait until October to find out how much they will receive by way of compensation for the death of the man.

(05-31-07) May 31st, 2007 | Very High Death Rate Near Former Kubota Plant According to recent figures that have been released the death rate among residents that live near to the former Kubota plant in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture is abnormally high.

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