A jury in Pennsylvania awarded a former boilermaker $3.8 million in a mesothelioma lawsuit against the engineering company Foster Wheeler. According to the Altoona Mirror news...
Read PostThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Dynarex Corporation recalled 62 cases of the company’s baby powder. Dynacare Baby Powder is made with talc and was...
Read PostJohnson & Johnson Adds $1.75 Billion to Cancer Lawsuit Bankruptcy Proposal
By: Devin Golden
September 23, 2024
Update (09/23/2024): This article has been updated with news that Johnson & Johnson is adding $1.75 billion to its lawsuit settlement proposal to expedite its bankruptcy...
Read PostAnother Case of Mesothelioma Immunotherapy Leading to Long-Term Survival
By: Devin Golden
September 23, 2024
Experts are celebrating another reported case of mesothelioma immunotherapy leading to long-term survival. The publication Frontiers in Oncology reports that a 67-year-old man has...
Read PostPennsylvania Invests $75 Million to Help Repair Asbestos in Schools
By: Devin Golden
September 19, 2024
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced a historic $75 million investment to make environmental repairs in public schools. The repairs include removing or repairing asbestos in...
Read PostBREAKING: Keytruda Approved for Unresectable, Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
By: Devin Golden
September 19, 2024
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a historic approval for mesothelioma immunotherapy. On Sept. 17, 2024, the FDA approved the immunotherapy drug Keytruda...
Read PostA South Carolina jury found Johnson & Johnson and co-defendant American International Industries negligent – to the sum of more than $63 million – in the lawsuit filed by...
Read PostThe Mifflin County Academy of Science and Technology in Pennsylvania closed for three days due to asbestos in a chalkboard. It has since reopened after tests revealed no further...
Read PostBeauty Products Company Avon Files for Bankruptcy Amid Talc Lawsuits
By: Devin Golden
August 26, 2024
Avon, a once-popular international beauty brand, filed for bankruptcy as part of a Texas Two-Step maneuver to avoid talc and asbestos cancer lawsuits. The holding company, Avon...
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