Update (10/30/2024): The Dynarex Corporation baby powder recall expanded to include cases of the Dynacare Baby Powder product shipped to 35 states and sold online on Amazon. The...
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...
Read PostCipriano Ramirez alleges he developed cancer after he was exposed to talc-containing asbestos while working as a janitor at an Avon facility in a suburb of Chicago during the...
Read PostImmunotherapy Leads to Lasting Response for Peritoneal Mesothelioma Patient
By: Devin Golden
August 19, 2024
A case of peritoneal mesothelioma showed incredible benefit from receiving two immunotherapy drugs, further proving that this treatment can work for this type of mesothelioma. The...
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