David Kinley’s book, In a Rain of Dust, tells a Dickensian tale of men and women killed by the mining of asbestos and the lawyer who fought for them. Today, business and human rights is a well-accepted field of study promulgated by academics, industry and civil society groups around the world. But in the mid-1990s, when a […]
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82% Say Testing Should Be Legally Required Before a Sale or Renovation as Rebuilds, Renovations, and Buyer Scrutiny Fuel Growing Concern AUSTIN, Texas, July 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new national survey commissioned by Asbestos Claims.Law reveals that asbestos, long considered a legacy hazard, is quietly becoming a modern real estate risk. More than one-third […]
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Asbestos, the mineral linked to the development of mesothelioma, was used extensively in construction until the mid-1970s, when its dangers were made public. Though its use has stopped, legacy asbestos installed decades ago remains in place. A recently published South Korean study examined whether glove bags — flexible plastic enclosures with built-in gloves that create isolated […]
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Federal health officials are scrutinizing a mineral—added to some makeup, medications, and foods—that many people have never thought twice about: talc. In a recent viewpoint article called “Priorities for a New FDA,” published in the medical journal JAMA, Dr. Martin Makary, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Dr. Vinay Prasad, the FDA’s Chief Medical […]
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An investigation has launched into the death of Gerald Cook, known as Bruce, who died from asbestos-related cancer. Gerald Cook, known as Bruce, died of mesothelioma, a terminal form of cancer of the lining of the lung associated to asbestos exposure, often decades previously. After the 82-year-old’s death in October 2024, his family asked specialist […]
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