In its ongoing attempts to evade responsibility for its asbestos-contaminated baby powder, Johnson & Johnson faced another rebuke by the courts recently. In January, as we discussed on this blog, a three-judge panel of a federal appeals court ruled that J&J’s...
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What should parents know about asbestos in schools?
Earlier in March, three Philadelphia schools caught the attention of national news outlets as they discovered the presence of asbestos. These schools shut down to prevent further risk to students, but it still left many families across the nation rattled....
The danger of secondary exposure to asbestos
Secondary exposure to asbestos remains a legitimate health threat. How does it happen? Usually it happens when workers in occupations like the building and construction trades unknowingly encounter asbestos on the jobsite and wear their contaminated clothing home. Or,...
Federal appeals court nixes J&J’s ‘Texas two-step’ effort to sidestep asbestos lawsuits
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson faces nearly 40,000 lawsuits from people who say they got mesothelioma or ovarian cancer after using the company’s talc-based Baby Powder. The plaintiffs claim the talc J&J used was contaminated with asbestos. Most of...
What can you do after a loved one’s mesothelioma diagnosis?
Hearing about a loved one’s mesothelioma diagnosis – whether it is your spouse or your parent – can come as a shock. You may feel at a loss for how to move forward and how to help. There are a few steps you can take to help your loved one and your family. Learn more...
More workers speak out about asbestos exposure
As we discussed in a previous blog post, workers continue to speak out about the risk of asbestos exposure in the workplace. While some of these workers are reporting exposure they faced in decades past, others still face the risk of exposure nowadays as well....
Can workers take action against asbestos exposure?
As we have discussed in previous blog posts, the United States Environmental Protection Agency is aware of the harm asbestos causes. Yet, the EPA’s efforts to ban asbestos completely have been rejected by the courts on legal grounds. Some lawmakers continue to try and...
Another type of mesothelioma makes Social Security’s “Compassionate Allowances” list
Mesothelioma is well known to be a deadly disease, a rare type of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. The science and medical worlds have recognized this for decades. The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) also recognizes this. The U.S. government agency’s...
Johnson & Johnson to discontinue talc Baby Powder sales worldwide
Johnson & Johnson recently announced that, next year, it will stop selling its talc-based Baby Powder worldwide. Two years ago, the company announced it was ending sales in the U.S. and Canada. Tens of thousands of lawsuits have been filed in the U.S. alone...
Mesothelioma in the military: Who is at risk?
Asbestos is a toxic fiber that can cause serious illness or even death to people exposed to it. While any person could be at risk, people in certain occupations have a higher risk of developing conditions like mesothelioma than others. As we discussed in an older blog...