Mesothelioma can strike decades after being exposed to asbestos

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

The lawsuit was brought by the wife of an advertising executive who died of mesothelioma at the age of 50. He died in 2002.

Many types of workers were at risk of asbestos exposure

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

In one case, the jury awarded $14.5 million to the widow of a man who died from mesothelioma at the age of 54. In the second case, the jury awarded $3.5 million to the representative of a man who died from mesothelioma at the age of 62. In the third case, the jury awarded $12 million to the representative of a man who died from mesothelioma at the age of 64.

Internal corporate documents show that many companies knew and hid the lethal dangers of asbestos

Posted on Tuesday, April 13, 2010.

According to the Environmental Working Group, a non-profit organization that researches health issues, internal corporate documents such as the one quoted above conclusively prove that many companies in the asbestos industry knew and hid the lethal dangers of asbestos from employees and consumers for decades.