http://www.mesotheliomalawyers.net Mesothelioma Legal Resource Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:14:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For the residents of Libby, Montana, justice is finally at hand. After a three year long test of wills, a criminal trial date has been set for executives of WR Grace. In February 2009, the courts will decide if executives of WR Grace knowingly suppressed information that the vermiculite mined at ... http://www.mesotheliomalawyers.net/asbestos/awareness/mesothelioma-justice-is-at-hand/ In spite of the clear link between asbestos exposure and mesothelioma, the United States government has so far shied away from an all-out ban of asbestos due to the material’s extensive utility. Asbestos is regulated, but industry pressure has prevented the complete ban of the substance. However, the enormous financial and ... http://www.mesotheliomalawyers.net/asbestos/awareness/mesothelioma-legislation-still-under-review/ Under peer review, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) experiment with a supposedly more cost-effective asbestos-containing material removal methods exposed several potentially dangerous flaws that could expose the public to asbestos. Asbestos exposure has been conclusively linked to a set of serious health conditions, including mesothelioma, a deadly form of cancer. In ... http://www.mesotheliomalawyers.net/asbestos/removal/controversial-asbestos-removal-method-not-recommended-by-epa/ One of the promises of asbestos abatement is the removal of the threat of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. Abatement procedures are carefully regulated so that the workers do not expose themselves or any one else to threat of melanoma with improper handling techniques. In theory, asbestos abatement procedures should work. ... http://www.mesotheliomalawyers.net/asbestos/awareness/asbestos-abatement-scandal-prolongs-mesothelioma-threat/ The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to the advancement of asbestos disease awareness, education, treatment and prevention, will be hosting the 5th Annual Asbestos Disease Awareness Day Conference in March of 2009. The conference is meant as a call to action for health professionals, legislators, workers ... http://www.mesotheliomalawyers.net/asbestos/awareness/5th-annual-asbestos-awareness-conference/