The small town of Libby, Montana, is known as the epicenter of environmental asbestos exposure and asbestos-related diseases. For nearly 70 years, a vermiculite ore mine operated...
Read PostPleural mesothelioma is an extremely rare type of cancer. There are less than 3,000 new cases in the United States each year. Because of the rarity of this cancer, many people are...
Read PostThe power of artificial intelligence (AI) is growing. According to an article in the New York Post, an AI program at the University of Toronto developed a potential treatment for...
Read PostUpdate (07/31/2023): A federal judge in New Jersey dismissed the Johnson & Johnson bankruptcy case and denied the company’s attempt to “Texas Two-Step” its...
Read PostA jury in Connecticut awarded approximately $20 million in a mesothelioma verdict to the widow and family of a deceased patient. It is reportedly the largest asbestos and...
Read PostImmunotherapy treatment is already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for pleural mesothelioma. It’s not yet approved for peritoneal mesothelioma,...
Read PostA new bill in Utah could interfere with future asbestos lawsuits. If passed, the Asbestos Litigation Amendments bill would require potential plaintiffs to clear multiple...
Read PostUpdate (03/10/2023): Another school in the Philadelphia School District, Simon Gratz High School Mastery Charter, closed on March 8, 2023, due to asbestos sightings and concerns....
Read PostThe global incidence of mesothelioma is declining for the first time in decades. Mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive type of cancer. Compared to other types of cancer,...
Read PostWill My Military Retirement Pay be Affected by VA Disability Compensation?
By: Retired LCDR Carl Jewett, VA Claims Agent
February 21, 2023
One question often arising when I’m assisting a retired military veteran with mesothelioma or asbestos lung cancer is whether their military retirement pay will be decreased by...
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