The Mesothelioma Guide Blog

Update (12/02/2024): A Connecticut Superior Court judge increased the verdict to $22.5 million after adding $7.5 million in punitive damages in November 2024. The family of a man...

Update (09/18/2024): The FDA approved Keytruda as a first-line treatment of unresectable, malignant pleural mesothelioma in September 2024. Years after the U.S. Food and Drug...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in May approved an immunotherapy for a deadly type of lung cancer. The treatment, called Imdelltra (generic name tarlatamab), is a...

Update: (06/04/2024): This blog article was updated with the news of cancer victims filing a class action lawsuit Johnson & Johnson for fraud related to the company’s...

Exposure to asbestos is proven to cause several types of cancer, including mesothelioma, lung cancer and ovarian cancer. Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that can...

Ben Nye, the popular Hollywood makeup artist, filed for bankruptcy as it faces cancer lawsuits related to its talc makeup products. The company is filing bankruptcy to reorganize...

Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder is linked to several types of cancer, including a rare disease known as mesothelioma. Another malignancy tied to this once-popular product is...

The town of Libby, Montana, with a population of nearly 3,000 people, is synonymous with asbestos exposure and asbestos-related diseases. A vermiculite mine operated in the town...

A jury in Illinois delivered a $45 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson and one other defendant in a mesothelioma wrongful death lawsuit. The trial, which concluded last...

A teacher from the Philadelphia School District claims his cancer was caused by asbestos in schools, and he feels the school district is to blame. The Philadelphia Inquirer...