Asbestos Blog

The Center For Asbestos-Related Disease (CARE) is a medical center providing care for health problems related to asbestos exposure.  CARE was established in an area where many residents developed asbestos-related diseases from a vermiculite mine contaminated with asbestos.  If you’ve fallen victim to asbestos exposure, you need to know your options. Asbestos-related illnesses can vary [...]Read More...

In a nutshell, an expert witness has special knowledge or experience in a particular field or discipline. Frequently, expert witnesses establish cause, or a connection between asbestos fibers and serious illness, in asbestos exposure cases. Oncologists or other such experts usually provide such testimony. Other times, experts testify that a certain place had unsafe asbestos [...]Read More...

The prospect of taking legal action to seek damages that you feel are rightfully yours feels like a massive uphill battle.  This might be something that you have never done before in life, and you may have heard stories about how long legal cases can take, how stressful they are, and more. In the end, [...]Read More...

The presence and danger of asbestos are apparent in more trades than you might be aware of.  In fact, it is often the case that people become surprised to learn that asbestos was a constant part of their daily work activities. One reason for this is simply because asbestos was not widely recognized as the [...]Read More...

Before the modern era of asbestos being synonymous with words like deadly, this mineral was more closely associated with positive words, such as popular, useable, and plentiful, spanning various countries as well as a multi-thousand-year history of use. Unfortunately, this rich history of asbestos use has come with a high cost of poor health effects [...]Read More...

For thousands of years, people have known that asbestos, a natural mineral, doesn’t conduct heat. Asbestos use increased significantly around 1900. People discovered that asbestos didn’t conduct electricity, making it an even more valuable commodity.  At the same time, large-scale asbestos mining increased the supply and decreased prices. As the benefits of asbestos became widely [...]Read More...

Asbestos exposure is a lurking danger, often unseen and undiscussed, affecting workers across various industries. This problem is particularly significant for mechanics and automotive professionals. They spend their days working with parts that may contain this dangerous substance. Understanding and addressing this issue is crucial for the safety and health of our diligent mechanics, who [...]Read More...

Workers rely on their employers for many things, including workplace safety. In most states, workplace safety is a fourfold responsibility. ! If you believe that you were exposed to asbestos, even as a child, speak to a healthcare provider about tests and screening to help diagnose lung-scarring and screen for asbestos-related diseases. The four points [...]Read More...

The electrician trade is a much more massive enterprise than many people might realize at first glance. However, one aspect of this massive enterprise is, unfortunately, the prevailing danger of asbestos exposure and the wide range of asbestos-related illnesses and diseases that come as a result of that exposure. With that in mind, it is [...]Read More...

Corporate bankruptcies, including asbestos bankruptcies, have a complicated background. For many years, courts have consistently held that bankruptcy is a shield and not a sword. But clever corporate lawyers have found back doors and loopholes that allow large, rich companies to do just that. More on these things below. ! If you believe that you [...]Read More...

Asbestos was used for thousands of years as a strong and durable material, especially in construction and manufacturing. Asbestos is an inexpensive and durable natural mineral with a number of advantages in which producers of various materials might be interested: it makes products strong and resistant to heat and corrosion. The mineral is lightweight, sound-absorbent, [...]Read More...

Asbestos and Its Utility in Construction and Industry Asbestos is a fibrous mineral that is abundantly available as deposits beneath the surface of the earth. It can be mined just like any other mineral. Asbestos comes in various types and each is useful in its own way. The extremely useful properties of asbestos made this [...]Read More...