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Talc-Based Beauty Products Found to be Contaminated With Asbestos

January 15, 2021 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Talc-based beauty products have been found to be contaminated with asbestos according to some recent news headlines.  How can this be? For years, cosmetics and personal care products have included a mineral ingredient called talc in their manufacturing process. Talc’s original intention was to improve the texture and feel of products, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos lawsuits, asbestos-infused talc, mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits, talc

Mesothelioma risk among those exposed to chrysotile asbestos only and mixtures that include amphibole: a case–control study in the USA, 1975–1980

November 5, 2020 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Objectives Occupational asbestos exposure is causally linked to mesothelioma. However, whether exposure to only chrysotile asbestos is associated with mesothelioma risk, and the heterogeneity in risk by different fibre types/lengths remains unclear. We investigated whether mesothelioma risk differs among workers exposed to only chrysotile … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, mesothelioma

Biomarker candidates could aid in earlier diagnosis of mesothelioma

October 22, 2020 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Mesothelioma is a deadly cancer mainly caused by exposure to asbestos fibers. Unfortunately, mesothelioma is generally diagnosed at an already advanced stage and none of the therapeutic strategies tried so far is able to eradicate the disease. So new biomarkers that could help to identify the disease at an earlier stage are urgently … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma

Chemical Firm BASF and Its Law Firm to Pay $72.5M to Close Talcum-Asbestos Claims

August 24, 2020 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

BASF SE, the world’s biggest chemical maker, and a law firm agreed to pay a combined $72.5 million to resolve claims they hid evidence that certain talc products contained asbestos in an effort to scuttle thousands of lawsuits. Executives of BASF, along with lawyers from the New York-based Cahill, Gordon & Reindel LLP, agreed to the joint … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos lawsuits, asbestos-infused talc, talc, talcum powder

Private Settlement Reached in Mesothelioma Case

July 30, 2020 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

A private settlement was reached in a mass litigation asbestos case [on July 28, 2020] in Ohio County [(West Virginia)] Circuit Court, meaning a trial set to take place at The Highlands Event Center next week won’t be necessary. Both Ohio County Clerk of Courts Brenda Miller and court employees for Judge Ronald Wilson said details of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos lawsuits, lung cancer, mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits

Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc baby powder in U.S. and Canada

June 4, 2020 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Johnson & Johnson will stop selling its talc Baby Powder in the United States and Canada, it announced on Tuesday, saying demand had fallen in the wake of what it called “misinformation” about the product’s safety amid a barrage of legal challenges. J&J faces more than 19,000 lawsuits from consumers and their survivors claiming its talc … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder, mesothelioma, talcum powder

Imerys signs agreement to end talc litigation in the United States

May 21, 2020 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Imerys announced on May 15 that it had reached agreement on a plan to end the [ talcum powder – asbestos litigation ] that resulted in the Chapter 11 (receivership) placement of its North American subsidiaries Imerys Talc America, Imerys Talc Vermont and Imerys Talc Canada. The group had announced at the end of 2018 that these three subsidiaries, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos-infused talc, mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits, talc, talcum powder

A dying wish for schools

May 14, 2020 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Teacher Lea DiRusso knows she won’t survive mesothelioma, but hopes Philadelphia schools makes good on its promise to [ protect teachers and students from asbestos ]. Lea DiRusso stared at the form in front of her, stuck on the words her doctor wrote to explain why she had to retire early from her career as a Philadelphia School District … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, mesothelioma, Schools, Teachers

Asbestos inhalation poses cancer risks to workers and consumers

April 16, 2020 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

The processing and use of asbestos-containing diaphragms by the chlor-alkali industry poses an unreasonable risk to the health of workers, the US Environmental Protection Agency concludes in a draft risk evaluation. The assessment, released March 30, also finds unreasonable risks to workers and consumers who process or use asbestos-containing sheet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos cancer, asbestos exposure, chrysotile asbestos, Environmental Protection Agency, mesothelioma

EPA finds asbestos poses cancer risks for workers, reigniting calls for ban

April 10, 2020 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that [ asbestos dust ] poses an unreasonable risk of [ lung cancer and mesothelioma ] to both workers and consumers who inhale it, ramping up pressure on the agency to ban the substance. In a draft risk assessment published this week, the EPA said that workers who inhale [ asbestos dust ] … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos cancer, asbestos exposure, asbestos-related disease, lung cancer, mesothelioma

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