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USG continues to suffer from asbestos-mesothelioma lawsuits
July 2, 2003 - The Senate proposal regarding asbestos litigation is looking to bring the 20 years of asbestos litigation under better control. With the current situation, asbestos victims are not receiving fair compensation for his/her suffering, and many asbestos victims have died from deadly asbestos related illnesses, like mesothelioma before recovering damages. USG is one company in particular that has been named in asbestos and mesothelioma liability suits.

The company manufactured joint treatment compound in the 1960s and early 1970s that contained asbestos. According to USG more than 300,000 asbestos claims were tried or settled in the last 25 years and $20 billion has been paid out to asbestos claimants. A deadly, carcinogenic substance, asbestos is linked to mesothelioma, asbestosis, as well as many other effects.

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Asbestos exposure lawsuits among top issues for Texas lawmakers
July 2, 2003 - Of the 28 issues that Texas lawmakers have made a priority for changes in environmental law and restrictions was asbestos exposure lawsuits. Governor Rick Perry was responsible for the asbestos exposure lawsuits being a subject addressed. Senator Eddie Lucio and Perry are on opposite sides of the asbestos exposure lawsuit fight.

Lucio did not vote to allow the asbestos bill to be considered, which requires a two-thirds vote to be considered in the Senate. The asbestos bill will allow people that have developed mesothelioma because of asbestos exposure to have their mesothelioma lawsuits be put on the fast track in court. Asbestos lawsuits have been controversial and asbestos victim supporters have been upset with the amount of time it take many people to ever recover the damages.

Some victims will never receive compensation because mesothelioma will end up taking their lives beforehand. Many asbestos exposed victims have been suffering mesothelioma and other deadly conditions for decades and should be able to receive payment immediately for the pain and suffering according to the asbestos bill supporters. Contact us to confer with a lawyer regarding a mesothelioma asbestos lawsuit.

Queen’s medical expert dies
June 10, 2003 - The Queen’s medical expert in Canada has died after making significant contributions to linking asbestos exposure to mesothelioma. After working in South Africa in 1960, he suggested a connection between asbestos exposure and mesothelioma. Extensive work was performed with asbestos fiber counts compared to the normal population versus shipyard workers.

Controversial asbestos screening
June 8, 2003 - There were hundreds of examiners in Oregon, Washington, Montana, and other states to screen hundreds of veteran aluminum workers. What the examiners found was that 30-40% of the tested workers showed signs of asbestos related diseases, including mesothelioma. Since some people have not yet experienced symptoms, individuals worry that one day they will suffer the serious and deadly diseases associated to asbestos exposure but do not know when it will strike.

Public health reports from 1920s to 1960s had a high number of incidents of workers that were injured and killed because of asbestos exposure. Doctors had learned from the many asbestos patients that the asbestos fibers could scar lungs and membranes if inhaled to result in deadly cancer such as mesothelioma.

For years, workers continued to suffer asbestos related illnesses and many workers never talked about it because of the economy and some people just did not realize the risks they were enduring. In addition, due to the latency period of disease symptoms onset, many asbestos exposed workers are now just getting diagnosed with illnesses. As more information was learned, a higher number of asbestos- mesothelioma lawsuits were filed over the years. Now, some people are hoping asbestos screening will better identify mesothelioma sufferers, as well as other illnesses, in order to combat the problems of asbestos-exposed workers.

New drug aimed towards mesothelioma treatment
June 3, 2003 - There is an experimental cancer drug made by Eli Lilly and Co. called Alimta that is seeking federal approval for expanded use. The drug has shown fewer side effects than rival drugs with the same effectiveness. Lilly first aimed to target Alimta for mesothelioma patients caused by asbestos exposure, however the company is now trying to expand the drug use for all lung cancer patients after the Lilly sponsored study.

Alimta will probably still be more targeted towards mesothelioma asbestos exposed patients and will be lucrative according to Friedman Billings Ramsey & Co. investment firm that forecasted sales of $157 million by 2006. If used for all types of lung cancer, Lehman Bros. Predicts peak annual sales for Alimta of $1 billion.

Alimta showed signs of effectively lengthening the lives of mesothelioma patients in earlier studies. Mesothelioma is diagnosed in 10,000 people around the world every year and is a rare and deadly cancer of the lung lining caused only by asbestos exposure. FDA approval has allowed Alimta to be used for free on a compassionate use basis for over 600 mesothelioma patients and is currently the only approved mesothelioma drug in the U.S. Lilly is hoping to receive FDA approval in late 2003 or early 2004 for the mesothelioma asbestos drug.

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