As you send your kids back to school, you are certainly aware of the dangers they will face. Injuries on the playground, food allergies and quick-spreading illnesses may be just a few of the risks you take when you put your children on the school bus. Sometimes, you...
Asbestos Exposure & Claims
Family awarded $13M for asbestos-related cancer death
Though the incident did not occur in Ohio, a recent wrongful death lawsuit highlights the ongoing tragedies that asbestos leaves in its wake. A grieving family was awarded a $13 million judgement after the death of their loved one from cancer caused by asbestos...
New statistics show asbestos illnesses aren’t going away
Given the history of asbestos use in Ohio and across the country, it may not be surprising when someone over the age of 80 receives the diagnosis of mesothelioma or another lung disease. Such illnesses, often incurable, associated with exposure to asbestos develop...
Man seeks to hold ExxonMobil liable for asbestos exposure
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that is usually fatal. As many residents of Ohio are, sadly, well-aware, it is an illness that often develops as a result of asbestos exposure. Asbestos, a naturally occurring carcinogenic substance, was heavily used in manufacturing...
Couple blames former employer for husband’s lung cancer
Far too many residents of Ohio only now are finding themselves diagnosed with mesothelioma and other asbestos-related illnesses after decades of working in manufacturing jobs all over the area. Sadly, they are not the only ones to suffer this fate. A couple in another...
Lawsuit alleges wrongful death from decades of asbestos exposure
As one of the nation's largest producers of metal, rubber and plastics appliances and products, Ohio had a notoriously high use of asbestos throughout the factories and plants due to the manufacturing processes. Decades later this has translated into a...
Asbestos exposure suit hopes to curb future misconduct
Ignorance, they say, is bliss. Unfortunately, many residents of Ohio don't have the luxury of such ignorance when it comes to asbestos exposure and the cancer that often results. Because of the historical prevalence of asbestos in the manufacturing plants and...
Past asbestos exposure continues to take its toll
For many industrial workers in Ohio, exposure to asbestos occurred on a daily basis for decades, both before and, unfortunately, even after the hazards of the substance were known. Today, an alarming number of individuals continue to pay the price for this when they...
Great Lakes shipyards linked to mesothelioma
Over the last hundred years, the Great Lakes enjoyed a worldwide reputation for building and outfitting mighty ships. Our ships moved everything from iron ore to grain, spreading prosperity throughout the nation.Shipbuilders constructed and maintained every kind of...
Cancer from asbestos exposure nearly always fatal
Due to the historical prevalence of Ohio jobs in industries utilizing asbestos, residents of the state are, unfortunately, likely familiar with the illness known as mesothelioma. Some may be wondering, though, exactly what it is. The good news is that malignant...