Asbestos & Mesothelioma In The News 1994-2008

~ 2004 ~

• Canada's Deadly Export (11/22/04)
• Asbestos Use Still Widespread in Asia, As Are Its Ills: Expert (11/22/04)
• Company Fate Rests On Trial (10/6/04)
• Asbestos Lawsuits Create U.S. Legal Crisis (10/4/04)
• King City, Coalinga, Union Carbide, Kelly Moore and Calidria: A History of Ploys to Whitewash the Wicked White Powder (9/27/04)
• James Hardie: Murder By Any Other Name (9/14/04)
• Pfizer to Take $369 Million Asbestos Charge (9/3/04)
• CDC Says Asbestos Deaths in U.S. Have Skyrocketed Since the Late 1960s and Will Probably Keep Climbing (7/22/04)
• 9/11 Memo Reveals Asbestos 'Cover-Up' (7/16/04)
• Lethality of Asbestos and Exploitation of Workers and the Public by Asbestos Producers Exposed (6/24/04)
• EPA and Fort Worth Colluding to Expose City Residents to Asbestos, According to Leaked EPA Documents (6/3/04)
• Dust to Dust (5/24/04)
• Liability Lawsuits Galore Dog 3M Over Dust Masks (4/18/04)
• Asbestos Cancer Epidemic (4/5/04)
• Center Opens in Michigan to Diagnose and Treat People Exposed to Vermiculite, Taconite, Asbestos (4/5/04)
• Study: Asbestos Deaths Becoming Epidemic (3/22/04)
• Dying For a Living (3/15/04)
• When Bankruptcy Means "Business as Usual" (3/5/04)
• Asbestos Diseases Viewed as 'Epidemic': Study Finds 100,000 Will Die in 10 Years (3/4/04)
• Asbestos Multinationals Gag Asbestos Campaigner (2/27/04)
• In Attic and Flowerpot, a Lurking Menace (2/25/04)
• Rich Countries Face Cancer "Epidemic" From Asbestos (2/4/04)
• Radical Surgery for Mesothelioma (2/2/04)

~ 2003 ~

• Asbestos Banned in All Australian Workplaces (12/30/03)
• Cap Defense Lawyers' Billable Hours? (12/17/03)
• Asbestos Banned From New Year (12/8/03)
• Predicted Deaths From Mesothelioma (12/8/03)
• Canada Blocks UN Asbestos Ban (11/19/03)
• U.S. Stands Aside on Asbestos: Government Won't Pay Into Proposed Fund, Despite Navy Cases (11/12/03)
• Asbestos Wave Surges; Crest Still to Come (10/14/03)
• Living, Dying with Asbestos (10/13/03)
• Mesothelioma Striking Younger, Marginally Exposed Generations, But Medical Research Money Scarce (10/8/03)
• Big Three Automakers Sue Honeywell (9/29/03)
• Asbestos, Not Rock and Roll, Fells Warren Zevon (9/10/03)
• Singer-songwriter Warren Zevon Dies of Mesothelioma (9/10/03)
• Record Producer Mickie Most Dies. London, England (6/3/03)
• Asbestos Liability Accord Said to Be Near (4/24/03)
• NASCAR: First Refuge of Broke-down Asbestos Bankrupts (4/2/03)
• Message to Asbestos Defense: Solve the Problem, Cure the Cancer (3/31/03)
• Senator Hatch Wants Asbestos Bill Quickly (3/6/03)
• Tackling Asbestos Reform (3/6/03)
• Talks Held in Bid to End Asbestos Suits (2/6/03)
• Asbestos Fears in Western Australia - A New Wave of mesothelioma Cases - Western Australia (1/23/03)

~ 2002 ~

• Asbestos Litigation Poses Threat To Small Business (12/11/02)
• Families of Workers Blame Deaths On Plant's Use of Asbestos (11/4/02)
• Asbestos Has Had Serious, Not-So-Serious Uses Over Time (11/4/02)
• The Victims Of A Stealthy Killer (11/3/02)
• Asbestos Diseases Wait To Attack (11/3/02)
• No Proof Polio Vaccine Later Caused Cancer (10/23/02)
• Asbestos Policies Adopted By The Australian Labor Party (9/16/02)
• UK and Europe About To Follow American Course (9/11/02)
• Asbestos claims 'affect 85% of US economy' (9/10/02)
• Punch Worthington "Here's Why Asbestos Needs All Those Rules", Albany Democrat-Herald (5/29/02)
• Law Lords Allow Claims For Asbestos-Rrelated Disease When More Than One Employer Is Involved (5/16/02)
• Judge 'Amazed' by Honeywell Removal Attempt; Threatens Sanctions (5/8/02)
• Docs Fear Cancer Risk Downtown (4/29/02)
• Asbestos Risk for Those at World Trade Site (4/26/02)
• A Surge in Asbestos Suits, Many by Healthy Plaintiffs (4/11/02)
• Swiss Approve Asbestos Probe Help (3/28/02)
• Experts See No End To U.S. Asbestos Lawsuits (3/27/02)
• World Mesothelioma Epidemic Approaching Fast (3/14/02)
• French Court Rules Firms Must Pay Asbestos Claims (3/5/02)
• The Lighter Side of HMO Abuse (1/10/02)

~ 2001 ~

• New British Court Blow for Asbestos Sufferers (12/11/01)
• Man Sets Himself on Fire to Protest Asbestos Use (12/3/01)
• Suit Alleges Insurers' Conspiracy to Hide Asbestos Dangers (11/27/01)
• Senator Patty Murray and Senate's HELP Committee Hold Hearing on Workplace Exposure to Asbestos - July 31, 2001 (8/14/01)
• California Continues National Lead in Non-Fuel Mineral Production (8/8/01)
• German Utility RWE Announces Asbestos Death Toll (8/6/01)
• Asbestos A Natural Danger in Northern California (7/26/01)
• Giant French Artwork Coated with Asbestos (7/26/01)
• U.S. Mineral Files for Chapter 11 (7/23/01)
• "Can you believe it?" (7/18/01)
• U.S. Gypsum Files for Chapter 11 (6/28/01)
• Asbestos Deaths in UK Said to Be Increasing - London, England (4/30/01)
• W.R.Grace Files for Chapter 11 (4/2/01)

~ 2000~

• Legal Documents Raise Question of Whether Polio Vaccines Remained Tainted With SV40 After 1961, HarrisMartin Reports. (12/13/00)
• Mechanics at Risk From Asbestos in Brakes-Report (11/20/00)
• SV40, Asbestos, and Mesothelioma - Where Are We Going? (11/7/00)
• Owens Corning Files for Bankruptcy (10/5/00)
• WTO: French Asbestos Ban Is Legal (9/20/00)
  WTO: Upholds French Ban on Asbestos (3/14/01)
• Letter from Texas Senator Phil Gramm regarding funding for Mesothelioma Research (8/17/00)
• Fibre Glass Ducts, a Health Hazard? (8/2/00)
• A Salute to Bruce Vento and Call to Arms: Mesothelioma Will Not Be Overcome by Will, Passion and Spirit Alone (6/30/00)
• Son of Deceased Houston Insulator: "I hope you bankrupt the lousy bastards!" Houston, Texas (6/15/00)
• Lance Armstrong - Words to Live By.
  Please click on this to read a compelling quote for cancer patients by Lance Armstrong, the Father of All Cancer Killers, from his excellent new book: "It's Not About the Bike - My Journey Back to Life." (6/13/00)
• Official: Agency Knew of Asbestos (6/1/00)
• Report: Asbestos Found in Crayons (5/24/00)
• How Special Interests Make Law: GAF attempts to buy Liability Protection from Asbestos Claims (3/13/00)
• GAF Attempts to Buy Bail Out Legislation News Release on Asbestos Lobbying Report (3/13/00)
• Environmental exposure to tremolite and respiratory cancer in New Caledonia: a case-control study. (2/22/00)