A statute of limitations is a law that limits the amount of time parties have before they can file a lawsuit. For instance, in Washington, a person injured in a car accident generally has only three years from the date of their injury to file a lawsuit against the...
Month: November 2021
Tips for living with your mesothelioma diagnosis
A mesothelioma diagnosis can send ripples across your life, and that of everyone in you family. It’s a scary time, and the uncertainty of the future can leave you feeling completely overwhelmed. You might have financial concerns, worries about any pain that you may...
Why your mesothelioma diagnosis matters
Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer. Still, many workers suffer from it because they were exposed to asbestos, a natural but dangerous substance that is still used nowadays in different industries. If you believe or know you had asbestos exposure, it would be in...
A new effective treatment may be available for mesothelioma
As any reader of this blog knows, we specialize in helping mesothelioma victims and their families, and it is a common topic on this blog. To that end, a new treatment may now be available for mesothelioma patients, at least according to a new study. The therapy...
Bill establishing national mesothelioma registry introduced
Once again, U.S. lawmakers are trying to create a national patient registry for mesothelioma. Doing so would allow physicians nationwide to share information that could help with the treatment and research of the disease. Known as the Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma...
What industries commonly involve exposure to asbestos?
People in the Pacific Northwest work many different types of jobs. People may work in offices, construction, in the medical field, in education, at restaurants, on ships and in shipyards, in the paper industry, in warehouses and many other types of jobs. When people...