If a person is exposed to asbestos, he or she may not realize that it can cause significant health problems. Some of the effects of exposure may not be immediately apparent, but there are signs an individual can look for. Asbestos exposure overview When a person...
Workers in paper mills face many on-the-job risks that are inherent in any type of factory work. While it is easy to see how working with heavy machinery with many moving parts can cause an injury, there is a serious danger that may go unseen in paper mills: asbestos...
A $36.5 million verdict in favor of an Oregon man seriously ill due to exposure to asbestos should continue to wake up companies about the dangers of this mineral. These companies cannot avoid punishment for causing heartache for thousands of families throughout the...
Attorney Brendan Little has been made a partner at Bergman Draper Oslund Udo, PLLC, in a move that will strengthen the law firm and its commitment to its clients. Brendan has spent his entire legal career fighting for victims harmed by dangerous products and corporate...
Readers of our blog likely know that mesothelioma has only one cause: asbestos exposure. What some may not know is that it has been mined and used for thousands of years. Within the last 100 years or so, it was industrialized and used in just about everything as a...
Getting a cancer diagnosis is a life-changing event. If the type of cancer is mesothelioma, it will often come as a shock to individuals when the doctor tells them that it came from exposure to asbestos many years ago. Mesothelioma is a particularly aggressive...
Mesothelioma is a deadly cancer that attacks the membrane around the lungs. While symptoms often start out mild, the condition quickly progresses ultimately leading to fatality. The aggressive progression of the condition often means friends and loved ones see the...
By now, most people in Oregon and Washington know that asbestos is a dangerous cancer-causing substance. However, for many reasons, it has taken time for people to realize the harmful effects of asbestos. Many people in the region therefore may have been exposed to...
The United States began phasing out use of asbestos in the 1970s, but exposure to asbestos continues to harm people. In many cases, the harm stems from exposure that occurred decades earlier. Mesothelioma, an incurable form of cancer caused by asbestos exposure, can...
Men do not have exclusive claim as victims of mesothelioma, an incurable form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Women, too, have been diagnosed with and die from this terrible and preventable disease, and those numbers may be climbing. Traditionally, men have...
