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Man fined $50,000 after 1,200-tonne illegal find on property
A man has been fined $50,000 after a 1,200-tonne illegal find on a property in northwest Sydney. Pictures shared by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) show dozens of skip bins its investigators found on a property at Grantham Farm,...
North East family seeks answers after engineer dies from asbestos-related cancer
Stanley Rogers, who spent much of his career working at Sellafield Nuclear Power Station in Cumbria and at ICI Wilton in Teesside, died in May 2025, just months after being diagnosed with mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer caused...
Widow seeks former colleagues’ help over husband’s fatal asbestos exposure
Stanley Rogers, an engineer and instrument technician, died from mesothelioma, a terminal cancer caused by asbestos exposure, on May 6, 2025. He had worked at the Sellafield nuclear power station and ICI Wilton Chemical Industries during his...
What could AdAlta (ASX:1AD) gain from its FDA meeting?
Highlights AdAlta has received confirmation of a US FDA pre-IND meeting relating to its EW-001 CAR-T programme. The regulatory discussion is focused on the development pathway for EW-001 in advanced mesothelioma. The next key focus is the guidance...
Wittenoom: The Spaniards caught up in the ‘Australian Chernobyl’
Wittenoom does not appear on road signs. It has been erased. Removed from official maps. No one lives there and visiting it is forbidden. It is a ghost town. Long ago it was a settlement of prefabricated houses with a grocery store, two schools, a...
School on Brit factory’s premisesat heart of asbestos exposure row
Most of over 2000 people from Kymore who have received compensation for asbestos-linked diseases are pass-outs of the same school, according to those involved in processing the claims KYMORE (KATNI): For 86 years, children have walked into a...
Sokolove Law Donates to Providence Cancer Institute in Support of Cancer Research & Patient Care
Gift honors firm nurse Andi Lowe's relay team, supporting an Oregon institute whose thoracic oncology program treats mesothelioma and other asbestos cancers. PORTLAND, OR, UNITED STATES, September 16, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Sokolove Law, a...
Thousands in India developed cancer, lung disease after British company's asbestos dump
Kymore, a town in Madhya Pradesh, India, is still dealing with the damage decades after a British company left asbestos waste behind. Here's what to know As ITV News reported, "Thousands of people in a town in India have developed cancer and...
Retired offshore worker’s death linked to asbestos exposure, court told
David Wooden, of Fritton, near Great Yarmouth, died at the James Paget Hospital on June 7. A recent inquest opening at Norfolk Coroner's Court heard the 79-year-old, who previously worked as an offshore well tester, suffered from mesothelioma. His...
MEDIA ADVISORY: ASBESTOS AWARENESS & PREVENTION CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER EXPERTS, ARTISTS, & SURVIVORS
WASHINGTON, D.C., DC, UNITED STATES, September 25, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- MEDIA ADVISORY: ASBESTOS AWARENESS & PREVENTION CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER EXPERTS, ARTISTS, & SURVIVORS The 21st Annual Conference, “Asbestos: Awareness, Prevention,...
John Deaton is Trying His Hand as an Anti-Trump Republican in Massachusetts. Will It Work?
In a time when the Republican Party in Massachusetts seems to be struggling to find its identity, U.S. Senate candidate John Deaton says he’s trying a new approach. “I’ve had three opportunities to vote for Donald Trump, and I’ve never pulled the...
Sokolove Law Managing Attorney Named Distinguished Leader in the New England Legal Awards 2026
This Honor Recognizes Two Decades of Leadership at a Top Massachusetts-Founded Mesothelioma Law Firm CHESTNUT HILL, MA, UNITED STATES, September 15, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Sokolove Law is proud to announce that Managing Attorney Ricky A....
ADAO’s 2026 Conference Focuses on Asbestos Prevention and the Law
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization will host its 21st Annual Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference on Sept. 25 and 26 at the Marriott AC Hotel Arlington National Landing in Arlington, Virginia. This year’s theme, “Asbestos:...
The names we remember – and the names we silence
ONE of the more affecting tributes I saw during the recent events that marked the 25th anniversary since the attacks of 9/11 was a simple slideshow, put to music composed and played on the piano by a Connecticut professor, Greg Garvey, during...
Family's appeal over ex-factory worker's asbestos-related cancer death
Mesothelioma is an aggressive terminal cancer caused by exposure to asbestos with symptoms often not appearing for decades afterwards. These can include: Chest pain that is often sharp or persistent Shortness of breath due to fluid buildup A dry,...
Birmingham sues 3M, DuPont, other manufacturers over PFAS in firefighter gear
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The City of Birmingham has filed a federal lawsuit against 3M, DuPont-related companies, and more than a dozen other manufacturers. The suit accuses the companies of selling firefighter turnout gear containing PFAS...
Asbestos Claimants Ask Justices To Take On 'Texas Two-Step'
By Alex Wittenberg ( September 18, 2026, 7:30 PM EDT) -- Claimants alleging they developed mesothelioma after working with asbestos-infused products made by CertainTeed have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether financially healthy...
Award-winning attorney leads by example
A Mount Pleasant attorney’s decades of exemplary work with Motley Rice LLC was duly recognized when the South Carolina Association of Justice recently honored Anne Kearse with the 2026 Matthew J. Perry Public Service Award. The recognition, as she...
Powder Product Retailer Fails to Meet Burden of Proof to Beat Summary Judgment Motion by Failing to Utilize Specific Interrogatories
Court: Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles The plaintiff and his wife brought suit in California, alleging that the plaintiff, Antony Ward, developed malignant mesothelioma following his use of contaminated talcum powder products,...
LED light bulbs likened to asbestos: ‘A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY’
Breadcrumb Trail Links Health 'We found that short wavelengths, like deep blues, were having a very negative effect' LED light bulbs are offered for sale at a Home Depot store on December 27, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Photo by Scott Olson /Getty...
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