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Welcome to Mesothelioma News
If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, this web site is for you.
Mesothelioma News is dedicated to bringing you comprehensive information on a full range of topics about mesothelioma, including treatment, support, and legal help.
On Mesothelioma News you’ll find a great deal of information including:
• The types and symptoms of mesothelioma and diagnosis of the disease
• Up-to-date information about treatment options for mesothelioma
• Support groups and resources for patients and their families
• The relationship between asbestos exposure and mesothelioma
• Protecting your legal rights
Mesothelioma News is your site for the up-to-date information you need if you or a loved one has been affected by this disease.
The law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. has been fighting for the rights of mesothelioma victims for nearly three decades. One of the firm’s founders filed one of the first asbestos lawsuits in the country against asbestos manufacturers. With more than 50 attorneys, over 200 staff, and offices in Texas, California, Louisiana, Ohio, and New York, Baron & Budd is one of America’s largest law firms that fights for the rights of people and families affected by mesothelioma. Our firm has successfully represented asbestos victims from throughout the country. Here are just some examples of compensation we have achieved for our clients:
The cases described here reflect the net amounts of the judgments or settlements our clients received after the deduction of attorneys fees and expenses-in other words, what our clients actually received. The actual settlement or verdict would be higher. These cases were all handled by Baron & Budd attorneys serving as lead counsel.
Specific Results Depend on the Facts of Each Case.
$10,603,661.00 Received by Client after Attorney’s Fees and Expenses for a gentleman who developed malignant mesothelioma as a result of his exposure to joint compound as a construction worker. This case went to trial and resulted in a significant verdict in favor of the gentleman, his wife and children that was listed by a national legal publication as one of the top verdicts in the U.S. that year. The case subsequently settled.
$6,356,942.00 Received by Client after Attorney’s Fees and Expenses, for the widow of a man who died at the age of 50 after developing asbestos-related mesothelioma. He was exposed to asbestos while serving in the Navy aboard nuclear submarines during the 1960s. This case went to trial against the manufacturer of an asbestos-containing pipe covering product. The jury awarded a significant verdict, which was affirmed on appeal.
$4,380,755.00 Received by Client after Attorney’s Fees and Expenses, for an ironworker who worked at a number of industrial sites throughout his career and who was diagnosed with mesothelioma at the age of 79.
Minneapolis-St. Paul brownfield sites to receive funding for asbestos cleanup
Several Minneapolis-St. Pail sites will receive brownfield funding for cleanup of asbestos and other hazardous substances. The Met Council approved almost $4 million for 9 brownfield redevelopment projects in the Twin Cities area to redevelop or reuse land that has been contaminated with asbestos or other hazardous materials. The Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Council
Death rates from mesothelioma on the rise in Australia and around the world
One in fifteen retired carpenters in Australia and the UK will perish from mesothelioma, predicts cancer expert Professor Julian Peto, Head of the Cancer Research UK Epidemiology and Genetics Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Professor Peto delivered his warning to a public audience at the University of Melbourne in Australia.
New asbestos research group founded in Brisbane, Australia to improve treatment for mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases
The Asbestos Research Group, based at Brisbane, Australia’s Wesley Hospital, has been formed with the goal of improving treatments and quality of life for people with asbestos-related diseases. The group also will examine the progression of asbestos diseases like mesothelioma. The effort was launched by Karen Banton, the widow of mesothelioma victim, Bernie
Innovive Pharmaceuticals, Inc., maker of immunotherapy to treat mesothelioma, to be acquired
CytRx Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company that makes therapeutics based on molecular chaperone amplification technology, has agreed to purchase Innovive Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company with four clinical stage oncology drug candidates. The combined company will have a broad portfolio of clinical development programs in oncology, ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, stroke recovery and diabetic foot
New York clinical trial beginning for mesothelioma patients
A new clinical trial is underway for victims of mesothelioma. The Mesothelioma Center of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center is actively recruiting patients for a clinical research study of a targeted radiation and chemotherapy protocol for pleural mesothelioma. According to Dr. Robert Taub, the study’s principal investigator, the Mesothelioma Center
Sarasota, Florida journalist looks back at the controversial career of architect and mesothelioma victim Paul Rudolph
A Sarasota journalist recently looked back on the controversial career of architect Paul Rudolph, who died of mesothelioma a little more than a decade ago. Paul Rudolph moved to Sarasota, Florida in 1948 as a dynamic, Harvard-trained young architect and left ten years later to serve as the dean of the School of Art
