Carpenter wins 400,000 damages
Financial Times - Sep 11 8:23 PM
A carpenter suffering from mesothelioma, the asbestos-related disease, has won agreed damages of 400,000 from his former employer. Field Fisher Waterhouse, the law firm acting for Amargeet Singh Dahele, said it believed this was one of the highest-ever settlements in such a case.Save to My Web
Drug firms’ lobby tactics revealed
Guardian Unlimited - Sep 27 6:29 PM
Documents show how companies try to get new medicines fast-tracked.Save to My Web
Settlement approved for victims of asbestos
Seattle Times - Sep 22 12:29 AM
The money’s not going to cure Burt Shephard’s cancer or bring Dianne Petty’s husband back or allow Chris Anderson to keep up with his grandchildren…Save to My Web
Baron & Budd, P.C. Attorney Scott Summy Honored in 2007 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
[Press Release] PR Web - Sep 13 12:39 AM
Scott Summy, an attorney and shareholder with the law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C., has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. (PRWEB Sep 13, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/dingpr.php/U3VtbS1Db3VwLUhvcnItWmV0YS1JbnNlLVplcm8=Save to My Web
Asbestos victims die waiting for benefit assessment
Daily Yomiuri Online - Sep 21 11:31 AM
More than 170 people have died waiting for official recognition as sufferers of an asbestos-induced illness eligible for government aid, according to a study by the Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency.Save to My Web
Eli Lilly to launch anti-cancer drug
The Hindu - Sep 19 12:18 PM
CHENNAI: Eli Lily & Company India on Tuesday announced the launch of ALIMTA (pemetrexed disodium) for use in combination with cisplatin for the treatment of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), a rare type of cancer. …Save to My Web
Oncology Researchers Recognized As Heroes Of Chemistry
Medical News Today - Sep 12 12:11 AM
Three researchers wholed the discovery and development of the first drug approved to treatmalignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), a cancer associated with exposure toasbestos, were named as Heroes of Chemistry by the American ChemicalSociety (ACS). Researchers Homer Pearce, Ph.D., Chuan (Joe) Shih, Ph.D.,and Edward C. Taylor, Ph.D. [click link for full article]Save to My Web