Occupational Asbestos Exposure

Asbestos in Older Vehicle Partsby Brayton Purcell LLP | Apr 29, 2015 | Occupational Asbestos Exposure | Whether you are an employed auto mechanic or an at home DIYer, repairing vehicles can be a dangerous task. Given that asbestos was used in brake and clutch assemblies, gaskets, and mufflers within older vehicles, mechanics risk exposure [...]

Exposure to Asbestos During House FiresOn Behalf of Brayton Purcell LLP | Mar 30, 2015 | Occupational Asbestos Exposure | Even though asbestos products and materials within older homes are not considered dangerous unless they are breaking down or falling apart, an event like a house fire could turn a relatively safe home into a [...]

Kentucky Woman Blames Asbestos-Covered Clothing for her Cancerby Brayton Purcell LLP | Mar 16, 2015 | Occupational Asbestos Exposure | Asbestos is a dangerous substance that affects many different kinds of individuals. You mostly hear about workers in many blue collar trades being diagnosed with asbestos-related diseases after being exposed on the job, but their [...]

New Study: Minnesota Miners at High Risk for Mesotheliomaby Brayton Purcell LLP | Feb 27, 2015 | Occupational Asbestos Exposure | Recently, twenty-one new cases of mesothelioma have been diagnosed among Minnesota mine workers. The Minnesota Department of Health and the University of Minnesota have been studying a group of 69,000 workers since the late [...]

Sports Star Fears Asbestos-Related Diseaseby Brayton Purcell LLP | Feb 4, 2015 | Occupational Asbestos Exposure | No matter if you are an automobile mechanic in the United States or a football star in the United Kingdom, workers across the world need to be made aware of the dangers of asbestos exposure on the job. [...]

You might recall one of our May blog posts touching on the controversial Garlock Sealing Technologies bankruptcy case that took place earlier this year. Many worry that the results of that controversial trial might make it more difficult for victims of asbestos exposure to gain compensation in the future, but victims are not ready to [...]