People working in hazardous industries often suffer from fatal diseases due to exposure to harmful chemicals and substances. Adding to their woes is the difficulty in receiving damage compensation from the employers.

The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of Traveler Companies, Inc. by finding a lower court erred in overturning the approval of the company's nearly $500 million settlement of asbestos-related litigation.

Rochester contractor has been charged for a possible asbestos exposure in a local school and hospital area. People in the area may have been exposed to asbestos because of the contractor.

Asbestos cancer litigation disaster for investors could be repeated with Nanotechnology unless SEC and FASB close eight major loopholes now preventing honest disclosures. Investor Environmental Health Network Analysis finds disturbing Asbestos-Nanotech parallels that could saddle investors with a major new round of costly mega-litigation.

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, the Voice of the Victims, today announced the beginning of Asbestos Awareness Week. April 1, 2008 was designated as the beginning of National Asbestos Awareness Week by the United State Senate. The U.S. Senate passed S. Res. 462 which states “that the Senate urges the Surgeon General, as a public health issue, to warn and educate people that asbestos exposure may be hazardous to their health.”

Asbestos solutions provider Thames Laboratories has published a newly updated 24-page report to help property owners and managers understand the basics of asbestos management and their legal requirements under the Control of Asbestos Regulations (CAR)2006.