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Mesothelioma Treatment Approved by FDA, First in 15 Years
For the first time in 15 years, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new treatment for mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer that has been proven to be caused by exposure to asbestos. The NovoTTF-100L System was made by Novocure and uses electric fields to stop mesothelioma tumors…
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NYT: Memos Advising Asbestos Ban Disregarded by E.P.A. Leaders
Internal memos from Environmental Protection Agency scientists and lawyers recommending an outright ban of asbestos in the United States were disregarded by E.P.A. senior officials, The New York Times reports. A rule instituted in April restricting the use of the known carcinogen keeps opening a way for U.S. manufactures to employ new uses for it…
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New EPA Asbestos Regulation Imposed, Critics Say Rule Falls Short
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced new asbestos regulations. Check out the whole story here.
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Lawyers for the Creative Arts Honors ‘Creative Youth’
Lawyers for the Creative Arts celebrated “Chicago’s Year of Creative Youth” at the
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Cancer-Causing Gas Emitted from 2 Lake County Polluters, Report Says
Public not warned of ethylene oxide exposure in Waukegan, GurneeTwo Lake County, Illinois, companies
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Cooney & Conway Named to 2019 Best Law Firms List
The Chicago personal injury law firm of Cooney & Conway has been named to the 2019 U.S. News &am
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Asbestos Imports Surge as Carcinogen Remains Legal in US
The amount of asbestos imported into the United States increased by nearly 2,000 percent between Jul
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Cooney & Conway Representing Estate of Man Who Died in Fall
Cooney & Conway attorney Timothy R. Ocasek is representing the estate of a man who fell to his death while painting a wooden back porch at a suburban apartment building. The property management company and the alleged owner of the building are being sued for more than $50,000. Randall Schirmer, 70, was painting a second-floor…
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Race Judicata 2018
On a beautiful late summer night with the spectacular downtown Chicago skyline as a backdrop, a grou
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Asbestos in Schools: Myth vs. Fact
Here’s the truth about some of the most pervasive ideas regarding asbestos in schools.
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Asbestos Found in Playskool Crayons, Advocacy Group Claims
A consumer advocacy group is calling on Dollar Tree and other retailers to pull a popular brand of crayons they say contains toxic levels of asbestos, a material found to cause mesothelioma and other deadly types of lung cancer.
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Settlement Reached in Lake Michigan Boating Lawsuit
Cooney & Conway settled a multi-million-dollar lawsuit on behalf of their client who died in a Lake Michigan boating incident in May, 2014.