Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay about $1.56 billion to a Maryland woman who blamed the company’s talc-based baby powder for causing her asbestos-linked cancer, the largest such jury verdict for ...

Cherie Craft sued the company and its subsidiaries alleging their talc-based baby powder exposed her to asbestos, causing peritoneal malignant mesothelioma, an incurable cancer.

Schuster Law has outlined the legal options available to individuals who have developed illnesses linked to asbestos exposure ...

A Baltimore jury ordered Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries to pay over $1.5 billion to a woman who claimed decades of ...

A Minnesota jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $65.5 million to a mother of three who linked her cancer to long-term use ...

Bolivian crocidolite was used in approximately 13 billion Kent Micronite cigarette filters, manufactured from March 1952 ...

SACRAMENTO — A new study has found that everyday exposure to naturally occurring asbestos boosts the chances of developing a deadly form of cancer but added that the risks are relatively low. The ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering a ban on the last type of asbestos still used in the U.S. - a mineral that has been tied to cancer and heavily regulated for decades. Now, the ...

Asbestos, a group of naturally occurring fibrous minerals, has been historically used for its durability and resistance to heat. Despite its advantageous properties, asbestos is a well-documented ...

Asbestos is the most relevant occupational carcinogenic agent for the human lung considering its carcinogenic power and the large amount of exposed workers. The epidemiology of asbestos-related lung ...

A new drug for a type of deadly cancer caused by exposure to asbestos has been hailed as a breakthrough, after impressive results in a phase 3 clinical trial. Mesothelioma is almost always caused by ...

A Philly teacher reportedly has cancer caused by asbestos. But should we blame the school where the person taught? It’s hard to know. Meredith Elementary School, located on 5th and Fitzwater streets ...