During the latter half of the 20th century, the connection between asbestos exposure and certain types of cancer became more known among the general public. Although scientists have been aware of this link for decades, awareness spread even more as people heard about asbestos-related diseases such as malignant mesothelioma affecting veterans, shipyard workers, construction company […]
Mesothelioma and Asbestos Trial Verdicts At Kazan Law, an award-winning California mesothelioma and asbestos law firm, we accept a relatively small number of cases and prepare every one of them for trial. Over the years, defendants and their lawyers have learned that trying cases against Kazan Law is rarely productive and almost always very expensive. As […]
Our California asbestos and mesothelioma law firm concentrates on representing workers suffering from mesothelioma in third party asbestos lawsuits (against manufacturers, contractors, distributors and premises owners). We also represent victims of other types of asbestos-related cancers as well as seriously disabled victims of asbestosis. Clients and potential clients are often curious about how we work […]
On Kazan Law client Jim Hellam’s 66th birthday, November 28, 2012, an Oakland, California jury returned a $5,437,882 verdict in his case against Crane Co. Mr. Hellam was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2011. As a teenager, Mr. Hellam worked for his grandfather’s one man operation, Monterey Boiler Service, over the course of five summers between […]
Up until the mid-1980s, asbestos was a common component of many industrial and commercial products. Its physical properties – namely, it’s strength and fireproofing capabilities – made it popular for use in insulation, flooring and roofing materials. Although industries ignored the evidence linking asbestos exposure to several diseases for years, the scientific studies eventually became […]
On November 19, 2012, an Alameda County jury in Hayward, California returned a $6,825,000 verdict against Ford Motor Company for Kazan Law clients Patrick and Sharon Scott. Pat Scott, age 69, was a career auto mechanic until he was diagnosed with mesothelioma last fall. Since then, he has been unable to work. He has always […]
In celebration of the meeting of the International Mesothelioma Interest Group’s recent meeting in Boston, at iMig 2012, we at Kazan, McClain, Lyons, Greenwood and Harley funded this year’s Young Investigator Awards, as we have done at each meeting since 2008. This is the third in a series of entries discussing the promising work of one […]
The Union for International Control of Cancer (UICC) took a major step recently when it called for a complete ban on the mining, use and exportation of all forms of asbestos, Right On Canada reported. According to the news source, the UICC, which includes more than 700 member organizations throughout 155 different countries, pointed specifically […]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued citations to seven contractors after they allegedly exposed their employees to asbestos on a construction site, according to a release from the federal agency. The contractors, including three based in Miami and four based in San Antonio, were cited with 45 serious violations and one other-than-serious […]
Like a number of countries around the world, Brazil is currently in the midst of tackling a major public health issue that has continued to pose a serious risk to its citizens for years: asbestos. Brazil has been one of the countries at the forefront of the asbestos issue since the Global Asbestos Congress was […]
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