NEW RECALL: Dynacare Baby Powder
The Dynarex Corporation has recalled 62 cases of its Dynacare Baby Powder due to concerns of an asbestos contamination. Individuals who purchased Dynacare Baby Powder (item number 4875) marked with Batch Number B 051 with an expiration date of 2026/12/28,… Read More »
Read MoreAppellate Court Upholds Verdict and Damages in Asbestos Exposure Case
In a recent decision, the New York Appellate Division, Fourth Department unanimously affirmed a verdict obtained by a Belluck Law client against defendant Hedman Resources Limited, a company that mined a mineral fiber containing significant quantities of asbestos. The decision… Read More »
Read MoreEPA Fully Bans Chrysotile Asbestos: A Critical Step Towards Protecting Public Health
In a significant move to safeguard public health, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a ban on chrysotile asbestos, a toxic mineral responsible for an estimated 40,000 deaths in the United States each year. This announcement comes as a… Read More »
Read MoreEPA Finally Admits Asbestos Presents an “Unreasonable” Health Risk
In 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finally designated asbestos as a chemical targeted for risk evaluation. A recent release by the agency in June 2022 was the final scope of Part 2 of this risk evaluation, performed under the… Read More »
Read MoreU.S. Finally Moves to Ban Asbestos
The EPA announced that they are proposing a rule to ban chrysotile asbestos entirely. The substance, which is well known to cause cancer, is still found in many homes, schools, and other older facilities, and was used frequently in shipbuilding,… Read More »
Read MoreAsbestos Was Used as Fake Snow and Christmas Tree Decorations
A white Christmas may fill you with happy memories and warm family moments. So might the classic film The Wizard of Oz. However, before the dangers of asbestos were well known, both of these had one concerning thing in common:… Read More »
Read MoreJoseph Belluck Interviewed for Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation Livestream
On January 27, Joe Belluck spoke with R. Taylor Ripley in the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation’s Meet the Mesothelioma Experts: Legal Edition livestream. Continue reading
Read MoreNews Release: Belluck Law LLP Begins First Asbestos Trial Since COVID-19 in St. Lawrence County
New York (September 11, 2020) — Belluck Law LLP, New York’s leading mesothelioma, lung cancer, and personal injury law firm will be starting the first asbestos trial since COVID-19, beginning on Monday, September 14, 2020 in St. Lawrence County, New… Read More »
Read MoreGlobal Study Finds Asbestos to Be Leading Cause of Lung Cancer in the Workplace
A new global review of data studies published in July by Brazilian medical journal Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem found that asbestos accounts for the largest portion – 37.5 percent – of cancer-causing substances associated with lung cancer in the workplace.… Read More »
Read MoreUpdate on Banning Asbestos in the United States
Asbestos exposure is the leading cause of most people that are diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, and is linked to the deaths of approximately 40,000 Americans a year. Those deaths are caused by lung cancer, asbestosis, cancer of the larynx, and… Read More »
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