Mesothelioma

Angelos asks judge to revive thousands of asbestos cases

2012-12-17 16:01:06

An effort to revive more than 13,000 lawsuits filed by people who contend they were sickened by absestos was met with sharp objections Monday by lawyers for potential defendants. Plaintiffs' attorneys said consolidating some of the lawsuits would help...

Angelos seeks to revive more than 13,000 asbestos cases

2012-12-17 00:00:00

A Baltimore judge on Monday will hear an ambitious plan to revive the long-dormant cases of more than 13,000 people who say they have been sickened by asbestos, an attempt by the Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos to return to a strategy that made a...

Courting dissent at City Hall

2012-10-20 11:53:17

Someone pass the popcorn, there's a new legal drama unfolding at City Hall — Law & Order: Special Municipal Unit. You might have seen the news that Joan Pratt, comptroller, is suing Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, mayor, or at least, her technology...

Marbella: For city housing department, the repo man cometh

2012-01-07 06:57:00

So it comes to this: The sheriff's office tagging vehicles that belong to the Baltimore Housing Authority, preparing them for seizure and auction. Like some common deadbeat, an actual governmental agency gets what is essentially a visit from the repo...

The Philadelphia Inquirer GreenSpace column

2013-05-12 02:04:01

At the chemical plant in Toms River, nylon stockings would melt on the legs of secretaries sent on errands to production buildings. Noxious, colored smoke rose from the plant's stacks. Its effluent tinted the river, and fish caught there had a strange...

Engineered cells successfully fight leukemia

2013-04-22 03:54:04

Four of five children facing certain death from leukemia are recovering after treatment that strengthened their immune systems, with no signs of cancer and no need of medicine. Their success is advancing a new medical strategy that bolsters the body's...

District 112 teacher still has questions about asbestos removal

2013-04-16 14:17:00

North Shore School District 112 was fined two years ago for multiple violations regarding asbestos removal projects at several of its schools dating back to 2007, but one teacher is still seeking answers. Steve Bartel, a Lincoln School fifth grade...

The unconditional love of pet is good medicine

2013-04-02 18:30:05

Q: I'm a 54-year-old woman with some medical issues. I've survived breast cancer and am being treated for a cancer call malignant mesothelioma. I also have a very bad knee. Right now, overall, I feel OK, and I badly want a dog. Everyone keeps telling me...

Simona A. Farrise, ESQ., LL.M.

2013-03-25 15:34:00

For nearly two decades, Simona Farrise has focused on obtaining justice for people with mesothelioma,�recovering more than $100 million for her dying clients and their families. “This firm is a leader in the field of asbestos exposure because of...

A Woman-Lead Plaintiffs Firm Tackles Complex Cases

2013-03-25 15:33:00

Simona A. Farrise founded Farrise Law Firm in 2007 with a broad mission: to make the seemingly impossible possible. An expert in complex litigation, Farrise has built a firm that helps clients through the most trying times of their lives. In the process,...

Dr. Anne Tsao & Dr. Mark Clemens II

2013-03-08 15:55:00

Clemens Tsao Engagement Announcement Dr. and Mrs. Keuy-Yeou Tsao of Chicago, Illinois are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Dr. Anne Tsao to Dr. Mark Clemens II, son of Debra Clemens of Washington, D.C. and Mark Clemens of Orange,...

Beer alcohol lawsuit claims product is insufficiently intoxicating

2013-02-28 16:11:00

It is hard to fault anyone who says consumers should get what they pay for, as advertised. If a label says it has 5 percent of something, that's what it should have. The lawsuit against Anheuser-Busch, however, seems to be based wholly on the argument...

The musician died of mesothelioma in 2003. He was 56.

2012-09-05 09:07:50

The actor known as the King of Cool died of mesothelioma in 1980. He was 50 years old.

2012-09-05 07:20:39