EPA Issues Final Rule Requiring Data Reporting by Manufacturers, Importers, and Distributors of Asbestos
Asbestos is used in the manufacture and production of many products. Most are products used in the building industry ranging from cement shingles to soundproofing materials. It is also used in many household products including automobile brake pads, fire-resistant fabrics, and consumer garden products, to name just a few. When asbestos fibers are released into […]
Florida Widow Tells Justices She Is Surviving Spouse Under Law
The widow of a mesothelioma victim told the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday that an appellate court erred when it shoehorned a requirement into the state’s Wrongful Death Act mandating that a surviving spouse be married to a victim before the victim’s injury. In oral arguments in Tallahassee, Mathew Gutierrez, of The Ferraro Law Firm […]
EPA Ignored Experts When Issuing New Asbestos Rule
A History of Negligence Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral substance that can be woven into fabrics and insulating materials. It used to be the …
Why Negligence with Asbestos Can Mean Criminal Charges
When you’ve been injured as a result of asbestos exposure, particularly by contracting mesothelioma or other related diseases, you may be able to pursue civil litigation to hold companies and real estate developers accountable. At The Ferraro Law Firm, our Florida mesothelioma lawyers have handled hundreds of cases like these over the years, and in the process […]
EPA Failed to Inspect Asbestos in Schools for 29 States
The Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, has played a significant role in limiting asbestos exposure over the years, even if asbestos is still not fully banned in the United States. However, a troubling recent report published by an EPA internal watchdog showed that the EPA only performed 13% of all required school asbestos inspections from 2011 to 2015. Released […]
Florida Asbestos Exposure Concerns Halt Mall Demolition Project
Asbestos exposure is largely seen as a problem of the 20th century, when asbestos, a flame-retardant material, was widely used in an array of products from insulation to brakes. But we will continue to see the effects of this product because far too many property owners aren’t careful with renovation and demolition projects. The fact […]
Unsafe Asbestos Removal Targeted by Regulators
In the years since the dangers of asbestos have become widely known, state and federal regulators have implemented strict guidelines for safe removal. Failure to adhere to these guidelines could sicken workers and ultimately have potentially deadly consequences. Yet companies across the country continue to violate these standards. The primary reason has to do with […]
Bill Would Enhance Worker Protections From Asbestos, Other Hazards
The primary reason so many people in this country have been terminally sickened by exposure to asbestos is that employers and manufacturers failed in their obligation to warn workers of the dangers and to take all precautionary measures to keep them safe. Our mesothelioma lawyers know that despite the fact that asbestos use has waned […]
Asbestos Exposure, Mesothelioma Risk in NYC Results in $56K Fines
Numerous employees of a New York City contractor needlessly suffered asbestos exposure, due to their employer’s clear negligence, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (‘OSHA’). Mesothelioma attorneys know that, sadly, for many of these workers, it may take years to know whether this repeated exposure has resulted in cancer or related pulmonary problems. OSHA inspectors discovered […]
Mesothelioma Attorneys Know Companies Seek to Avoid Accountability
Mesothelioma attorneys never cease to be amazed at the greed and lack of accountability displayed by certain businesses when it comes to asbestos exposure. Mesothelioma, a rare and fatal cancer caused by asbestos exposure, can take years to reveal itself. Once it does, it usually kills within a few months to a year. While asbestos […]
