The former Northern California groundskeeper who won a massive Roundup®-cancer lawsuit against Monsanto (now a part of Bayer), has accepted the reduced $78 Million verdict…
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Asbestos Trust Funds under Regulatory Threat from Trump’s DOJ, Risking Delayed Payments to Asbestos Victims
For years Republicans and big business interests have been lobbying for stricter controls on asbestos trusts. While claiming they want to prevent fraud, these efforts…
November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Here’s How You Can Help Spread the Word
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month (LCAM), an event sponsored by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). This annual campaign brings…
Trump’s White House Allowing Increase of Asbestos Imports, Putting Profits before People
A recent report by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) revealed that imports of asbestos into the U.S. skyrocketed…
Judge Upholds Monsanto Weed-Killer Verdict but Reduces Damages to $78.5 Million
On Monday, October 22, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bolanos elected to uphold an August verdict against Monsanto, makers of the weed killer Roundup®,…
For-Profit Nursing Homes Have Lower Quality of Patient Care and Poor Staff Morale, According to Recent Study
A new study by researchers at the University of Illinois-Chicago finds that residents of for-profit nursing homes are at a greater risk of neglect than…
Decades-Long Fight to Ban Asbestos in Canada Shows Consumer Pressure Pays Off
At the end of this year, Canada will become the most recent nation to ban asbestos. This ban marks the end of a decades-long struggle,…
Dying Nursing Home Residents Increasingly Subjected to Excessive Rehab, Study Shows
Dying nursing home residents often find themselves living out their final days in rehab, where they are subjected to grueling treatment, according to a new…
Over 2,500 Insurance Claims May Have Been Denied after Review by Convicted Felon Who Stole Someone Else’s Credentials
According to a report by Bloomberg News, more than 2,500 insurance claims by American patients may have been affected by former orthopedic surgeon Spyros Panos,…
