A Kentucky man who spent nearly 30 years in the U.S. Navy as a fireman and boiler tender and is now suffering from mesothelioma has won a $32 million asbestos settlement for injuries and pain/suffering he has endured. According to WSAZ-TV, a New York jury awarded Ronald Dummitt $16 million for past pain and suffering, along with an additional $16 million for future pain and suffering he must endure as he battles mesothelioma that was caused by asbestos exposure in the Navy. During the eight-week trial,
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Yet another notable public figure has passed away from mesothelioma. Seventy-year-old Frank Bender, a well-known forensic sculptor (or “recomposer of the dead” as he came to be known) passed away from mesothelioma in July after battling the deadly asbestos disease for nearly two years. Bender became well known throughout the U.S. - and attained local fame in Philadelphia where he was born and raised – following his involvement in the case of John List, a N.J. man who disappeared after killing his family in 1971. A Bender-designed bust of List’s head that
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A string of cold temperatures in the South has led to ruptured waterlines in military homes located at Fort Bliss in Texas. Some of the freeze affected homes are in the South Main Post neighborhood and, upon inspection, repair workers discovered that the waterlines were surrounded by asbestos insulation. There are 146 homes in the neighborhood, all containing asbestos insulation, but only 92 will need immediate asbestos abatement. Asbestos is known to cause major health problems, including mesothelioma and lung cancer, when its tiny fibers are inhaled. Before public awareness concerning the dangers of asbestos exposure and its potential health
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Over the last century, countless brave individuals have lost their lives while fighting for our nation. But those on the front lines weren't the only victims. For hundreds of thousands of veterans who were exposed to asbestos during military service, the battle still rages on. Veterans, especially those who served in the U.S. Navy around the middle of the 20th century, experience disproportionally high rates of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases from asbestos exposure. This is because naval ships were literally coated in asbestos beginning right before WWII. With a fearsome war raging, worker safety, if considered at all, was an
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One of the world’s leading organizations in combating asbestos and asbestos-related diseases, The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) announced that it will honor deceased mesothelioma victim Ron Cyrus with the Warren Zevon “Keep Me in Your Heart” Memorial Tribute. ADAO will present the tribute to Cyrus’s son the musician Billy Ray Cyrus, who will accept it on behalf of his father. It takes place at the ADAO’s annual International Asbestos Conference on April 1-3 in Atlanta, GA. “I am honored to accept the “Keep Me in Your Heart” Memorial Tribute on my father’s behalf,” said Billy Ray
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