Mesothelioma News

Deal on medical tests for West Virginia U. asbestos exposure approved
Hampton Roads Daily Press - CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A judge Thursday approved a settlement that will provide medical tests for more than 5,600 West Virginia University employees who may have been exposed to asbestos. The settlement came in a class-action lawsuit filed in 2000 by

Did sitting on a stepdad's knee lead to death?
Times Online - WHEN Barry Welch was a child, his stepfather would come home from work and dandle him on his knee. Last April Mr Welch died at the age of 32, the youngest known victim in Britain of mesothelioma, the lung cancer associated with asbestos, which can

UK judge says smokers responsible for own health
Reuters UK - LONDON (Reuters) - A UK judge has cut compensation to the widow of a smoker who died of asbestosis, saying that tobacco smokers must take responsibility for their own health, and warned that his ruling could affect future payouts. Mr Justice Stanley

Best Buy founder gives Mayo $48.9 million
Contra Costa Times - Four years ago, Best Buy founder Dick Schulze's first wife, Sandra, died of mesothelioma, a cancer that attacks the lining of the lungs. On Friday, Schulze's family foundation gave the Minnesota-based Mayo Clinic $48.9 million an amount among its

Sapulpa Daily Herald--ReligionIllness teaches farmer to live
Sapulpa Daily Herald - Two years ago at Christmas, Leon Smith, a dairy farmer from Stevens County, awaited his death. Nine months earlier, just before Easter of 2003, Leon learned that he had mesothelioma, a rare lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. His oncologist