Union leader James Middleton, who revealed mesothelioma risk at Johns-Manville plant, dead at 72

The former union leader was instrumental in revealing the danger of asbestos and insulation materials and chemical exposures at the Waukegan, Illinois Johns-Manville plant. Topics: asbestos, disability, exposure, Illinois, illness, insulation, local, lung, medical, Mesothelioma

Illinois Transplant Patient Sues University of Chicago Medical Center for Medical Malpractice After She is Diagnosed with HIV and Hepatitis C

In Chicago, a 33-year-old transplant patient is suing University of Chicago Medical Center and one of its surgeons for medical malpractice. The woman, identified in her Illinois personal injury lawsuits as Jane Doe, tested positive for Hepatitis C and HIV after she received an infected kidney while undergoing an organ transplant at the hospital. The [...]

Florida mesothelioma cancer lawyer: Wisconsin man files asbestos cancer lawsuit

West Palm mesothelioma attorney, Susan Ramsey, announces another asbestos and insulation materials lawsuit filed. Plant worker states secondary exposure to airborne asbestos and insulation materials fibers is responsible for mesothelioma diagnosis. November 12, 2008, West Palm Beach, FL (JusticeNewsFlash.com)–Palm Beach County products liability attorney, Ramsey, informs another occupational exposure to asbestos and insulation materials containing [...]

Cerebral Palsy Attorneys secure a $15.35 Million Settlement in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

In Dekalb County Illinois a family recently settled a medical malpractice lawsuits for $15.35 million in what is believed to be one of the largest birth injury settlements in the County. The complaint alleged that the delivering doctor attempted to deliver the child unsuccessfully 18 times in a one hour period with a vacuum extractor [...]