Category: Mesothelioma

Powder Lawsuits Back on Track After Appeals Court Ruling

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Mesothelioma, Products Liability on Monday, September 28, 2020.
Powder Lawsuits Back on Track After Appeals Court Ruling

An August appeals court decision in New Jersey may reopen the door for more than 1,000 lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson to proceed. This specific group of suits accuses the healthcare and consumer goods giant of knowingly selling talc-based baby powder that caused ovarian c...

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How the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Mesothelioma Patients

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Mesothelioma on Wednesday, August 5, 2020.

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted society in many predictable and unpredictable ways. Now that the virus has been with us for six months, we’re beginning to see how one group—mesothelioma sufferers—is affected by the toll COVID-19 is taking on the medical system, legal sys...

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Major Cosmetic Brands Continue to Move Away From Talc Products

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Mesothelioma on Tuesday, July 21, 2020.

In the past couple of months, reports have surfaced regarding the use of talc, a potentially dangerous substance, in modern-day cosmetics. According to a recent report by Thomson Reuters, cosmetic brands Chanel, Revlon, and L’Oréal are quietly moving away from using talc produ...

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Johnson & Johnson Discontinues Talc-Based Baby Powder in US & Canada

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Mesothelioma on Friday, June 26, 2020.

Last year, several reports revealed evidence that Johnson & Johnson knew its famous baby powder was sometimes tainted with cancer-causing asbestos. Unfortunately, they hid the information for decades. This year, multiple lawsuits against the company have continued to move th...

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The EPA Confirms the Dangers of Asbestos Exposure

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Mesothelioma on Tuesday, May 12, 2020.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released its Draft Risk Evaluation for Asbestos. Although these are preliminary findings from a review of many potential asbestos exposures, they highlight the dangers of asbestos. EPA Finds Asbestos Poses an Unreasonable Thr...

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Johnson & Johnson Hit with $750 Million Cancer Verdict; Thousands More Cases Pending

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Mesothelioma on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.
Johnson & Johnson Hit with 0 Million Cancer Verdict; Thousands More Cases Pending

We wrote an article last year discussing what was then a new, bombshell report about how consumer goods giant Johnson & Johnson knew that its famous baby powder was made using talc contaminated with cancer-causing asbestos.  Fast-forward to the first few months of 2020 ...

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Understanding the Signs of Asbestos Poisoning

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Mesothelioma on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
Understanding the Signs of Asbestos Poisoning

It’s no secret that exposure to asbestos is dangerous. It can cause asbestos poisoning, a health condition with often dangerous complications, including mesothelioma. What Is Asbestos Poisoning? Asbestos poisoning is also called asbestosis and is a chronic lung disease. The d...

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Pre-Thanksgiving Blast at Texas Chemical Plant Raises Serious Questions

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Mesothelioma, Personal Injury, Work Accidents on Friday, December 13, 2019.
Pre-Thanksgiving Blast at Texas Chemical Plant Raises Serious Questions

Two blasts rocked an east Texas chemical plant the day before Thanksgiving, leaving three workers injured and 50,000 people under evacuation orders. The two explosions happened 13 hours apart at the Texas Petroleum Chemical (TPC) plant in Port Naches, just outside of Beaumont. ...

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Medical Facilities Begin Using Novel Mesothelioma Treatment

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Mesothelioma on Monday, November 25, 2019.
Medical Facilities Begin Using Novel Mesothelioma Treatment

On November 7, 2019, a major cancer center in Florida began using a recently approved treatment regimen for patients with pleural malignant mesothelioma. The Miami Cancer Institute is just the third institution to gain approval to use a treatment called Tumor Treating Fields (TT...

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Baylor College of Medicine to Conduct Clinical Trial of a New Mesothelioma Treatment

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Mesothelioma on Wednesday, October 2, 2019.
Baylor College of Medicine to Conduct Clinical Trial of a New Mesothelioma Treatment

About 3,000 people are diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma every year in the U.S., with the majority of them dying within 18 months of diagnosis. The typical treatment for this very aggressive cancer has for decades been a combination of chemotherapy, radiation and surg...

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