Mesothelioma News
Hissey Kientz Announced Launch Of Online Legal Documents Database
The law firm of Hissey Kientz, LLP is pleased to announce the addition to its website of a new legal documents database containing medical studies, case law and other legal documents about many of the firm’s practice areas, including mesothelioma and asbestos cases, the Duragesic or fentanyl pain patch and Fleet Phospho-soda. More »
Hissey Kientz to Hold Testing Sessions for Victims of Asbestos Exposure
The law firm of Hissey Kientz, LLP is conducting two asbestos testing sessions in the El Paso, TX area for individuals who may have developed cancers such as mesothelioma or other asbestos-related diseases as a result of exposure to asbestos. Testing will be take place on Saturday, January 16 and Sunday, January 17, 2010. More »
Libby asbestos health care grant goes into effect next week
A $6 million grant designed to provide medical screenings and health care to those who lived or worked near an asbestos mine in Libby, Montana is scheduled to go into effect next week. The Department of Health and Human Services grant will begin providing health care funds next week to those who have developed illnesses caused by the Libby asbestos mine. Free screenings for qualified patients will begin on November 16. More »
United States Navy And Merchant Marine Veterans May Face Risk Of Mesothelioma Or Other Asbestos Diseases
The law firm of Hissey Kientz, LLP wishes to alert veterans of the United States Navy or Merchant Marine that they may be at risk of developing mesothelioma or other diseases as a result of asbestos exposure suffered during their time in the military. Until the mid-1970s, many vessels used by the United States Navy or Merchant Marine were outfitted with parts or equipment containing asbestos. As a result, millions of men and women who served in the military may have been unknowingly exposed to toxic asbestos particles. More »
Health study of taconite miners underway in Minnesota
The health screening portion of a multiyear study to investigate the overall health of former mining workers on Minnesota’s Iron Range is currently underway at the Virginia Regional Medical Center. The University of Minnesota’s Taconite Workers Health Study hopes to pinpoint the source of the high rates of lung diseases—including the deadly cancer mesothelioma—among taconite miners. More »