September 30, 2009 (Dallas, TX) In a new television spot that premieres today, Baron & Budd joins with Deborah Morosini, M.D. to bring attention to the facts about asbestos and cancer. Mesothelioma and asbestos-related lung cancer kill thousands of Americans each year, but use of asbestos is still not banned in this country.

Dr. Morosini, whose younger sister Dana Reeve died of lung cancer in 2006, is a research pathologist who works at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals in oncology research and development. She serves on the board of directors for the Lung Cancer Alliance and the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation.

Dr. Deborah Morosini, MD

“Lung cancer kills more Americans every year than any other type of cancer—more than the other major cancers combined” say Dr. Morosini. “But most of us are not aware of the environmental risks we face, like asbestos.”

In addition to the 60-second television spot, Baron & Budd has prepared complementary material on the law firm’s website, including video clips of Dr. Morosini talking on a variety of topics related to lung cancer and asbestos exposure, a fact sheet and information about Dr. Morosini, the Lung Cancer Alliance and the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation.

“We are so pleased to be working with Dr. Morosini to spread a message that is crucially important to all of us,” says Russell Budd, managing shareholder of Baron & Budd. “We’ve represented people with asbestos-related diseases for more than thirty years, and we’ve seen the devastation that cancers like mesothelioma and lung cancer can cause in a family.

About Baron & Budd

Dallas-based Baron & Budd, P.C., with offices in Baton Rouge, Austin and Beverly Hills, is a nationally recognized firm with more than three decades of experience representing people and communities harmed by corporate negligence. It has been recognized by the National Law Journal’s “Plaintiffs’ Hot List” six out of the seven years the list has been published (2002-2006, 2008, by Incisive Media). The firm resolved one of the first asbestos exposure cases in the United States in the 1970s and has continued to help people affected by asbestos exposure, as well as communities and consumers dealing with the costs of fraud and corporate misconduct.