For decades, asbestos was considered a superior ingredient in construction materials because if its invulnerability: asbestos is uber strong (as defined by tensile strength) and incredibly resistant to fire, heat, chemical and electrical damage. But the strength that gives asbestos its permanence is also the strength that makes it a veritable weapon of mass destruction [...]
Hardly a day goes by that someone talking to our law firm about mesothelioma doesn’t say, “well at least asbestos is banned: so no more people will have to suffer from this horrible cancer.” But they are wrong – at least in the United States. The fact is that asbestos is being imported into the [...]
Chances are, the last time you got a direct mail notification about a class action, you threw it away. And why wouldn’t you? Why bother with signing a totally indiscernible document that, at best, will net you a hundred bucks? Besides – class actions don’t seem to have much impact. After all, the “issues” are [...]
The craziness of the banks during the sub prime lending frenzy is well known and there is certainly enough blame to go around amply. But what about the average (meaning not too rich, not too poor) homeowner with a mortgage that meets all the sane requirements like debt to income ratio, a down payment that [...]