Kirk Hartley
UK – Continuing High Levels of Asbestos Publicity
In asbestos litigation, propensity to sue is driven in part by information, accurate or not. Therefore, it’s worth noting that the UK...
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Kirk Hartley
- Mar 7, 2014
- 2 min
ACI June 27 Asbestos Conference – Lung Cancers and Science Continue to Dominate Asbestos Confe
ACI has issued an agenda for its June 27 and 28 asbestos litigation conference in Chicago. Chairs include Jonathan Lively of Chicago’s...
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Kirk Hartley
- Mar 6, 2014
- 1 min
Madison County Asbestos Trial Trial – Juror Questions About Valves
Legal Newsline includes an article by Heather Isringhausen Gvillo that is even more notable for its mention of juror questions that...
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Kirk Hartley
- Mar 5, 2014
- 1 min
Regulatory Steps Contiue to Move Forward on Medicare Reimbursement for Low Dose CT Scans for Some Pe
The latest output from CMS on reimbursement for low dose CT scans is online. In essence, the output poses logical questions for...
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Kirk Hartley
- Feb 28, 2014
- 1 min
Upcoming Mt. Sinai Program on Lung Cancer Screenings
Mt. Sinai in New York is offering an upcoming evening presentation on lung cancer screenings. #Asbestos
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Kirk Hartley
- Feb 27, 2014
- 2 min
Is There a Causative link Between HPV and Lung Cancer?
With the continuing surge in lung cancer claiming, more attention will focus on causation issues. A new paper in Carcinogenesis finds a...
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Kirk Hartley
- Feb 25, 2014
- 2 min
Austrian and Other European Unions to Meet on Asbestos in May 2014
As described by Laurie Kazan-Allen in a February 19 entry at IBAS, May 14, 2014 is the date for various European unions to meet regarding...
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Kirk Hartley
- Feb 25, 2014
- 2 min
Positive Results from Radiation Before Epithelelial Mesothelioma Surgery
Does early detection matter for mesothelioma? Yes, along with genomic variants. Consider a popular press story and medical articles...
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Kirk Hartley
- Feb 25, 2014
- 1 min
Mesothelioma Science – Meeting Next Week in DC (Alexandria)
Even though many ignore the topic, there are groups focused on research on mesothelioma. Thus, the Mesothelioma Applied Research...
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Kirk Hartley
- Feb 21, 2014
- 1 min
And They’re Off – Another Asbestos Trial in Madison County
Some smart lawyers I know said "for asbestos litigation, 2014 will be the year of the trial lawyer." Their observation was based on the...
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Kirk Hartley
- Feb 17, 2014
- 1 min
A Webinar with More Asbestos Science and Law
This week will include a webinar focused on whether the insurance industry is under reserved for asbestos litigation. The questions will...
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Kirk Hartley
- Feb 14, 2014
- 3 min
Trial Put Off in the Buckles Asbestos Malpractice Case
The Madison County Record reports the trial date has been continued in the long-running Buckles asbestos malpractice case pending in...
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Kirk Hartley
- Feb 12, 2014
- 1 min
Science and Law Information at Upcoming Perrin Conferences Conference on “Cutting-Edge Issues
On March 17 and 18, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Perrin Conferences will put on its annual conference on Cutting-Edge Issues in Asbestos...
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Kirk Hartley
- Feb 12, 2014
- 2 min
CMS Seeks Input on Approval of Low Dose CT Scans for Reimbursement
Watch for a continued increase in low dose CT scans for lung cancers in persons with greater than usual risks. Use of low dose CT scans...
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Kirk Hartley
- Feb 6, 2014
- 1 min
Judge Blows Out Plaintiff’s Secrecy Claims for Asbestos Trust Claims
After in camera review, a Rhode Island judge rejected work product and confidentiality arguments asserted by Early Lucarelli et. al. in...
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Kirk Hartley
- Feb 6, 2014
- 2 min
French Agency Recognizes Ovarian Cancer As Asbestos Related
According to a February 5, 2014 post at IBAS news by Laurie Kazan-Allen, a French "workers compensation" agency has recognized ovarian...
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Kirk Hartley
- Feb 4, 2014
- 1 min
Claimant Advocates in Scotland Want Employers to Reimburse Public Health for Asbestos Treatment Cost
Medical liens continue to grow in importance in terms of who ends up paying for what as to asbestos-related disease. In Scotland, an...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jan 30, 2014
- 2 min
Quantitative Measures of Past Exposures – A New Asbestos Example
Researchers continue to increase the volume of quantitative data available taken from tissue to better understand past exposures in...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jan 30, 2014
- 1 min
Exposure to chrysotile mining dust and digestive cancer mortality in a Chinese miner/miller cohort&#
New papers continue to arrive from the Lin and Wang group that analyzes data from an ongoing study of Chinese chrysotile mine workers in...
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Kirk Hartley
- Jan 29, 2014
- 1 min
An idiopathic mesothelioma?
A new, free paper describes describes "the case of a woman who presented with acute onset of interscapular pain, haemodynamic...
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