There are a few "miracle" drugs in the world of cancer, and they are mainly molecular. The drugs are mainly targeted targeted towards...

Asbestos defendants could be directly attacking big tobacco in lung cancer cases. But most are not. The FDA, however, is continuing to...

Except for one moment of outrage, PopTort provides a simple, memorable, teaching blog post quiz about why the line may be thin between an...

What’s the insurance industry thinking about vis a vis toxic torts? Some ideas can be gleaned from the FETTI seminar in Chicago this...

Epigenetics is not yet an everyday word. But it’s being discussed more and more often outside of science circles, as illustrated by this...

As lung cancer claims continue to increase against asbestos defendants (and asbestos trusts), the trusts, defendants and insurers need to...

Toxic tort litigation continues to evolve. The American Cancer Society is supporting deceptive marketing class actions against big...

Here is an article about the book for sale on Ebay. According to the article: "This comes from a super limited, first edition run of 200...

Sometimes it’s good to think about new things, so this week included attending a benzene litigation conference. One lesson learned from...

Science recently picked up some formidable allies as four former GOP leaders of EPA spoke out on climate change. I missed this August 1,...

Go here to sign up for a soon to debut free, online course on genetics. The course is aimed at non-experts, and is offered by 23andMe,...

LAW360 includes an article – with links to opinions – on a BP ruling on the question of the ability of Mexican states to file suits for...

The Spring 2013 British Asbestos Newsletter by Laurie-Kazan Allen includes interesting comments from asbestos lawyers in England. In...

(Super-sensitive nanocrystals enable the micro-structured optical fibre to remotely detect and track the movement of a single...

Almost every asbestos lawyer learns something about macrophages trying – but failing – to engulf asbestos fibers. New research findings...

Asbestos lawyers will find of interest the following abstract from AACR’s spring 2013 meeting. The abstract is now posted online and is...

Molecular research on carcinogens continues to expand, and includes studies focused on comparing the molecular level impacts of both...

(Images courtesy of McGill University, and provided with press releases.) Nanoscale work is incredible and some of its uses will save...

A reminder of a point stressed during June’s Perrin conference on asbestos science. There, the experts stressed the fact that gene...

The European Society of Cardiology has now provided new life expectancy data useful to tobacco plaintiffs and asbestos defendants. The...