• Interview with Thoracic Surgeon Dr. David Sugarbaker

    Dr. Sugarbaker leads the International Mesothelioma Program at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital and is a world-renown medical expert on the disease. His team has developed some of the most innovative and promising new treatments for pleural mesothelioma.

  • Mesothelioma Can Strike Anyone

    Mesothelioma Can Strike Anyone.

    Mesothelioma is generally thought of as a working man's disease. While this is often true, no one is immune from this cancer-from politicians to entertainers, athletes to military commanders. Even short-term or low-level asbestos exposure can cause the disease to appear many years later. Learn about some of the public figures who have been stricken with this disease.

  • Mesothelioma Diagnosis

    Mesothelioma Diagnosis?

    Mesothelioma is a relatively rare cancer caused by asbestos exposure. It attacks the membranes that surround the lungs, heart or abdomen. Each year, approximately 3,000 Americans are diagnosed with mesothelioma. Learn about the way mesothelioma is diagnosed, its signs and symptoms and how doctors are learning to treat this disease.

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Asbestos and other contaminants linked to deaths at former U.S. military base in the Philippines

Mar 16, 2010 | For decades during the Cold War era, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force maintained U.S. owned and operated military bases in the Philippines. In the 1990s, the United States closed these bases and gave them to the Philippine government. Local environmentalists, government officials and citizens claim the US government left pollutants such as asbestos, ... MORE

Mar 15, 2010

Ohio inmates learn job skills and help save taxpayer money

Mar 14, 2010

After $350k asbestos abatement, Illinois powerhouse comes down

Mar 10, 2010

West Virginia school district settles with EPA over asbestos violations

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DeSoto Regional Health Center is cited for improper asbestos removal

Feb 17, 2008 | The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality issued a notice of deficiency against DeSoto Regional Health System saying that the hospital’s administration did not follow the proper procedures in removing asbestos from a construction area. The hospital will not be fined, and the LDEQ says that hospital administrators are cooperating to be sure that proper procedures ... MORE

Aug 28, 2009

Workers removing asbestos before demolition of Connecticut factory

Aug 26, 2008

35-year-old mesothelioma victim shunned by San Diego neighbors because of house color

Dec 8, 2008

Oak Ridge Nat’l Lab set for environmental cleanup

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Baron & Budd, P.C. has won many significant legal victories and settlements for mesothelioma and asbestos lung cancer victims. Here are some examples of monetary recoveries we have been able to achieve for our clients.

  • $10,603,661

    Received by client

    after Attorney's Fees and Expenses for a gentleman who developed malignant mesothelioma as a result of his exposure to joint compound... More Case Results

  • $6,356,942

    Received by client

    after Attorney's Fees and Expenses, for the widow of a man who died at the age of 50 after developing asbestos-related mesothelioma. He was exposed to... More Case Results

  • $4,380,755

    Received by client

    after Attorney's Fees and Expenses, for an ironworker who worked at a number of industrial sites throughout his career and who was diagnosed... More Case Results

  • $3,749,270

    Received by client

    after Attorney's Fees and Expenses, for the widow of a gentleman who developed mesothelioma as a result of his exposure to asbestos while... More Case Results

  • $3,665,248

    Received by client

    after Attorney's Fees and Expenses, for a gentleman who developed mesothelioma at the age of 70. Our client began his working career in the... More Case Results