• 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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School auditorium reopens after renovations

Feb 8, 2010 | Harry Simon Auditorium at the Onteora Central School District Middle/High School in New York reopened on January 13 after a major $1.1 million overhaul. The school district kicked off a concert series to celebrate the renovation and reopening of the auditorium, and alumni from the past 40 years returned for the celebration. The auditorium was in ... MORE

Feb 8, 2010

Lehman Brothers must pay $3.7 million to clean up failed Oak Knoll project

Feb 8, 2010

U.S. Geological Survey facility to get $7 million makeover

Feb 8, 2010

South Carolina family gets an Extreme Makeover

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Oak Ridge Nat’l Lab set for environmental cleanup

Dec 8, 2008 | The Dept of Energy has given its okay to the monumental environmental cleanup that is needed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, about 20 miles west of Knoxville, Tennessee. The national science laboratory and nuclear weapons plant is contaminated with everything from asbestos to radioactive waste. More than 400 buildings will be demolished. ... MORE

Dec 5, 2008

Vacant Indianapolis hospital is an asbestos hazard

Sep 24, 2009

ALA warns of asbestos, other lung hazards in California wildfires

Dec 9, 2008

Documentary shows hazards of shipbreaking

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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