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Simona A. Farrise, ESQ., LL.M.
For nearly two decades, Simona Farrise has focused on obtaining justice for people with mesothelioma, recovering more than $100 million for her dying clients and their families. “This firm is a leader in the field of asbestos exposure because of...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Judges, Justice System, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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A Woman-Lead Plaintiffs Firm Tackles Complex Cases
Simona A. Farrise founded Farrise Law Firm in 2007 with a broad mission: to make the seemingly impossible possible. An expert in complex litigation, Farrise has built a firm that helps clients through the most trying times of their lives. In the process,...
Tags: Heart Attack, Career and Workplace, Litigation, Environmental Issues, Defendants
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No overall increased cancer risk for those exposed to WTC site
A new study has some good news for people who lived or worked in lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center – exposure to dust and debris from the fallen twin towers has not resulted in an overall...
Tags: Prostate, Cancer, Environmental Issues, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Health and Safety at School
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James Fogle dies at 75; 'Drugstore Cowboy' author, career criminal
James Fogle, a career criminal and writer who blew every chance he had to go straight, including the brief period after his manuscript about a band of outlaw junkies, "Drugstore Cowboy," was made into a well-regarded 1989 movie, died in prison Thursday in...
Tags: Theft, Lungs and Airways, Morphine (drug), Prisons, Lung Cancer
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Lincoln Hall dies at 56; climber survived Mt. Everest ordeal
Left for dead near the summit of Mt. Everest, Australian adventurer Lincoln Hall survived the night alone, without supplies, in temperatures well below zero. And then he got lucky. As dawn broke, one of the last teams of climbers to ascend the mountain...
Tags: Health, Climbing, Cancer, People (magazine), Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Lewis E. Porter, civil engineer
Lewis E. Porter, a retired civil engineer who during his more than four-decade career designed roads and highways for the Baltimore County Department of Public Works, died May 18 from mesothelioma at his Wiltondale home. He was 75. The son of an...
Tags: Science and Technology, Photography Supplies and Services, Photography and Video, Services and Shopping, Johns Hopkins University
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Hershel E. Dunshee, 88
Hershel E. Dunshee, a devoted husband and father and World War II veteran, died Dec. 28, 2012, after a battle with mesothelioma. He was 88. A graveside service will take place at 2 p.m. Friday, May 24, at the Joy Valley Cemetery in Springvale Township.... -
The Philadelphia Inquirer GreenSpace column
The Philadelphia InquirerAt the chemical plant in Toms River, nylon stockings would melt on the legs of secretaries sent on errands to production buildings. Noxious, colored smoke rose from the plant's stacks. Its effluent tinted the river, and fish caught there had a strange...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Environmental Issues, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Colleges and Universities, Skin Cancer
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District 112 teacher still has questions about asbestos removal
North Shore School District 112 was fined two years ago for multiple violations regarding asbestos removal projects at several of its schools dating back to 2007, but one teacher is still seeking answers. Steve Bartel, a Lincoln School fifth grade...
Tags: Air Pollution, Health, Teachers, Health Organizations, Environmental Pollution
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The unconditional love of pet is good medicine
My Pet WorldQ: I'm a 54-year-old woman with some medical issues. I've survived breast cancer and am being treated for a cancer call malignant mesothelioma. I also have a very bad knee. Right now, overall, I feel OK, and I badly want a dog. Everyone keeps telling me...Tags: Chicago Tribune Columnists, Pets, Steve Dale, Breast Cancer
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Dr. Anne Tsao & Dr. Mark Clemens II
Clemens Tsao Engagement Announcement Dr. and Mrs. Keuy-Yeou Tsao of Chicago, Illinois are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Dr. Anne Tsao to Dr. Mark Clemens II, son of Debra Clemens of Washington, D.C. and Mark Clemens of Orange,...
Tags: Plastic Surgeons, Healthcare Provider, Education, Colleges and Universities, Health and Medical Professionals
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