Posted on October 23, 2013 You are not alone. Join our Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization “Share Your Story” community about how you or your loved one has been affected by an asbestos-caused disease such as mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis. Unfortunately, we were experiencing technical difficulties with our Share Your Story platform, but these issues [...]
Posted on October 21, 2013 Earlier this year, Ronald Motley, a South Carolina lawyer, who spearheaded lawsuits against big tobacco and asbestos industries passed away at the age of 68. Mr. Motley was a one-of-a-kind attorney and tireless advocate who, for so many decades, made such a huge difference in the lives of asbestos victims [...]
Posted on October 21, 2013 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is thrilled to be featured in Jim Morris’ recent Center for Public Integrity article, “Facing Lawsuits Over Deadly Asbestos, Paper Giant Launched Secretive Research Program.” In it, Morris explains how the Atlanta based Georgia-Pacific Company attempted to reduce or shift its burden in addressing [...]
Posted on October 17, 2013 The tragic loss of well-known actor Ed Lauter to mesothelioma, an asbestos-caused cancer, reverberated around the world. Mesothelioma strikes celebrities like Lauter, Steve McQueen and Warren Zevon, but also countless others whose suffering, as the disease chokes off their ability to breathe, is witnessed only by their heartbroken families. In the U.S. [...]
Posted on October 14, 2013 Save a Life from Asbestos Exposure during Health Literacy Month It’s Health Literacy Month, and at the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) that means saving lives through raising awareness. Everyone should know the Irrefutable Facts about how to protect your loved ones from asbestos exposure because the only two ways to end asbestos-caused diseases are [...]