Posted on February 12, 2015 West Virginia is yet another state working to pass state legislation that eliminates asbestos victims' rights. Asbestos victims are seeking truth and justice, but they are not finding it in in West Virginia S.B. 411. West Virginians suffer some of the worst asbestos exposure with the fourth-highest age-adjusted mesothelioma death rate. Mesothelioma, a [...]
Posted on February 11, 2015 Dr. Jukka Takala Dr. Jukka Takala is a senior consultant at the Workplace Safety and Health Institute (WSH) and Adjunct Professor at Tampere University of Technology, Finland. He is a world renowned doctor with over 40 years of experience in occupational safety. Prior to joining the WSH Institute, [...]
11th Annual ADAO International Asbestos Awareness Conference Where Knowledge and Action Unite April 17 – 19, 2015 Washington, D.C. 2015 Conference Info | 2005 - 2014 Conferences Infographic | Registration | Events | Agenda | Awards Dinner | Honorees | Speakers | Speaker Information | Family Tour | Sponsors | Brunch | Media | Tributes Posted on February 9, 2015 The [...]
Donate to Lungleavin Day or purchase t-shirts via PayPal. Proceeds will benefit ADAO and MARF. Posted on February 8, 2015 Linda, Kristen, Vicky, Heather, and Kim Heather Von St. James, inspirational Mesothelioma Warrior, friend, and ADAO supporter, hosted the Lungleavin Day Celebration on February 7! The event, which she and her family have coordinated [...]
ADAO NO FACT Act Infographic Posted on February 6, 2015 ADAO needs your HELP today! Please call your U.S. House Representatives today, Monday, and Tuesday urging them to vote NO on "Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act” (H.R. 526). Why? Because the FACT Act is designed to make it even more difficult for asbestos victims to [...]