Posted on August 25, 2013 On behalf of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) community and our Science Advisory Board, we send our sincere condolences to Mr. Ron Motley’s family and to all at Motley Rice. On Thursday, Ronald L. Motley, a South Carolina lawyer, who spearheaded lawsuits against big tobacco and asbestos industries, passed [...]
Posted on August 23, 2013 ADAO’s 10th Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference will be held on April 4 - 6, 2014 in Washington, D.C. at the Crystal Gateway Marriott. This year’s 10th anniversary conference theme is “Where Knowledge and Action Unite”. “Every day I live for the moment, as that is all we all have!” writes Lou [...]
Tragically, Rachel lost her battle with mesothelioma in August 2017. Posted on August 19, 2013 We have been touched by asbestos in individual ways, yet we are joined together by a bond of community. As a testament to the strength of our global family, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is highlighting the courageous stories [...]
Posted on August 15, 2013 Message from Linda Reinstein, President, ADAO 2013 ADAO Capitol Tour On behalf of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), we congratulate Fernanda Giannasi who retired this month as Labor Inspector for the Ministry of Labor in São Paulo, Brazil. For three decades, Fernanda has defended workers’ health and [...]
Posted on August 14, 2013 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has been an outspoken opponent of the FACT Act (Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency) since 2012. Why? Because the FACT Act is designed to make it even more difficult for asbestos victims, including our ADAO community, to receive our “day in court” and the compensation [...]