Florida mesothelioma sufferer charges complaint in Madison County

May 28, 2008 on 6:27 am | In Mesothelioma News | No Comments

Leo Flynt, a resident of Florida, suffering from mesothelioma cancer accused an asbestos suit in Madison County Circuit Court May 22, asserting his disease was caused in an unfair manner.

Flynt was actually employed as an electrician from 1946 through 1977 at different locations in Florida, Indiana and Illinois. He alleges that during the course of his employment and during home and automotive repairs he was exposed to and inhaled asbestos fibers emanating from specific products he was working with and around.

Flynt names 59 defendant corporations including Ford Motor Company, Chrysler, Bondex International, CBS, Federal-Mogul Asbestos Personal Trust, General Electric, General Motors, Goodyear, Honeywell International, Ingersoll-Rand, and International Paper etc.
He lays claim on defendants that they knew or should have known that the asbestos fibers contained in their products had a poisonous, lethal and highly harmful effect upon the health of people.

The case has been attributed to Circuit Court Judge Daniel Stack.

Mesothelioma Day Celebration: Pectel makes a donation of £10,000

May 21, 2008 on 3:11 am | In Mesothelioma News | No Comments

The Pectel Group, the premier harmful waste removal companies in the United Kingdom has donated £10,000 to the Specialist Kent and Medway Cancer Network Mesothelioma team, having their base operations at the Medway Maritime Hospital in Kent.

The Pectel Group had previously organized a dress down day on the 27th February 2008 to back up the national Action Mesothelioma Day 2008 and carried off to raise £10,000 funds.

The Pectel Group, being a recognized asbestos cleanup pioneers multi-functional service company, have chosen the Medway area as they agreed on a Measured Term Contract with Medway Council for asbestos removal in all their council properties.

Honored ophthalmologist Dr. Robert Gale Martin dies of Mesothelioma

May 2, 2008 on 2:16 am | In Mesothelioma News | No Comments

Dr. Robert Gale Martin, the originator of Carolina Eye Associates in Pinehurst, North Carolina, expired of Mesothelioma at the age of 65. Carolina Eye Associates (founded in 1982) was the first ophthalmic ambulatory surgery center east of the Mississippi. The ace ophthalmologist was diagnosed with malignant Mesothelioma two years before.

Dr. Martin was one of the earliest doctors to perform small-incision cataract surgery, corneal relaxing incisions and lens replacement. Previously, he was also a member of the 5th Special Forces Group during the Vietnam War and performed his duties as an army surgeon until 1971. He lived 5 years from the time of his diagnosis with malignant Mesothelioma cancer, but he continued operating and serving patients for as long as he could.

He authored about 165 publications and was one of the sharpest investigators for ongoing clinical research studies on lens implants used in cataract and lens-free vision procedures.

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