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On the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, The Providence Journal highlighted the only remaining wrongful death lawsuit filed in connection with the attacks.

Dr. Gerrit Schepers, a pioneer in asbestos-related disease research and one of the first scientists willing to testify against the asbestos industry, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, following an extended illness.

Sharon Premoli, 9/11 survivor, is blogging about her experience in a multi-part series featured by The Huffington Post.

On Sept. 19, 2011, the Bavis family reached an agreement with United Airlines and Huntleigh USA, bringing to an end nearly a decade of wrongful death litigation in connection with the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

According to an FDA announcement, the early results of agency-funded research suggests women who use newer birth control methods with the synthetic hormone drospirenone could be at greater risk for developing blood clots.

A recent study conducted by the C8 Science Panel on mortality rates among DuPont Washington Works plant employees found that a high number of workers died following a mesothelioma diagnosis.

A massive industrial fire has consumed the Magnablend, Inc., plant in Waxahachie, Tex., requiring all available firefighters to be called to the scene.

On Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, Metro Vancouver employer Arthur Moore was sentenced to 60 days in jail by the B.C. Supreme Court for failing to adequately protect his employees while they handled asbestos. According to court documents, Moore often hired young, recovering addicts and knowingly exposed them to asbestos…

Sri Lankan-born American and founder of the hedge fund management firm Galleon Group, Raj Rajaratnam, was found guilty in May 2011 in U.S. criminal court of all charges against him, including five counts of conspiracy and nine counts of securities fraud.

At the request of coastal leaders, experts from Auburn University examined tar samples that had washed onto Gulf of Mexico beaches following Tropical Storm Lee earlier this month. The research concluded that mats of oil still submerged on the gulf coast floor could present a long-term risk to local ecosystems.