Leading Public Health Advocates Form the Committee to Ban Asbestos in America
On June 4, 2008, United States public health advocates from the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization
(ADAO) and the John McNamara Foundation
launched the Committee to Ban Asbestos in America (CBAA).
The ADAO and CBAA are
dedicated to preventing asbestos exposure and eliminating asbestos–related diseases. Exposure to
asbestos causes diseases such as asbestosis, lung
cancer and mesothelioma. In America, 10,000 children, women and
men die from asbestos–related diseases every year, an average of almost 30 deaths a day. More than
2,500 of those deaths are from mesothelioma, a rare cancer linked almost exclusively to asbestos exposure.
Linda Reinstein, Chairperson of the Committee to Ban Asbestos in America stated, “We are calling
on the U.S. Congress and the President to do the right thing and ban asbestos in America and fund critical
medical programs. Doctors and scientists agree: asbestos is a carcinogen and that there is no safe level
of exposure. Preventing asbestos exposure is the only way to eliminate asbestos caused diseases. Recent ADAO product
testing confirmed asbestos is still found in consumer products
including toys.”
For further information, please see
the CBAA’s press release.
Brayton Purcell Pursues Asbestos Cases
For more than 24 years, the asbestos attorneys at Brayton Purcell have been extensively involved with the legal rights of asbestos victims, including injured workers and their families. Our attorneys have represented both asbestos workers and individuals who have come into contact with asbestos through others. We seek damages to the full extent allowed by law in order to compensate our client’s for their pain and suffering, loss of wages, and medical expenses.
If you would like to request more information about how Brayton Purcell can help you, please contact our asbestos lawyers through this web site or by calling 1–800–361–0315. Our offices are located in California, Oregon, and Utah, and we have represented clients from every state, with many of our asbestos lawyers admitted to practice law in multiple states.
