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Long-term exposure to asbestos can cause debilitating ailments, like mesothelioma and lung cancer. Many companies that manufactured products containing asbestos went bankrupt due to the exorbitant costs of asbestos-related liabilities. Consequently, companies and their insurers established 524(g) bankruptcy trusts to pay out claimants. Claimants did not need to submit much evidence for approval for the » Read More

Most people familiar with asbestos are aware that it can be toxic. However, they may not realize that it is still present in buildings constructed before asbestos use was banned in this country. It is also still used in other countries around the world – and to some extent, in the United States. Asbestos is » Read More

Brookman, Rosenberg Brown & Sandler are proud to announce that three of their attorneys were recognized as Super Lawyers in 2018. Howell K. Rosenberg, a co-founder and partner of the law firm; Laurence H. Brown, also a co-founder and partner; and attorney John M. DiDonato received recognition for their success in litigation matters. Super Lawyers » Read More

People who have been exposed to asbestos may, many years later, come down with mesothelioma. This disease is a difficult condition to treat, and causes serious and usually fatal damage to the lungs. Spontaneous regression of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is rare. Recently, the Journal of Thoracic Disease published an unusual study on a patient » Read More