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Workers to receive pay after plant closure   CHARLESTON, SC – A settlement that provides six-week severance packages to former workers of a shuttered Moncks Corner fire truck manufacturer received final approval in U.S. District Court on Monday, August 31, 2015. Former employees of American LaFrance will receive compensation for owed salary and benefits stemming […]

Johnson & Johnson is almost synonymous with baby products, and an untold number of families in South Carolina use their products on a regular basis. Unfortunately, their popular baby powder product may not be as safe as the company claims. One consumer developed mesothelioma after many years and thousands of applications, and recently won $25.75 million in […]

Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer that has one known cause: Exposure to asbestos. Many mesothelioma victims were exposed to asbestos in their jobs years ago. Others may have experienced secondary exposure, such as family members of individuals who were exposed on the job. Sometimes, victims do not know where or when asbestos exposure […]

The United States is definitely a country that was built upon the labor of its citizens. Whether you live in beautiful South Carolina or another part of the nation, it is logical to assume that somewhere nearby, you can find active signs of labor or vacant structures that give glimpses of industries that closed their […]