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In 1943, a  memorial visitor center was opened in another state to greet visitors interested in learning more about the childhood of Abraham Lincoln. The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial preserves the farm land where the former president lived in the early to mid 1800s. The visitor center, located on the grounds, is slated to be […]

Another state is currently considering legislation that may adversely affect those filing claims regarding asbestos-related injuries. If that particular state or others begin to adapt such laws, victim advocates say the asbestos litigation process will be set to indefinitely delay justice. Many critics of a newly proposed bill have come forward to say it unjustly places favor […]

Following a South Carolina man’s death, a special administrator of his estate has filed a lawsuit against several parties. The claim states that the man’s employer and other defendants should be held legally accountable for his death. A central focus of the case is that the man’s death was associated with asbestos exposure; the estate administrator […]

From the 1940s through 1970s, many blue-collar American workers earned their livings in careers that exposed them to asbestos. This list commonly included construction workers, machine operators, pipefitters, boilermakers, trade laborers and mechanics. Decades later, many have become sick with asbestos-related illnesses such as mesothelioma, a type of cancer in the lining of the chest […]