Article
entitled "Pulmonary Asbestosis" appears in Asbestos Magazine,
a trade journal for the asbestos industry.
1930
Second
article bearing same name appears in Asbestos Magazine.
1929-1931
Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company ("Met Life") conducts industrial hygiene
surveys of Johns-Manville Corporation and Raybestos-Manhattan
Corporation facilities.
1934
Met
Life study, entitled "Effects of Inhalation of Asbestos Dust
on the Lungs of Asbestos Workers" reports that prolonged exposure
to asbestos dust causes pulmonary fibrosis and that asbestosis
could in severe cases, be fatal.
1941
Asbestos
Textile Institute ("ATI"), a trade association of producers
of asbestos-containing cloth, is formed.
1941
Industry
sponsored medical research in Saranac Lake, New York demonstrates
health hazards of asbestos.
1940's
ATI
documents reflect frequent
1950's
Discussions
and presentations pertaining to appropriate medical practices
and to the funding of a study to possibly refute reports of
the asbestos/cancer link.
1942
Manufacturer
of asbestos insulation products compiles its "weapon in reserve",
over 600 pages of medical articles about the dangers of asbestos.
1943
Saranac
Lake scientists inform asbestos insulation manufacturers that
their products "have the makings of a first-class hazard".
1940's
Despite
this knowledge, asbestos industry continues to manufacture
and sell asbestos insulation products.
1957
ATI
decides to reject asbestos/cancer study because it would serve
only to "stir up a hornet's nest and put the whole industry
under suspicion".
1958
Published
version of Quebec Asbestos Mining Association report concludes
that asbestos miners did not suffer from higher incidence
of lung cancer than did general population. Unpublished version,
concealed by asbestos industry, shows that opposite is true.
Your Legal Rights
If you or someone you know is suffering from lung cancer and/or lung disease asbestosis, mesothelioma or other asbestos related diseases caused by asbestos or asbestos containing products, you may be eligible to file a claim.
