asbestos
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Irwin Mitchell partner and solicitor Nicola Handley said she had represented teachers, court staff and nurses exposed to asbestos through their work in old buildings.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
The family of a former Kirklees Council worker who died from cancer caused by exposure to asbestos through his job have received more than £1m in compensation.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
He began gaining renown as a lawyer in an era when asbestos cases were swamping the U.S. courts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
He won a jury verdict of about $115 million in 1998 for 21 steelworkers who fell ill after using machinery that contained asbestos.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
I opened a can of corned-beef hash and patted it into a disposable dish and set it on an asbestos pad over a low flame, to heat very slowly.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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