Sentences with phrase «workers developing lung»

Among its findings is an explosion of abusive M&A litigation with multiple extortionate lawsuits filed within days of any major corporate announcement, a near doubling of False Claim Act qui tam litigation over just four years, and a questionable surge of lawsuits claiming that asbestos exposure resulted in workers developing lung cancer.

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Popcorn's dark side A 53 - year - old Colorado man who ate two bags of microwaved popcorn daily for 10 years apparently developed bronchiolitis obliterans, aka popcorn worker's lung, a debilitating disease previously seen only in popcorn factory workers.

Because these receptors are mainly found deep inside the human lung, patients developed very severe illness that frequently left them too sick to spread SARS to many others; the people most at risk were health care workers who take care of patients.

People exposed to the powder in large quantities long term, like mine workers, can develop lung issues because the powder can get into the air and get stuck in the lungs when it's breathed in.

This is why we see many cases of workers who have since retired or have not worked with asbestos in decades who have gone on to develop lung cancer due to asbestos exposure.

They have dedicated their careers to helping hardworking Americans stand up to asbestos manufacturers who knew about the harmful effects of their products yet actively fought and resisted helping workers who developed mesothelioma and other occupational lung diseases.

For these reasons, construction workers still have an increased risk of asbestos exposure, and thus, of developing Mesothelioma or lung cancer.