Massage Therapy Offers Relief to Cancer Patients
These days, a more holistic approach to health and wellbeing is on the rise. Complementary and alternative medicine is growing increasingly popular, with methods like herbal treatment, Reiki energy therapy, and acupuncture reaching a growing audience. Patients want to manage their health with the big picture in mind, rather than simply addressing symptoms. In the […]
Is Filing a Mesothelioma Lawsuit Worth It?
After a mesothelioma diagnosis, most people are focused on their medical care. Treatments for this asbestos-related cancer include chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, immunotherapy, and tumor treating fields (TTFields), along with a host of palliative care options.
Mesothelioma: Myths and Misconceptions
Mesothelioma is a complicated disease with many false misconceptions. These faulty notions range from how people get mesothelioma to who can develop the disease. To provide some clarity, we will run through the five biggest misconceptions regarding asbestos exposure leading to mesothelioma. Myth #1: The United States Has Banned Asbestos and It Is No Longer […]
Mesothelioma Lawsuits: How Do They Work?
For decades, asbestos was commonly used in a wide array of industries. Hailed for being fire-resistant and durable, the material was utilized frequently in building materials and for numerous industrial and commercial applications.
Eight Asbestos Alternatives
Asbestos has an astonishingly long list of benefits. It’s durable, insulating, heat- and chemical-resistant, sound-dampening, and non-conductive. It’s also abundant in nature and very affordable.
Vogelzang Law Trial Team Secures $7.7 Million Jury Verdict in O’Reilly vs U.S. Steel
Our client, Mr. O’Reilly, was a career-long pipefitter with Local 597. He started in the trades in 1979 and retired in 2019. He worked as a contractor all over Chicagoland with industrial facilities like U.S. Steel, BP, Amoco Chemical, and many others. As a pipefitter, he worked with piping insulation and other asbestos-containing products like pumps, […]
The 5th Annual Mesothelioma Race for Justice 5K Raises Over $17,000
The 5th Annual Mesothelioma Race for Justice 5K was a hybrid in-person and virtual race for a great cause. Virtual racers from around the world have the month of September to run or walk the race, while in-person participants gathered at Shelter A & B of the Lake County Forest Preserve in Vernon Hills, Illinois. […]
Vogelzang Law Sponsored the Asbestos Litigators Conference, October 26-27, 2022
The 2022 Asbestos Litigators Conference took place on October 26-27, 2022, in Irving, Texas. This year’s event featured presentations from the nation’s premier asbestos litigators. Nicholas Vogelzang was the moderator and co-chair. VL attorneys Mike Maienza and Nate Wallace joined a cadre of talented asbestos experts from many industries as they covered various topics currently impacting asbestos litigation.
Asbestos Use in the United States
Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous silicate mineral that can be manufactured into durable threads. It began being mined in North America in the late 1800s. For years, asbestos was praised for its flame-retardant, chemical-resistant, and nonconductive properties. Its popularity skyrocketed during World War II when it was used as an insulator on naval vessels. […]
Asbestos Exposure in Shipyards
During World War II and the Korean War, the use of asbestos in ship building was widespread. When the dangers of asbestos became well-known in the 1970’s, and people started to understand how this dangerous substance increased the risk of asbestos-related diseases, work began to remove asbestos from ships. What many people don’t know is […]