Woodcliff Lake, NJ - Strativa Pharmaceuticals today announced that they have entered into an exclusive licensing agreement according to which they have gained the commercialization rights in the United States and its territories to ONCONASE® (ranpirnase) from Alfacell.
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had previously granted ONCONASE orphan drug status and fast-track development status for […]

Oklahoma - Guy Hylton Jr., a former mayor of Elk City was Thursday sentenced to six months imprisonment for carelessly exposing  state prisoners to deadly asbestos fibers.
In August, Hylton had convicted on a misdemeanor count of negligent endangerment before a federal judge in Oklahoma City.
Hylton’s mayoral term ended in 1993. Until then, he was serving […]

Queens -  A tractor-trailer carrying asbestos has flipped on its side on the Clearview expressway in Queens
 
The accident happened around 2:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon.
 
Asbestos debris has been spilled onto the roadway. Northbound lanes near the Long Island Expressway are closed while workers are cleaning the area.
 
Though the cause of the accident is still unknown, some […]

Crews removed asbestos dirt from Everts Middle School. Circleville school officials are planning to reopen the school on Monday.
Asbestos-laced dirt was blown from air ducts while workers were installing a new heating and ventilation system in the school.
Superintendent Sam Lucas yesterday said in a statement that there was no no evidence of airborne asbestos particles […]

Washington - A New Jersey man was sentenced yesterday to six months’ home confinement in federal court in Philadelphia after he admitted that his failure to remove asbestos properly from an Ambler elementary school.
Branko Lazic, owner of Bilaz, Inc., pleaded guilty in June 2007 to a criminal violation of Clean Air Act for the improper […]

St George Re Limited, a new Bermuda-based insurer, Wednesday said it would start operations as the first company solely dedicated for offering US companies protection against asbestos claims.
Asbestos is a strong and incombustible fiber widely used in industry and construction until the 1980s. It can cause lung cancer and other respiratory diseases if its small […]

Tennessee Supreme Court Tuesday heard the case of the death of Amanda Satterfield of Blount County regarding the issue whether the case should go for trial.
Each party were allowed 30 minutes to present the case before the five judges of the court and answer the questions of the judges.
Amanda’s father Doug Satterfield was present in […]

Opening of West Springfield Public Library is getting delayed after additional asbestos was discovered yesterday.
Library Director Antonia Golinski-Foisy yesterday said that they hope to welcome the public right back in.
“Asbestos was discovered by the workers when floor tiles popped up as the laborers were removing carpeting in the periodical and nearby sitting areas,” Golinski-Foisy said.
For […]

An asbestos law expert Andrew MacQueen insisted legislators Sunday to avoid proposed changes to the system.
 
Andrew MacQueen is a retired Kanawha Circuit Judge who had presided over thousands of asbestos-related cases during his 22 years on the bench.
 
Mr. MacQueen said to an interim Judiciary subcommittee that it was not only a mistake but would be […]

New York - Ad Hoc committee, the group representing people who claim they were injured by asbestos in products of auto-parts manufacturer Dana Corp., has appealed the confirmation of the company’s bankruptcy-reorganization plan.
The committee filed notice of the appeal Thursday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan.
Though the committee has not provided any explanation, they […]