Walter Pacheco

1 month ago | asbestos.com | Aaron Munz |Walter Pacheco

Our Veterans Outreach team at The Mesothelioma Center had another great year helping veterans with asbestos-related diseases and working with Veterans Service Officers across the country. In 2024, we assisted over 200 veterans and their families who were affected by mesothelioma and other asbestos-related illnesses. We also sponsored the National Association of County Veteran Service Officers Conference in Denver and trained more than 500 VSOs in eight states. We also have big goals for 2025.

Oct 14, 2024 | asbestos.com | Amy Edel |Walter Pacheco

Despite objections from the Office of the U.S. Trustee and some plaintiffs’ attorneys, a judge says Johnson & Johnson’s bankruptcy can proceed in Texas. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez ruled the company’s latest case is “different” enough from its previous attempts in New Jersey. What set this third attempt at bankruptcy apart from previous attempts, according to Judge Lopez, was the recent vote in which a significant majority of plaintiffs voted in support of J&J’s settlement offer.

Sep 16, 2024 | asbestos.com | Amy Edel |Walter Pacheco

As the nation remembers those lost 23 years ago on September 11, 2001, we also honor those diagnosed with serious health conditions as a result of the attacks. Exposure to toxins in the aftermath at Ground Zero in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. has affected thousands of people. Last week Fire Commissioner Robert S. Tucker of the Fire Department of the City of New York added 32 names to the World Trade Center Memorial Wall.

Jul 12, 2024 | asbestos.com | Travis Rodgers |Walter Pacheco

Joey Barna was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma in 2018. He believes the disease was a result of his decade-long asbestos exposure during his career in the HVAC industry as well as other jobs that may have exposed him to asbestos. The Massachusetts native worked in heating, ventilation and air conditioning between 1981 and 1991. HVAC mechanics are considered at risk of asbestos exposure because workers may handle a variety of asbestos-containing products as part of their job.

Jun 12, 2024 | asbestos.com | Travis Rodgers |Walter Pacheco

Johnson & Johnson will pay $700 million to settle an investigation concerning the marketing practices of its talc-based products. The multimillion-dollar settlement resolves charges that J&J misled people to believe its talc products, including Johnson’s Baby Powder and Johnson & Johnson’s Shower to Shower, were safe. The company is also facing more than 61,000 lawsuits with claims that its talc products caused ovarian cancer and mesothelioma.