News for September, 2009

Success of lung cancer drug Alimta causes bump in stock price for Lilly

alimta 100x100 Success of lung cancer drug Alimta causes bump in stock price for LillyA recent report on Forbes.com said clinical trials are validating the success of the drug Alimta in treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer, providing hope for cancer patients and a jump in stock prices for the drug’s manufacturer, Eli Lilly and Co. The drug also has been approved as a treatment for mesothelioma.

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Tennessee jury finds for mesothelioma widow

judge gavelAccording to a report in “The Pulse,” a publication covering Chattanooga, Tenn., a Hamilton County jury awarded $1.4 million on Monday to Marion Jackson, who lost her husband to mesothelioma. The defendant in the case was North Brothers, and the paper reports this is believed to be the first successful judgment against that company.

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Tennessee family settles with Alcoa following asbestos precedent

alcoa logoAlmost one year after the Tennessee Supreme Court made a precedent-setting decision related to asbestos exposure, the Satterfield family has settled with Alcoa Aluminum. The settlement puts to rest a six-year legal fight by Doug and Donna Satterfield on behalf of their daughter, Amanda, who died of mesothelioma in 2005 as a result of years of exposure to brought home on her father’s work clothes, from his job at Alcoa .

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