Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.

While it’s possible for most people to enjoy nature without tearing through it off-road vehicles, some ATV loyalists demand the right to blaze through deserts and forests, even when their own health and safety is seriously compromised. Last year the federal Bureau of Land Management closed off the Clear Creek Management Area in central California to all public use. The 48-square-mile tract of land, known for its canyons, wildflowers, and towering rock formations, has been hailed as one of the best places in the world for ATV enthusiasts to let loose.

There’s only one problem. The park is home to the largest deposit of asbestos in the United States.

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A man diagnosed with mesothelioma earlier this year will receive a $7.5 million settlement against 11 defendants that reportedly made, supplied or distributed the asbestos-containing products he handled and was exposed to in the workplace, according to a story in the Times-Herald. Robert Hilt of Vallejo, Calif., is 64. It is believed he developed mesothelioma during his work as a marine machinist.

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SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial) – Alfacell Corp. late Wednesday said results from its Phase IIIB clinical trial for Onconase, which was being studied as a potential treatment for unresectable malignant mesothelioma, didn’t meet the trial’s primary endpoint.

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A San Francisco jury awarded a $20 million verdict to Joan Mahoney, a 69-year-old woman with mesothelioma, and her husband, Daniel. The case was presided over by Judge Thomas Mellon in San Francisco County Superior Court. The judgement finds Georgia Pacific liable for the production of asbestos-containing joint compound used in construction. Mrs. Mahoney handled the material in her part-time work with the family construction business.

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