The family of Japanese electrician, Kenji Fujiwara passed away from Malignant Mesothelioma in 2006, after being diagnosed with the illness in 2006, was just awarded 30 million yen for his passing.

The story is that the Chubu Electric Power Company failed to tell workers about safety precautions due to asbestos. Kenji worked at the power company from 1958 to 1999.

In Kentucky there is a former electroplating facility known as Deena Products which manufactured lamp fixtures. The facility, which is near Arlington, is now being cleaned up by the Energy and Environment Cabinet’s Division of Waste Management because asbestos-contaminated debris was found on the site.

The site is due to be demolished as soon as the asbestos fibers can be safely cleared.

Kentucky is urging both previous workers of the facility and nearby residents to keep an eye on their health in the coming years as they may develop diseases related to being exposed to the asbestos fibers – most commonly Mesothelioma Cancer.

The Hazardous Waste Management Fund is giving money for the emergency cleanup of the site which is happening now.

72-year-old Thomas Firth, of South Carolina, suffered from Mesothelioma cancer since he was diagnosed in November 2006. Sadly, Thomas passed away a year later on July 13, 2007.

Thomas was exposed to asbestos fibers at the Bethlehem Steel Company where we worked for under a year as a mechanic’s assistant.

A jury awarded Thomas’ family $700,000 to help for the loss of their family member. The Bethlehem Steel Company was expected to pay the family because of their negligence and failure to warn Thomas about the dangers of asbestos products and asbestos poisoning.

The family of Richard Worthley Sr. was awarded $3.4 million from the Advocate Mines Limited company after the death of the former Johns-Manville Transite plant worker from California.

Advocate Mines Limited was an asbestos mine in Newfoundland which supplied asbestos to the Johns-Manville Transite plant where Richard Worthley Sr. worked. Richard’s exposure to asbestos would ultimately cause his death from the asbestos-related cancer Mesothelioma. Richard was diagnosed with the cancer in 2004.

Advocate Mines Limited supplied Johns-Manville plants with asbestos from their company’s mines from 1963 to 1981.

Richard’s family argued that the Advocate Mines Limited company knew the dangers of asbestos and failed to warn the companies they shipped their product to.

There is a list of around 200 war veterans who served in Afghanistan and Iraq have joined together to file a lawsuit against the company KBR.

KRB contractors overseas created burn pits which led to the veterans receiving many diseases. The burn pits are open air pits that are used to incinerate human body parts, plastics, gas cans, rubble, lithium batteries and more.

While the veterans have developed numerous diseases, it is unsure whether or not they may come down with more illnesses in the future, including Mesothelioma or other asbestos related diseases. This would be due to the fact that the rubble burned in the burn pits would have been from buildings insulated with asbestos fibers.

So far the veterans have received illnesses including skin conditions, chronic bronchitis, kidney disease and heart disease as well as neurological problems.

At 61-years-old, plumber Alan Ward, has been awarded nearly $290,000 in compensation for his Mesothelioma diagnosis.

Alan was diagnosed with Mesothelioma cancer in April 2007, after spending several years plumbing in hospitals in England that had asbestos fibers in them. His job was to remove asbestos from pipes and boilers and he was never warned of the dangers of asbestos exposure – he was also not given any protection from asbestos fibers while he did his job for the hospitals.

Alan was given 18 months to live, however he has defied the odds and has lived for two years already with Mesothelioma cancer.

Alan is planning to use the money he has been compensated to make his last few months more comfortable and to compensate his suffering.

Residents in Libby, Montana have received a grant to deal with their asbestos-related diseases from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

The grant is for the amount of $6 million and will be dispersed through the area within the next two years, starting on August 1, 2009 and ending on July 31, 2011. The HRSA supplied $4 million while the remaining $2 million is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Numerous individuals in the area have been affected by asbestos fibers that have been released into the air from the mine that was once operated by W.R. Grace & Company. Other individuals have found asbestos in their homes and have become ill from the exposure.

The individuals in the county have come down with numerous illnesses, including Mesothelioma cancer and lung cancer.