New Research Grants Continue Progress Against Dread Cancer
Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation Announces Additional $1 Million of Research Funding MORE
Few think asbestos bill is dead
The advertising blitzes may have halted and the telephones quieted since the asbestos trust-fund bill was brought down in the Senate last week, but the special interests working all sides of the issue are not exhaling yet. MORE
No agreement on how to resolve asbestos claims
The Senate fell one vote short Feb. 14 of stopping a procedural challenge to a bill that would set up a $140 billion asbestos trust fund and it's uncertain when it will come up again for a vote. MORE
Power Plant Posed Asbestos Risk (to firefighters)
The harmful material may have been used in structures damaged in a recent fire. MORE
You Should Know: Asbestos Legislation Update
Asbestos manufacturers are attempting to persuade our legislators to pass a bill that would affect all asbestos-related cases MORE
Terrell Hogan attorney Alan Pickert recently participated in the American Bar Association's Bar Leadership Institute.
Pickert joined some 300 other emerging leaders of lawyer organizations from across the country for seminars on bar governance, finance, communications and planning. Alan is the president-elect of the Jacksonville Bar Association.