Tag Archives: James Hardie
New Mesothelioma Research Center to Open in Sydney
Sydney, Australia – Perhaps a silver lining is to be found in the 12 year struggle between James Hardie and former employees suffering from asbestos related ailments. When a landmark deal was approved earlier this year to create a trust to compensate victims a small clause was included that some of the money would go [...]
Judge Declines CSR Demerger Bid Due to Asbestos Funds
A judge in Australia ruled against CSR Limited’s bid to break its sugar and foods group away from the construction materials portion of the company due to concerns that the new firm would not be able to meet their previous commitments to victims of asbestos exposure. Executives with the company stated that they had covered [...]
Asbestos Criminal Trial Starts in Italy
The leaders of a Swiss construction company, including a Belgian baron, are on trial for negligence in Turin, Italy, due to their firm’s use of asbestos. Baron Jean-Louis de Cartier, age eighty-eight, and Swiss businessman Stephan Schmidheiny, age sixty-two, are the main shareholders in the construction firm Eternit and are accused of allowing workers on [...]
Mesothelioma Drug Phase II Trials Starting Soon in Australia
Australian pharmaceutical firm Bionomics announced that they would be conducting Phase II trials on their newest drug in the fight against mesothelioma at the start of 2010. The compound, known as BCN105, will be tested on sixty patients currently suffering from this aggressive form of cancer. Dr. Deborah Rathjen, Bionomics’ Chief Executive Officer, stated that [...]
Another Australian Town Grapples With Asbestos
Baryulgil, New South Wales is a small town located south of Brisbane on Australia’s eastern coast. Its an aboriginal community that for decades mined asbestos for James Hardie Co. and has since suffered a silent epidemic wrought by asbestos and prejudice. The town’s asbestos mine opened in 1942 and operated until 1979 bringing employment and [...]
Australia Adds Alimta to PBS
Alimta has been added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme capping an emotional campaign by patients with mesothelioma. The drug, manufactured by Eli Lilly and Co., can improve and extend the lives of mesothelioma patients but would normally cost over a thousand dollars per treatment cycle. Now it will be available to patients at cost of [...]
