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  For decades the asbestos industry covered up the known danger that breathing asbestos causes mesothelioma, a fatal cancer that causes internal tumors. Lawyers.com Supervising Producer John McCarthy interviews attorney Kevin Conway of Chicago, who has handled mesothelioma cases for 40 years. Referring to the coverup by the asbestos industry, Conway says, “How many people have been killed as a result of these actions? They are more than irresponsible, in my opinion. I think the conduct was willful. I think …

College tuition for a child born in 2012 is predicted to be more than $100,000 per year by the time this child reaches college age. Parents who plan to send their kids to college know that they need to start saving early. One good to save for college is through a 529 plan. Some new parents, in fact, now open a 529 account for their newborns and register for cash gifts.   529 Plans A 529 plan is a tax-advantaged …

Carl Funk, 58, told Broward County, Fla., judge John Hurley (on a video feed from jail to a courtroom) that he is innocent of the seven-year-old charges (trespassing and open-alcoholic-container counts) and that, besides, he is now wheelchair-bound in pathetic medical condition and should be allowed to go home. The judge was skeptical, but finally, according to a South Florida Sun-Sentinel report, he offered to fine Funk only $50 on the charges, and Funk agreed to plead guilty. “Good luck, …

“I’m not going to be using Justice Department resources to try to circumvent state laws on this issue,” said then-Senator Barack Obama from the campaign trail of 2008. The issue? Medical marijuana. At the 41st annual NORML national conference in Los Angeles, Stephen Gutwillig, Deputy Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, called out President Obama for going back on his word after taking office. “We have every right to be enraged at the Obama administration,” he said. “They knew …

Colorado, Oregon and Washington voters will have their say this November about whether their states should legalize marijuana for adult recreational use. Although the Oregon proposal is not polling well, the Colorado and Washington proposals have consistently polled above 50 percent for several weeks. At the 41st annual NORML national conference, activists working with the state campaigns shared their strategies, explained the effects on public opinion and revealed their concerns about the federal response in the event that one or …