DALLAS–()–The national mesothelioma
law firm of Baron and Budd is honored to support the
efforts of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) to end the
importation, exportation and production of asbestos in North America.
Working with the Canadian Voices of Asbestos Victims (CVAV), ADAO has
launched the North America Declaration to Eliminate Asbestos Related
Disease, an online petition that urges Canadian Prime Minister Stephen
Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama to ban the use of asbestos.
“As a mesothelioma widow and co-founder
of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), I urge President
Obama and Prime Minister Harper to support the North American
Declaration to Eliminate Asbestos-Related Diseases, to end the deadly
legacy of asbestos.”
“Most Americans are stunned to learn that the importation and use
of asbestos is NOT banned in the United States and that the USA still
annually imports hundreds of tons of asbestos from Canada despite
decades of knowledge that it is a deadly human carcinogen,” said Linda
Reinstein, co-founder of ADAO. “As a mesothelioma widow and co-founder
of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), I urge President
Obama and Prime Minister Harper to support the North American
Declaration to Eliminate Asbestos-Related Diseases, to end the deadly
legacy of asbestos.”
To learn more or to sign the North American Declaration petition,
visit http://www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org/archives/8499.
Stand up and let your voice be heard in the fight against asbestos.
Every year, more than 10,000 Americans die from asbestos diseases, such
as asbestosis, asbestos
lung cancer and mesothelioma.
Only approximately 55 countries have banned the use of asbestos, and the
U.S. is not one of them. According to 2010 statistics from the U.S.
Geological Survery (USGS), last year the U.S. imported approximately 820
metric tons of asbestos, 90 percent of which came from Canada.
Canada is one of only a handful of developed nations that still mines
and exports asbestos, though the use of asbestos has been banned in
their country. Approximately 1,000 Canadians die every year from
asbestos diseases, including mesothelioma.
As a law firm dedicated to the global asbestos battle, Baron and Budd is
proud to be a 2011 Gold Sponsor of ADAO and to support the organization
in its outreach and advocacy efforts.
About Baron Budd, P.C.
The national mesothelioma law firm of Baron Budd, P.C. has a
more than 30-year history of “Protecting What’s Right” for asbestos
sufferers and their families. As one of the first law firms to
successfully litigate an asbestos lawsuit, Baron Budd continues to
actively represent veterans, industry workers and others who are
suffering as a result of exposure to asbestos. Baron Budd achieved the
largest mesothelioma verdict ever in the state of Texas, a $55 million
verdict for an asbestos sufferer and his family in El Paso, Texas.
Contact Baron and Budd at 1.866.855.1229 for additional information on
mesothelioma treatments, mesothelioma cancer doctors and treatment
centers and mesothelioma
attorneys.
