112 results for “General Electric”, page 4 of 6
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confidence interval
…and strengthen causation evidence. Ask your attorney whether the epidemiology cited in your case includes occupation- or product-specific risk estimates with their confidence intervals, as these are stronger than general asbestos-risk figures. epidemiological-methods
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Cor Pulmonale
…fatigue, and reduced exercise tolerance, symptoms that may be wrongly attributed to aging or general heart disease unless the lung history is taken into account. In a legal claim, documentation of cor pulmonale strengthens evidence of…
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Admiralty Jurisdiction
…claims for many years. Example Sentence Because his exposure happened in the engine room of a Navy destroyer at sea, the court applied maritime law under its admiralty jurisdiction. Related Terms General Maritime Law, Jones Act…
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CT Scan
…asbestos-related changes. Tell the radiologist or ordering physician about your asbestos exposure history so they specifically look for plaques, thickening, and early fibrosis rather than reading the scan as a general study. diagnostic-tools-biomarkers
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End-Member
…talc or vermiculite products, ask whether the testing lab reported the end-member composition of any fibers found, not just a general mineral name. Request that expert reports include the specific chemical ratios (Mg, Fe, Ca…
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Hazard Ratio
…for example, tells the court that insulators developed mesothelioma at five times the rate of an unexposed population, powerful evidence of general causation. Defendants often attack hazard ratios by pointing to wide confidence intervals, confounding factors…
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High-Volume Center
…teams) can change which treatments are offered and whether the pathology diagnosis is even correct. Mesothelioma is frequently misdiagnosed by general pathologists. Records from a high-volume center also tend to be more detailed about exposure…
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Hydrocelectomy
…mesothelioma is confirmed, ask for referral to a center experienced with tunica vaginalis cases. This site is rare enough that most general oncologists have never treated it. Preserve any occupational history details (jobs, shipyards, insulation work…
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Chrysotile Defense
…the defense draws on. In court, the question often becomes a battle of experts on general and specific causation, and courts have reached different results on how much weight the evidence deserves. Plaintiffs typically respond with…
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International Mesothelioma Program
…For patients newly diagnosed with mesothelioma, the IMP represents one of a small number of high-volume specialty centers where survival outcomes have historically been better than at general oncology practices, in part because of surgical…
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intraperitoneal injection study
…associated fibers) can cause disease. Plaintiffs' experts use these studies to establish biological plausibility and fiber potency, which supports general causation, the foundational step before linking exposure to your specific illness. Understanding that this body of…
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Laparotomy
…or completeness-of-cytoreduction (CC) scores; these are the core documents your medical team and any legal claim will rely on. Discuss recovery expectations in advance: general anesthesia, a hospital stay of one to two weeks…
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Doubling of Risk
…argued that the plaintiff's exposure to the pump maker's gaskets was too small to show a doubling of risk for lung cancer. Related Terms Relative Risk, Specific Causation, General Causation, Helsinki Criteria, Fiber Year…
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Loomis 2009
…this study is often central to proving general causation. Example Sentence The plaintiff's epidemiology expert relied on Loomis 2009 to demonstrate that even moderate chrysotile exposure in the patient's auto-repair work created a…
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Lorillard Tobacco Company
…during that window. It should be recorded in your medical history as a potential asbestos exposure, not just as general tobacco use. Hollingsworth & Vose, the company that supplied the asbestos filter material to Lorillard, is also…
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Manville Trust
…the Library were also produced in the bankruptcy case. Charles H. Roemer's affidavit about a 1942 or 1943 meeting with J-M's general counsel, Vandiver Brown, was sworn in September 1982 for an adversary…
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MD Anderson Cancer Center
…center participates in mesothelioma clinical trials (including immunotherapy and multimodal surgery protocols) and has its own pathology review process, which is important because mesothelioma is frequently misdiagnosed at general hospitals. Records from MD Anderson (pathology reports…
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Occupational Exposure History
…corroborated history matters far more than a general one. Example Sentence The plaintiff's expert built her opinion on a detailed occupational exposure history showing 15 years of cutting asbestos-cement pipe without a respirator. Related…
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Odds Ratio
…the back-and-forth between experts on both sides. Example Sentence The plaintiff's epidemiologist testified that insulators in the relevant era had an odds ratio of roughly 10 for mesothelioma compared to the general population…
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Pathology Review
…Special stains and immunohistochemistry markers are usually part of the review. If your diagnosis was made at a general hospital, ask whether the slides can be sent to a mesothelioma reference center for confirmation. Example Sentence…