Mesothelioma and Asbestos Blog

• What kind of mesothelioma do I have?
• Has my cancer spread beyond the primary site?
• What is the stage of my cancer and what does that mean to me?
• What treatment options do I have?
• What do you recommend and why?
• Based on what you’ve learned about my cancer, what is my prognosis?
• What risks or side effects are there to the treatments you suggest?
• What are the chances my cancer will recur (come back) with these treatment plans?
• What should I do to be ready for treatment?

Gary M. Paul, of Waters & Kraus’ Los Angeles office, has been elected to a one-year term as parliamentarian of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), the world’s largest trial bar.

Mr. Paul was installed into the position during the organization’s 60th annual convention, held in Seattle last week. Waters & Kraus also hosted a reception in his honor.

A Tarrant County, Texas, jury has awarded $1.0 million for mental anguish to the widow of a career drywaller who died from mesothelioma in 2004 at the age of 63. Christine Lowery had been married to Frank Lowery for 25 years at the time of his death. The jury found Bondex International liable for Mrs. Lowery’s suffering. The case was tried in Texas under Florida law.