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Job Sites

  • Durez Chemical (North Tonawanda)
  • Ashland Oil (Tonawanda)
  • Hooker Chemical (Niagara Falls)
  • Bethlehem Steel (Lackawana)
  • Rochester Gas & Electric (Rochester)
  • Kodak (Rochester)
  • Niagara Mohawk Huntley Plant (Tonawanda)
  • Niagara Mohawk Dunkirk Plant (Dunkirk)
  • Carbide Graphite (Niagara Falls)
  • Carborundum (Niagara Falls).

Locations

  • Buffalo
  • Niagara Falls
  • Rochester
  • Syracuse
  • Albany
  • Tonawanda
  • Binghamton
  • Utica
  • Watertown
  • Ithaca
  • Jamestown
  • Elmira
 

Asbestos Products

  • brakes
  • drywall
  • joint compound
  • pipe insulation
  • gaskets
  • fireproofing
  • boilers
  • raw asbestos fiber
  • asbestos tile
  • asbestos building materials
  • cement
  • furnaces

From our 2007 Newsletter

"ASBESTOS EXPOSURE THROUGH DRYWALL WORK"
When most people think of asbestos exposure, they think of tradesmen exposed to such materials as pipe insulation and raw asbestos fiber. Although these exposures are real...

Newsletters



2007 Spring (412K PDF)
  • Young Man Settles for $2 Million
  • Diesel Fume Linked to Cancer
  • Children at Risk
  • Lead Poisoned Children
  • Attorney-Client Privilege
  • Coke Oven Worker
  • Asbestos Exposure Through Drywall
  • Bernadette Tutuska
  • Asbestos Bankruptcy Update
  • Holding Center Lawsuit
  • Allergic Contact Dermatitis
  • Counties Benefit from HUD
  • Durez Death Toll Continues
  • Who Should Draft a Will?
  • Welcome Aboard

2006 Spring (361K PDF)
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Niagara County Ranks Sixth
  • Lead Poisoning in WNY
  • Lead Poisoned Children
  • Coke Ovens
  • Rhode Island Lead Paint Win
  • (Un) Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act
  • Libby, Montana
  • Medicare Part D
  • Mesothelioma Case Settles
  • In Memoriam
  • Woman Settles Auto Case
  • Welcome Aboard

2005 Spring (193K PDF)
  • Durez Death Toll
  • Children Continue to be at Risk for Lead Poisoning in WNY
  • Are the Manufacturers Getting the Lead Out?
  • Buffalo Man Sues Coke Oven Manufacturers
  • Crushing Verdict Against Asbestos Companies in Niagara County Case
  • Lead Paint Legislative Update
  • Vioxx Claims
  • Pataki Seeks Changes for Payment of Nursing Home Care
  • Local Successes, We Can Help Your Lead Poisoned Child
  • Testimonials
  • Home Asbestos Exposure Case Settles for $2 Million
  • Autopsy - A Necessary Instrument
  • In Memoriam

2003 Fall (70K PDF)
  • Lead Poisoning Epidemic Continues
  • Hotel Owner Awarded Insurance Settlement
  • Put That House You Want to Buy Under a Microscope
  • Beryllium in Dental Laboratories
  • More Mesothelioma Cases at Durez
  • Benzene Causes Leukemia in Workers
  • Introducing Katherine Kulczycki and Sherita Pruitt
  • Man Injured When Prank Goes Awry
  • Dangers of Invisible Dust Concentrations
  • In Memoriam


2003 Spring (54K PDF)
  • Lipsitz & Ponterio is Western New York's Leading Childhood Lead Disease Law Firm
  • Profited at Expense of Workers
  • Asbestos Companies
  • Union Activist, Dedicated Volunteer, Robert DiPirro
  • Motorcyclist Receives Substantial Award
  • Workers' Compensation Law
  • Everyone Needs a Power of Attorney
  • Insurance Industry Lobby Threatens Rights of Malpractice Victims
  • Autopsies May Be Necessary to Prove Industrial Exposure Deaths
  • Testimony in Mesothelioma Cases Taken in Florida and Elsewhere
  • Testimonials
  • In Memoriam


2002 Summer (44K PDF)
  • Western New York Suffers From Childhood Lead Poisoning
  • New Lawyers Hired
  • Asbestos Litigation Enters a New Phase
  • Operations Consolidated in Buffalo Office
  • Local Asbestos Contractor and Distributor Pay Substantial Awards
  • Mesothelioma Tide Rising Among Durez Workers
  • Household Exposure Case Settled
  • Accident Victim Receives Substantial Award for Disabling Injuries
  • Corporate Fraud in the Workplace
  • Long Term Care
  • Testimonials
  • In Memoriam
  • Firm Philosophy


2001 Fall (41K PDF)
  • Child Awarded Settlement in Lead Disease Lawsuit
  • Firm Announces New Partners
  • Changing Times in Asbestos Litigation
  • Local Asbestos Contractor Responsible for Niagara County Worker's Death
  • Medical Malpractice: Young Woman Receives Award for Radiation Exposure
  • Changing Times in Asbestos Litigation
  • Update on Construction Worker Cases
  • Upcoming Trials
  • Local Asbestos Contractor Responsible for Niagara County Worker's Death
  • Protect Your Family: Be Sure You Have an Up-To-Date Will, Health Care Proxy, and Power of Attorney
  • Claims for Occupational Disease and Death
  • Testimonials
  • In Memoriam


2001 Spring (69K PDF)
  • Billboards Are Popping Up Everywhere
  • Claims for Occupational Disease and Death
  • Legislation May Help Individuals Who Worked at Former Manhattan Project Sites in Western New York
  • New Federal Legislation May Help Individuals Who Worked at Former Manhattan Project Sites in Western New York
  • Informed Consent - Health Care Providers Must Disclose Risks
  • Buffalo Couple Successfully Challenges Insurance Denial in Fire Loss Case
  • Niagara Falls Woman Receives Settlement For an Assault at a Dentist's Office
  • Settlement For an Assault at a Dentist's Office
  • Further Update on Asbestos Company Bankruptices
  • Asbestos Disease Evaluation
  • Beryllium Case
  • Lead Based Paint - A Health Hazard to Children and Adults
  • Testimonial
  • In Memoriam


2000 Fall Winter (24K PDF)
  • Auto Accident Update
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Politics and the Law
  • Construction Accidents
  • Exposure to Beryllium
  • Household Exposure
  • Update on Asbestos Company Bankruptcies
  • In Memoriam


2000 Summer Fall (29K PDF)
  • Personal Injury Claims
  • Jury Award in Auto Accident Case
  • Retired Worker Awarded Cash Settlement
  • Niagara Falls Hotel Owner Receives Million Dollar Award in Fire Loss Trial
  • Injured Construction Worker Set to go to Court
  • Household Exposure to Asbestos
  • Pending Federal Legislation
  • In Memoriam