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SimmonsCooper -- one of the nation's leading supporters of mesothelioma cancer research -- has created a comprehensive video website featuring interviews with mesothelioma medical experts, patients and family members affected by mesothelioma, a rare cancer diagnosed in nearly 3,000 people every year.

SimmonsCooper attorneys volunteered to provide free legal services for homeless veterans at the Stand Down and throughout the year. Gloria Colon, an associate who joined the firm three years ago, dedicates about a third of her time representing homeless veterans.

A St. Louis area man and his family received a $3.5 million settlement after he was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly asbestos cancer.

A Montana man's family received a $4.9 million settlement after he was exposed to asbestos and contracted pleural mesothelioma, a deadly cancer that attacks the lining of the lungs.

The man, 70, filed a lawsuit after being diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma, a deadly cancer caused by asbestos that attacks the lining of the lungs (pleura).mes

On September 11, 2007 a research paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that patients taking Avandia had a 42% greater chance of a heart attack.

SimmonsCooper Partner Michael Angelides was recently a featured speaker at the Mealey's National Asbestos Litigation SuperConference in Scottsdale, Arizona. His seminar foacused on "Ethical Issues in Asbestos Litigation."

The Journal of the American Medical Association, the New England Journal of Medicine and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have confirmed that use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a type of antidepressant, in late pregnancy can cause cognitive and developmental deficits in children.

The Illinois State Bar Association recognizes SimmonsCooper, an aggressive law firm dedicated to asbestos litigation, for their recent donation to fund a new, state-of-the art cancer facility in Southern Illinois.

"This is a small company competing with the big boys," says Paul Lesko, an Illinois-based attorney with the plaintiffs firm SimmonsCooper, who is representing Avante on contingency. And we believe the big companies sold infringing equipment to public officials and did so consciously, with knowledge of Avante's patents."

In New Orleans, a federal jury ordered Merck to pay $51 million to a health-conscious retired FBI agent who suffered a heart attack at age 58 after taking the blockbuster drug for about 2 1/2 years.

Article about the increase in asbestos litigation in the State of Delaware. According to the Superior Court Prothonotary's office, 80 asbestos cases have been filed since January.