WNY Metro Group Papers: Giving the Sick A Second Chance At Life

With a grandfather and father who graduated from Buffalo Law School and went on to be lawyers, John Lipsitz had no intention of following in their footsteps. Though he lacked interest in law growing up, he attended UB Law School. After graduating, he received a job representing inmates at prisons across New York State for […]

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Erie County Jury Awards Three Million Dollars to Former Ashland Oil Employee

An Erie County jury delivered a verdict in favor of the family of Lee Bernard Holdsworth in the amount of $ 3 million dollars. Mr. Holdsworth was diagnosed with mesothelioma in February 2012 and died on January 17, 2013, in the care of Hospice of Buffalo. He is survived by his wife of over fifty years, three children and ten grandchildren.

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Buffalo Challenger: Cancer Risks from Coke Oven Emissions & Coal Tar Pitch

The production and refining of coal tar and its use in various other products involves a substantial risk of exposure to a group of chemicals known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Exposure to these substances can lead to a variety of diseases, including lung and other respiratory cancers, bladder cancer and skin cancer.

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