Posted November 12, 2009 The Clarion Post   A Warren County jury has awarded $7.6 million to a former sandblaster who developed severe silicosis.    The verdict is the first silicosis case to go to a jury in Mississippi.    Robert Eastman sandblasted for about 25 years at Marathon Letourneau in Vicksburg and used Mississippi ... Read more

           Do you work in the farming industry or in mining, construction or wrecking and demolition?  Do you have a chronic dry cough, shortness of breath, fever, weight loss, chest pain or nails with a bluish tint?  If so, you could have Silicosis.              Silicosis is a serious disease involving the lungs.  The main risk ... Read more