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Feb 15, 2010 - Alert over Asbestos Containing Tiles from China
An alert was issued in Australia by WorkCover New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Competitor and Consumer Commission (ACCC) regarding white decorative wall tiles imported from China that were found to contain asbestos.
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that was once widely used in the manufacture of many industrial and building products because of its highly...
Jan 19, 2010 - Project Manager Pleads Guilty to Asbestos Cover Up
James Roger Edwards has pleaded guilty to asbestos violations while working as project manager for a condominium conversion project in Tampa, Florida. Edwards was hired by Gannaway Builders to convert the Indian Pass Apartments into beach resort condominiums back in 2005.
The trouble began when Gannaway realized that the ceiling of the old apartments contained...
Dec 2, 2008 - Dec. 3, 1984: Bhopal, 'Worst Industrial Accident in History'
1984: Poison gas leaks from a Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal, India. It spreads throughout the city, killing thousands of people outright and thousands more subsequently in a disaster often described as the worst industrial accident in history. Union Carbide chose Bhopal, a city of 900,000 people in the state of Madhya Pradesh, because of its central location and its proximity to...
Dec 2, 2008 - W.R. Grace pays up to $140 million to settle asbestos suit
W.R. Grace & Co. has agreed to pay up to $140 million to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from its use of an attic-insulating product that contained asbestos.
Dec 1, 2008 - Asbestos discovery closes Bozeman High art rooms
Asbestos has been found in Bozeman High School art classrooms where a new roof is being installed, and while tests have shown no danger of airborne asbestos to students or staff, the school district has closed the rooms and hired a cleanup firm to eliminate any risk.
Nov 27, 2008 - Deadline set to start Lawton shopping center renovation
LAWTON - A Comanche County judge has told the owner of a Lawton shopping center that if a Dec. 5 deadline for signed renovation contracts is not met, a demolition order for the property will be issued.
District Judge Keith Aycock said Wednesday that Don Mansell, who owns the Midtown Square center, had to provide signed contracts for asbestos removal and roofing repairs for the center's three...
Nov 25, 2008 - The Dangers of Nanoparticles
(NaturalNews) Researchers in Finland and the US studied how certain nanoparticles interact with cells. Results indicated that nanoparticles may alter cell structure, causing the cells to die. Currently, nanoparticles are widely used in cosmetics, electronics, optical devices, medicine, and in food packaging materials. Nanoparticles may well be the asbestos of the twenty first century: a...
Nov 25, 2008 - Air Force to Remove Asbestos at Former East-Central Illinois Base
Air Force officials say more than a mile of steam piping covered in asbestos will be removed from a former base in east-central Illinois. Air Force officials announced on Nov. 20 that they have aw
Nov 21, 2008 - Asbestos victims win 'test case'
Asbestos-related cancer victims and their families have won an important test case over access to compensation.
Nov 20, 2008 - Asbestos pay-out ruling due
A ruling is expected later that could have profound implications for asbestos-related cancer victims and their families.
Nov 18, 2008 - Doctor defends asbestos diagnoses
DETROIT, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A Lansing, Mich., doctor says he used the best information available to him when he diagnosed thousands of patients with asbestos-related illnesses.
Nov 16, 2008 - Seitz moves to unclog courts
Following an October court ruling upholding a 2004 law governing asbestos lawsuits, Ohio State Sen. Bill Seitz has introduced another bill designed to further streamline such claims.
Nov 14, 2008 - Fire destroys Stardust site
GARDAI were last night investigating the cause of a fire at the site of the former Stardust nightclub where asbestos has been discovered in the ruins.
Nov 12, 2008 - EPA Settles with Three Maryland Schools and One School District to Ensure Safe Management of Asbestos
PHILADELPHIA (November 12, 2008 ) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled four cases in Maryland in an effort to ensure the safe management of asbestos-containing materials in schools. In separate consent agreements with EPA, the Board of Education of Dorchester County Schools, St
Nov 12, 2008 - Global: ITUC condemns exclusion of asbestos and endosulfan from global export regulation
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Nov 10, 2008 - Vermont Warns Residents of Asbestos Danger at Old Mines
The state of Vermont is warning people to stay away from an abandoned asbestos mine in Eden and Lowell because of the health threat posed by asbestos. Scientists studied health records and death ce
Nov 9, 2008 - Christy reorganizing to shed asbestos settlements
The Christy Refractories Co. LLC, a St. Louis-based company that distributes industrial insulation products, has filed for bankruptcy due to pressure from millions of dollars worth of legal settlements related to asbestos.
Nov 8, 2008 - SNP and Westminster clash over asbestos bill
SCOTTISH ministers are at loggerheads with Westminster over fears that SNP legislation to compensate workers exposed to asbestos could cut Scotland's budget by tens of mil
Nov 5, 2008 - Inquiry into cost of asbestos pay-outs
THE cost of compensating people with the asbestos-related condition pleural plaques will be investigated by the Scottish Government, it was announced yesterday.
Nov 5, 2008 - Cleanup complete at Progressive Church in Marrero
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Nov. 3, 2008) Cleanup of the Progressive Church 18-acre site in Marrero is completed. In order to build a Family Life Center for the church, friable and non-friable asbestos and some limited hydrocarbon and lead contamination had to be removed
Nov 4, 2008 - Worry over asbestos pay-out
Concern is raised that Scots ministers will be hit with huge extra costs under is asbestos compensation plans.
Nov 2, 2008 - Row over hazardous pesticides at Rome Conference
The Fourth Meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Rotterdam Convention at the FAO headquarters in Rome last week brought to the fore the row over placing two pesticides and the industrial chemical chrysotile asbestos on the trade watch list that already contains 39 hazardous substances.
Oct 30, 2008 - Canada To Keep Asbestos Off Trade Blacklist
I can safely say that the initiative is doomed this time.
Oct 30, 2008 - India opposes putting asbestos in hazardous list
BANI accuses government of ignoring dangers from asbestos factory
Oct 30, 2008 - Report on vermiculite asbestos exposure
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Vermiculite mined in Libby, Mont., and distributed nationwide was contaminated with amphibole asbestos which has been linked to lung disease, officials said.
Oct 28, 2008 - Future of asbestos part of
Tobi Cohen , The Canadian Press October 27, 2008 - 7:39 p.m. MONTREAL - When world leaders meet next week to decide whether chrysotile asbestos should be added to a list of dangerous substances...
Oct 28, 2008 - Chrysotile asbestos stays off global dangerous-substance list
Chyrostile asbestos will remain off a list of the world's most dangerous substances, delegates to an international meeting in Rome decided Tuesday.
Oct 27, 2008 - Ottawa refuses to reveal its position on chrysotile
The federal government is refusing to reveal what position it will take on listing the chrysotile variety of asbestos on the world's list of most hazardous substances at a UN-sponsored meeting this we...
Oct 27, 2008 - Manitoba looking for asbestos, PCBs in public housing
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG -- Manitoba is spending up to $5 million to look for asbestos, PCBs and mercury in its public housing buildings, but critics say the inventory of chemicals won't have any ...
Oct 27, 2008 - Ohio High Court Ruling Tosses Out Another Asbestos Claim
The Ohio Supreme Court delivered a second blow to people seeking damages in asbestos-related cases October 22, throwing out a widow's claim that a company that insulated the pipes at her husband's wor
Oct 27, 2008 - Unions lobby MPs over asbestos pay-outs
HUNDREDS of trade union activists will lobby MPs today to demand the restoration of compensation for people suffering an asbestos-related disease.
Oct 27, 2008 - Crane swings to profit; sales slip
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Crane Co. , a maker of highly-engineered industrial components, reported late Monday third-quarter net income of $36.1 million, or 60 cents a share. The company lost $196.9 million, or $3.29 a share, in the year-ago quarter, which included a $250 million one-time charge to cover asbestos-related liabilities. Excluding the liabilities provision, the company's...
Oct 27, 2008 - Shining Stars
The Department of the Attorney General's Manager of the Year is Dorothy Sellers, solicitor general, who oversees the work of the attorneys and legal clerks in the Appellate Division. She led the state's team to reform the governing body and trustee practices of the Kamehameha Schools -- one of the nation's largest charitable trusts -- and complex legal efforts to seek compensation from asbestos...
Oct 26, 2008 - Trial date set in Libby case
After years of legal infighting, a trial date has been set in the criminal case against W.R. Grace and six of its executives in connection with the asbestos contamination from the company's vermiculite mine near Libby, Mont.
Oct 26, 2008 - Trial date finally set in Libby mine case
After years of legal infighting, a trial date has been set in the criminal case against W.R. Grace and six of its executives in connection with the asbestos contamination from the company's vermiculite mine near Libby, Mont.
Oct 23, 2008 - HSE launch campaign on asbestos awareness - 20 tradesmen die per week
Figures issued by the Health and Safety Executive revealed that every week 20 tradesmen die from asbestos-related diseases, and this number is set to increase.
Oct 23, 2008 - Cleveland Court Tosses 30,000 Asbestos Injury Claims After Ruling
Courts have tossed about 30,000 asbestos injury claims to comply with an Ohio Supreme Court ruling that upheld limits on such cases, but people whose lungs begin showing evidence of damage could refil
Oct 21, 2008 - Industry, not scathing editorial, must guide ...
Tobi Cohen, The Canadian Press October 21, 2008 - 7:36 p.m. MONTREAL - When world leaders meet next week to decide whether chrysotile asbestos should be added to a list of dangerous substances, they ...
Oct 21, 2008 - Canada under fire for asbestos exports
OTTAWA, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Medical officials in Canada, Britain and the United States are condemning the Canadian government's continued exports of asbestos to developing countries.
Oct 16, 2008 - School's out as asbestos roof falls in on packed classroom
PRIMARY school children could miss weeks of lessons after the ceiling in their 60-year-old classroom collapsed during lessons.
Oct 16, 2008 - Correction: Ohio asbestos story
COLUMBUS, Ohio - In an Oct. 15 story about an Ohio Supreme Court ruling on asbestos litigation, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the court, misstated the vote.
Oct 16, 2008 - Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Landmark Asbestos Reform Law
An Ohio Supreme Court ruling upholds the nation's first asbestos litigation reform legislation, thereby helping truly sick victims of asbestos exposure get compensated quickly and fairly for their inj
Oct 14, 2008 - Weitz & Luxenberg is Pleased to Welcome Attorney Alani Golanski to the Firm's Asbestos Litigation Unit
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Oct 6, 2008 - Rhode Island Demolition Company Face Fines for Clean Air Violations
(Boston, Mass. Oct. 6, 2008) - A Johnston, R.I. demolition company faces a penalty of $256,320 for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Asbestos (Asbestos NESHAP). In 2004 - 2005, the Bilray Demolition Company, Inc
Oct 2, 2008 - School To Reopen After Asbestos Concerns
An East Haven school will reopen Friday after asbestos concerns earlier in the week.
Oct 2, 2008 - EPA fines 6 charter schools for failing to check for asbestos
Associated Press - October 2, 2008 4:24 AM ET PHOENIX (AP) - The federal government has fined six charter schools in the Phoenix metropolitan area for failing to follow rules designed to...
Oct 2, 2008 - 6 charter schools fined over asbestos
PHOENIX - The federal government has fined six charter schools in the Phoenix metropolitan area for failing to follow rules designed to protect from asbestos exposure.
Oct 2, 2008 - Health, Safety Issues Behind The Strike That Hit IMP Aerospace In Canada
About 500 airplane mechanics, technicians and tradesmen who belong to the Canadian Auto Workers Local 2215 struck Thursday over health and safety issues.
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Sep 30, 2008 - Hardie's compo estimates sound: court
THE James Hardie trial has heard that the company's estimates of its asbestos compensation liabilities were sound.
Sep 30, 2008 - East Haven School Closes To Test For Asbestos
An East Haven school will close for a day because of asbestos concerns, the mayor says.
Sep 30, 2008 - Los Angeles Department of Water and Power fined for federal asbestos violation
Demolished structures without notifying the EPA LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power $9,030 for demolishing structures without notifying the agency as required by federal Clean Air Act asbestos regulations
Sep 30, 2008 - Charter schools fined for asbestos violations
Six Phoenix-area charter schools have been fined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to follow rules designed to prevent children from being exposed to asbestos.
Sep 30, 2008 - Charter schools fined for asbestos rule violations
The schools are now in compliance and no asbestos was found. They were fined from $800 to $2,400.
Sep 30, 2008 - EPA fines six Arizona charter school operators for asbestos violations Schools failed to have inspections completed and asbestos management plans
(09/30/08) SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently fined six Arizona charter school operators a combined total of $11,600 for Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act violations
Sep 29, 2008 - Hardie 'set out to mislead investors'
FORMER directors and executives of building giant James Hardie issued inaccurate, misleading and deficient public announcements about the company's ability to compensate asbestos victims, the corporate regulator has claimed.
Sep 29, 2008 - Hardie misled public: ASIC
A Sydney court has heard that former executives of the building products company James Hardie misled the public about the company's ability to meet asbestos diseases claims. The former directors are being sued by Australia's corporate regulator, which is seeking civil penalties such as maximum fines for each former official of 200-thousand dollars.
Sep 29, 2008 - Asbestos dangers ignored at McNeil Island prison
Supervisors ignored safety concerns raised by inmates at McNeil Island state prison and made them remove potentially deadly asbestos-laden tile with no protective equipment and without taking common precautions, state records say.
Sep 29, 2008 - Calls to ban James Hardie directors from managing again
Karen Banton, the widow of asbestos campaigner, Bernie Banton, finally gets her day in court with the start of a civil case against James Hardie, and 10 of the directors who ran the building materials company in 2001. Australia's companies regulator claims the directors breached their duties.
Sep 29, 2008 - Law suit against James Hardies directors begins
The World Today's Brendan Trembath joins us from the Supreme Court in Sydney, where the case against Hardies is being heard. Victims and families of former Hardies employees with asbestos-related diseases have spoken out before the case began.
Sep 28, 2008 - Hardie ex-directors in court over asbestos compo
CIVIL court proceedings against disgraced building company James Hardie Industries begin in Sydney today, with former executives facing huge fines and disqualification from managing corporations if found guilty.
Sep 26, 2008 - Fremont workers asked to report asbestos symptoms
Public health officials are asking employees of a Fremont plant where floor tiles and other building materials were made if they or their relatives have any symptoms of asbestos-related illness. The Federal Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry...
Sep 26, 2008 - Past workers at Fremont plant may have been exposed to asbestos
Public health officials are asking former employees of a Fremont manufacturing plant to inform them about potential impacts they may have experienced from asbestos exposure.
Sep 26, 2008 - Philips to take $216 million charge to settle asbestos suits
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Philips Electronics said it's taking a 148 million euro ($216 million) third-quarter charge, or 241 million euros before tax, to resolve asbestos-related claims against its TH Agriculture and Nutrition division. Philips is expected insurance-related recoveries worth between 80 million to 105 million euros. The planned asbestos payment still needs U.S. court approval....
Sep 25, 2008 - Living near asbestos plant raises cancer risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have ever lived a short distance from an asbestos-manufacturing plant may have an elevated risk of a rare form of cancer, a new study suggests.
Sep 24, 2008 - MoD warned prior to asbestos fire
Defence chiefs were warned a base was not safe prior to a fire which led to asbestos ash falling, documents show.
Sep 23, 2008 - Arthritis patients have increased lung cancer risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk of lung cancer is increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, even after taking into account the effects of established risk factors such as tobacco and asbestos exposure, according to a study with United States military veterans.
Sep 18, 2008 - Winslow to pay $240,000 for asbestos violations
Associated Press - September 18, 2008 2:14 PM ET WINSLOW, Ariz. (AP) - The city of Winslow will pay $240,000 in fines for tearing down apartments contaminated with asbestos and then burning the...
Sep 18, 2008 - Asbestos hazards prompt EPA to halt demolition work
PHILADELPHIA (September 18, 2008) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued two orders to Rock Springs Enterprises Inc. to cease demolition work at the site of a former pottery-manufacturing facility in Chester, Hancock County, W. Va
Sep 18, 2008 - St. Louis Violated Asbestos Standards, Judge Rules
ST. LOUIS (CN) - The City of St. Louis violated asbestos abatement standards during demolition of buildings for an expansion of Lambert St. Louis International Airport, a federal judge ruled. The plaintiffs' attorney said this is the first time a city has been held liable for violating federal asbestos abatement standards.
Sep 17, 2008 - Winslow, Ariz., fined more than $240,000 for asbestos violations City failed to protect workers, public during apartment demolition
(9/17/08 -- SAN FRANCISCO) The City of Winslow will pay a $240,400 civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of Clean Air Act asbestos provisions, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today
Sep 16, 2008 - ADAO Applauds U.S. House of Representatives for Introducing Landmark Bill to Ban Asbestos in America and Protect Public Health
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), the largest organization in the United States dedicated to serving as the voice of asbestos victims, today
Sep 16, 2008 - Asbestos Discovery in West Virginia Results in Post Office Closure
The discovery of asbestos in crumbled ceiling tile resulted in the temporary closure of the Davis, West Virginia Post Office. U.S. Postal Service officials don't yet know when the Tucker County si
Sep 12, 2008 - 3 arrested for alleged asbestos dumping in Fla.
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Three men have been arrested for allegedly dumping asbestos tiles in the protected wetlands area known as Florida's Green Swamp.
Sep 10, 2008 - EPA: A time to perform
P-I Editorial: The Environmental Protection Agency often has played the role of bystander on asbestos-containing home insulation. With a court deadline approaching, homeowners will pay for the Bush administration's misfeasance.
Sep 9, 2008 - Little relief in Canadian asbestos settlement
A court settlement called "absurd and disturbing" would give Canadians with homes contaminated with asbestos-containing Zonolite insulation virtually nothing, while their lawyers get millions from W.R. Grace.
Sep 9, 2008 - EPA tests previously decontaminated Minneapolis homes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will begin testing for asbestos in as many as 50 North Minneapolis homes that underwent a cleanup a couple of years ago.
Sep 9, 2008 - EPA to test for asbestos in northeast Minneapolis; meeting Sept. 16, 6:30 p.m.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 08-OPA141 CHICAGO (Sept. 9, 2008) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 will begin an indoor air assessment involving 30 to 50 homes in northeast Minneapolis on Sept. 24
Aug 11, 2008 - What Can Asbestos Do To You?
Reports of asbestos in the air, left either by the demolished homes or the destroyed propane facility itself, raised questions about the air quality in the area.
Aug 11, 2008 - Residents Fear For Their Health After Explosion
Reports of asbestos in the air, left either by the demolished homes or the destroyed propane facility itself, raised questions about the air quality in the area.
Jul 28, 2008 - Veterans With Asbestos-Related Breathing Diseases May Be Entitled To Compensation From The Federal Government, Canada
The Lung Association recommends that navy veterans who worked on ships or shipyards during the Second World War and up until the 1970s to see their doctor for an examination. These veterans may have been exposed to asbestos and may have an asbestos-related breathing disease as a result.
Jul 23, 2008 - Corona parents ask board to discipline superintendent
The Clean Air Committee of the Tempe Chandler PTSA sent a letter to the board Tuesday that said Adolph committed "a serious breach of trust" when he made "false statements regarding the existence of asbestos" and misrepresented mold growth found during the removal process.
Jul 22, 2008 - Asbestos checks target 2 million buildings
The government plans to expand biannual checks on the management of asbestos, which can cause lung cancer, from the current 260,000 buildings to about 2 million, possibly starting next March, to cover...
Jul 21, 2008 - Firefighters tackle school blaze
A fire at a school in Edinburgh causes concern that it might contain asbestos.
Jul 21, 2008 - Asbestos fears in old school blaze
FIREFIGHTERS were last night tackling a blaze at a derelict school in the south of Edinburgh.
Jul 21, 2008 - RPM International posts loss on asbestos liabilities
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- RPM International swung to a fiscal fourth-quarter ending May 31 loss of $87.6 million, or 73 cents a share, while revenue rose 7% to $1.08 billion. On an adjusted basis that excludes a $288 million charge before tax to cover future asbestos liabilities, the specialty coating maker earned 75 cents a share. For the current year, adjusted earnings are seen reaching $1.85 a...
Jul 16, 2008 - Houses of Parliament asbestos scare
Investigation warns of 'significant dangers' to all at Westminster from exposure to dangerous fibres
Jul 15, 2008 - Supply crunch: Brazil ban on asbestos to hit firms in India
The industry is already dealing with shortages because of huge increase in consumption by Russia, China
Jul 13, 2008 - Asbestos Concerns Surface At Burned Apartment Complex
Firefighters were called to a blaze at an apartment complex near the University of Colorado that displaced dozens of residents.
Jul 10, 2008 - Cleanup may muddy Reese deal
Asbestos, lead paint among old facility's problems At first glimpse, Chicago appears to have cut a pretty sweet, low-risk deal in its proposed purchase of the Michael Reese Hospital property for potential use as a 2016 Olympic Village, observers say.
Jul 6, 2008 - Ministers should draw long breath before compensating for asbestos lung scarring
WHAT'S the difference between exposure and injury? The answer could be liability under Scots law, due to new legislation before the Scottish Parliament.
Jul 3, 2008 - LONDON 2012:Small asbestos samples found on Olympic Stadium site
Work has been halted on a small section of the Stadium site, but work elsewhere is carrying on as normal. Lawrence Waterman ODA Head of Health and Safety said: 'The health and safety of the workforce is our number one priority and we have taken the prec...
Jul 2, 2008 - Asbestos ship is on way to Britain
A FRENCH aircraft carrier - too toxic to break up in India - will be taken apart in Britain, dismantling firm Able UK said yesterday.
Jul 2, 2008 - EPA Monitors Air Quality in Cleanup from Iowa Floods
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., July 2, 2008) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is conducting air sampling for asbestos and air monitoring for particulates as Iowa communities clean up from recent floods
Jul 2, 2008 - Toxic ghost ship finds its final berth
AN asbestos-laden French aircraft carrier that was too toxic for Indian ship-breakers is to be towed to a yard in northeast England for dismantling.
Jul 2, 2008 - Asbestos discovery halts refinery project
RAWLINS (AP) -- Discovery of asbestos sealant during construction work at Sinclair Oil Refinery forced the evacuation of some workers, but the refinery's operations were not affected, officials say.
Jul 1, 2008 - Hartlepool to break up France's toxic flagship Clemenceau
An asbestos-laden French aircraft carrier that was too toxic for Indian breakers' yards is to be towed to the UK for dismantling, it was announced today.
Jun 29, 2008 - Specter Advances Measure to Settle Asbestos Claims
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) moved ahead yesterday with his effort to resolve the national asbestos litigation tangle, introducing a bill that would create a $140 billion trust fund to pay victims' claims while barring some smokers from benefits and curbing payouts to trial lawyers.
Jun 29, 2008 - Asbestos Trust Fund Plan Meets Resistance
A bill proposed by the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee that would set up a $140 billion trust fund to compensate people sickened by exposure to asbestos came under sharp attack from both sides yesterday.
Jun 29, 2008 - Suing for the Uninsured
Since last spring, a phalanx of trial lawyers who made millions suing asbestos makers and tobacco companies have been targeting tax-exempt hospitals, accusing them of gouging the poor.
Jun 29, 2008 - Md. Firm Accused of Asbestos Coverup
Federal prosecutors Monday charged W.R. Grace & Co. with exposing mine workers and residents in a small mountain community in Montana to deadly asbestos and covering up the danger.
Jun 29, 2008 - W.R. Grace Losses Pile Up
W.R. Grace & Co., the 150-year-old company that filed for bankruptcy protection after a surge in asbestos-related lawsuits, yesterday reported widening losses tied to its pending plan for reorganization.
Jun 29, 2008 - Hope for Asbestos Bill Blossoms, Then Withers
As the legislative day dawned on Capitol Hill yesterday, an unexpected ray of hope arrived with it: A bill to resolve the asbestos crisis, pronounced dead a month ago, appeared to be alive once more.
Jun 29, 2008 - Air Sampling, Monitoring Shows No Health Risk in Parkersburg
Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Kansas City, Kan., June 27, 2008) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency air sampling for asbestos and air monitoring for particulates in Parkersburg, Iowa, has shown no health risk
Jun 29, 2008 - Anti-tobacco lawyer sentenced in bribery scheme
Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, the attorney who built a career by taking on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for conspiring to bribe a judge.
Jun 29, 2008 - Friends Seek Leniency for Well-known Mississippi Attorney
Some high-profile friends are seeking leniency for a well-known Mississippi attorney who took on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies before he pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe a state judge
Jun 29, 2008 - Sleuths Find Asbestos in CSI Toy
CBS doesn't respond to consumer groups' warning.
Jun 28, 2008 - Lawyer gets 5 years for bribe scheme
Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, 62, who became one of the wealthiest civil-lawsuit attorneys in the country by taking on tobacco, asbestos and...
Jun 28, 2008 - Disgraced attorney going to prison
Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, who became one of the wealthiest civil lawsuit attorneys in the country by taking on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for conspiring to bribe a judge.
Jun 28, 2008 - Digest: Lawyer gets 5 years in bribery case
Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, who became one of the wealthiest civil lawsuit attorneys in the country by taking on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for conspiring to bribe a judge.
Jun 28, 2008 - Lawyer Scruggs to do time
OXFORD, Miss. - Richard Scruggs, who became one of the wealthiest civil lawsuit lawyers in the country by taking on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for conspiring to bribe a judge.
Jun 27, 2008 - Even the Queen is feeling the crunch as Royal bill soars £2m
The roofs will need work, some rewiring is badly needed ? and then there is the asbestos problem.
Jun 27, 2008 - Lawyer who took on big tobacco sentenced for bribery
Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, the attorney who built his career by taking on tobacco, asbestos and insurance companies, was sentenced ...
Jun 24, 2008 - U.S. Supreme refuses to hear W.R. Grace asbestos-related criminal charges appeal
W.R. Grace has lost its appeal to the Supreme Court of criminal charges stemming from asbestos contamination from 1963 to 1990 at its former Libby, Montana mine.
Jun 24, 2008 - Asbestos pay-outs row
MINISTERS yesterday came under fire from the insurance industry after launching legislation intended to help victims of asbestos-related conditions.
Jun 23, 2008 - Justices Refuse W.R. Grace Asbestos Appeal
The Supreme Court yesterday declined to hear an appeal by W.R. Grace in a criminal case brought by the government over the company's alleged release of asbestos from a Montana mine.
Jun 23, 2008 - U.S. Supreme Court rejects asbestos appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday declined to hear an appeal by W.R. Grace & Co. over the company's alleged release of asbestos from a Montana mine.
Jun 21, 2008 - Bill will open way to cash claims for asbestos victims
JUSTICE Secretary Kenny MacAskill is to unveil a new bill at Holyrood which will entitle anyone in Scotland to raise an action if they contracted an asbestos-related condition
Jun 17, 2008 - Asbestos removal raises cost of fix-up for court building
Renovation of the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court building just became about $1 million more expensive.
Jun 17, 2008 - Colfax profit climbs 13%, orders surge
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Colfax Corp. , which makes fluid handling products and systems, said Tuesday that its first-quarter net profit rose 13% to $6.8 million as revenue grew 14% to $130.7 million. Excluding the impact of asbestos liabilities and litigation, adjusted net profit rose 48% to $8.9 million. The group also said it saw strong order growth in the quarter, with global navy orders more...
Jun 12, 2008 - Posthumous asbestos redress OK
The current relief system, which took effect in March 2006, requires beneficiaries to be recognized as suffering from asbestos-related illnesses before their deaths. Many victims died without applyi...
Jun 12, 2008 - Five-Year Project Will Examine Health Effects Of Exposure To Libby Amphibole Asbestos
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Libby Amphibole Health Risk Initiative, a series of projects totaling $8 million designed to understand the health effects of exposure to lower levels of Libby, Montana asbestos (i.e., Libby amphibole).
Jun 12, 2008 - Bags With Asbestos Found In City Neighborhood
Department of Environmental Protection officials said they think someone was trying to save money and dumped bags of debris containing asbestos, exposing residents of a Hartford neighborhood to the cancer-causing fibers.
Jun 12, 2008 - Hope To Asbestosis Sufferers Offered By New Research Group
The Asbestos Research Group, offering hope to sufferers of asbestos-related diseases, has been launched at The Wesley Research Institute.
Jun 11, 2008 - Days Inn asbestos not public health threat
With crews expected to begin removing asbestos from the Days Inn sometime this month, Goldsboro Chief Building Inspector Ed Cianfarra has been working to reassure nearby residents and businesses that the process won't pose any danger to them or anyone...
Jun 10, 2008 - Montana Announces Proposed Asbestos Settlement With W.R. Grace
Montana's Department of Environmental Quality is seeking comment on a proposed settlement agreement with W.R. Grace & Co. that would provide the agency more than $5 million for costs related to the cl
Jun 9, 2008 - Belfast schools evacuated as brewery fire prompts asbestos scare
Nearly 2,000 pupils were evacuated from two west Belfast schools today when a major fire broke out in the former Bass Ireland brewery.
Jun 7, 2008 - Swedish company plans move to Fayetteville
A Swedish asbestos management, demolition and recycling firm plans to make a new home in Fayetteville and hire about 25 area residents as employees during the next three years. (Northwest Arkansas Times)
Jun 6, 2008 - Asbestos Slows Shuttle-Pad Inspection
Pad was damaged with Discovery's May 31 launch, but managers don't expect a delay in their launch schedule as a result.
Jun 6, 2008 - Asbestos Slows Launch Pad Cleanup
Workers wearing protective suits are picking up rope-like bits of asbestos at launch Pad 39A after it was damaged.
Jun 5, 2008 - Demolition of Days Inn delayed by asbestos find
The demolition of the Days Inn on Wayne Memorial Drive, which was supposed to take place early this month, has been delayed because of asbestos problems. But Chief Building Inspector Ed Cianfarra said that doesn't mean the motel will be...
Jun 4, 2008 - 40% of asbestos victims do not know how they were exposed
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN Forty percent of people suffering from asbestos-related diseases do not know how they were exposed to the carcinogen, a recent survey by the Environment Ministry showed. In i...
Jun 3, 2008 - Romance blossoms in asbestos ghost town
WITTENOOM, Australia (Reuters Life!) - Of the 20,000 people who once lived in this outback mining town in western Australia, at least 1,000 are dead of asbestos-related diseases. Just about everyone else left long ago.
May 30, 2008 - Tenants displaced by fire reach deal on belongings
Tenants of a public housing development damaged by fire last year will be able to retrieve their belongings without having to pay for costly asbestos removal, a Houston Housing Authority official said Thursday.
May 29, 2008 - Watchdogs question lawyer's assistance to Medina's wife
A prominent Houston lawyer whose firm is involved in a major asbestos liability case before the Texas Supreme Court helped Justice David Medina's wife obtain bail after she was indicted earlier this month on arson and related charges.
May 29, 2008 - Asbestos found in intervention towns
ASBESTOS has been discovered in houses in most remote communities caught up in the Federal Government's intervention into the Northern Territory.
May 28, 2008 - Clean-up Completed at Abandoned Potato Farm in Worthington, Mass.
(Boston, Mass. - May 28, 2008) - EPA workers and contractors completed the clean-up of hazardous materials, including pesticides and asbestos, at the Albert Farms Property in Worthington, Mass. earlier this month
May 28, 2008 - 15 Spanish citizens can sue over asbestos woes in Jersey court
Fifteen Spanish citizens can sue Owens-Illinois in New Jersey Superior Court on claims they suffered health problems from exposure to asbestos while working aboard U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships docked at United States-Spanish military installations in Rota and Cadiz, Spain, a state appeals court ruled yesterday.
May 28, 2008 - Wife hails asbestos cancer bill
A new asbestos scheme is welcomed by a Londonderry woman whose husband died of a related cancer.
May 23, 2008 - LA jury awards $9.7 million in asbestos suit
A jury awarded $9.7 million to a Georgia man who said he developed chest cancer decades after he was exposed to asbestos while serving as a Navy machinist's mate aboard the USS Preble in Long Beach. Chief Y.R. Brewer, 66, of Lyons, Ga., was diagnosed last...
May 23, 2008 - Study: Nanotubes May Cause Health Problems
Tiny tubes made of carbon atoms have been among the main ingredients of the nanotech revolution. But researchers have found that when injected into mice, nanotubes could behave in a way similar to the way asbestos fibers behave, forming lesions that lead to cancer.
May 22, 2008 - Carbon nanotubes cause cancer
Sylvie Barak , Thursday 22 May 2008. 23:19:00 Not lung for this world A STUDY has come to the alarming conclusion that, if inhaled in large quantities, carbon nanotubes could wind up being as, if not more, dangerous than asbestos. Whilst many might be thinking, "well, who would go around sniffing Carbon nanotubes?", the fact of the matter is that they can be...
May 22, 2008 - Research Finds Carbon Nanotubes May Pose Similar Health Hazards to Asbestos
Is there a something sinister lurking beneath the promise of nanotechnology? Another study suggests carbon nanotubes may be an unfriendly passenger.
May 21, 2008 - Some Nanotubes Could Cause Cancer
New studies suggest that long carbon nanotubes behave like asbestos.
May 21, 2008 - Another Space-Age Killer
Whatever you do, don't inhale your car bumper; the carbon nanotubes used in it might cause cancer. Researchers have found that microscopic "wonder particles" used in a small number of materials, including bicycle parts and bumpers, have asbestos-like effects if inhaled, the Los Angeles Times reports. Consumers aren't really at risk, but factory workers making the products could be, the...
May 21, 2008 - Some Nanotubes As Dangerous As Asbestos
Researchers led by Professor Kenneth Donaldson at the University of Edinburgh examined the potential for long and short carbon nanotubes,...
May 21, 2008 - Carbon nanotubes as bad as asbestos, says study
Washington, May 21(IANS) Long, thin carbon nanotubes might be as harmful as asbestos in the long run, if inhaled in sufficient quantities, according to a study.
May 21, 2008 - Carbon Nanotubes That Look Like Asbestos, Behave Like Asbestos, Could Lead To Asbestos-related Disease
A major study in Nature Nanotechnology suggests some forms of carbon nanotubes -- a poster child for the "nanotechnology revolution" -- could be as harmful as asbestos if inhaled in sufficient quantities.
May 21, 2008 - Nanotubes, Like Asbestos, Could Threaten Health
Tiny tubes made of carbon atoms have promised to revolutionize industry. But a new study in mice suggests that one kind of nanotube produces biological changes like those caused by asbestos.
May 21, 2008 - Nanotubes cause same type of cell harm as asbestos, study finds
WASHINGTON - Microscopic, high-tech "nanotubes" that are being made for use in a wide variety of consumer products cause the same kind of damage in the body as asbestos does, according to a study in mice.
May 21, 2008 - Nanotubes may pose a health risk similar to asbestos
Nanotubes, one of the wonder materials of the new age of nanotechnology, may carry a health risk similar to that of asbestos, a wonder material of an earlier age that turned into a scourge after decades of use when its fibers were found to cause lung disease, researchers said Tuesday.
May 21, 2008 - Nanotubes could pose cancer risk
microscopic graphite cylinders used in a small but growing number of applications - could pose a similar cancer risk as asbestos if...
May 20, 2008 - Microscopic carbon tubes pose possible cancer risk
Certain types of carbon nanotubes - microscopic graphite cylinders used in a small but growing number of Space Age applications - could pose a similar cancer risk as asbestos if inhaled, scientists reported Tuesday.
May 18, 2008 - Asbestos-induced lung cancer patients do not appear to benefit from chemotherapy
Adding chemotherapy to established methods of symptom management does not appear to enhance the quality of life or survival of patients suffering from an asbestos-induced form of lung cancer called malignant plural mesothelioma (MPM). These are the results of MS01, a large UK and Australian study published in the Lancet, which set...
May 17, 2008 - Asbestos victims file 6.6 billion yen class action lawsuit in Tokyo
Mainichi Daily News the class action suit is the first that has been filed in Japan related to health damages caused by asbestos exposure at construction sites. The plaintiffs hail from the
May 15, 2008 - Doubts over asbestos cancer chemo
Chemotherapy does not help people with asbestos-related cancer, according to UK researchers.
May 15, 2008 - EPA fines Arizona company $18,500 for asbestos school violations
(05/15/08) SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently fined Portable Practical Education Preparation, Inc., $18,500 for alleged violations of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act. The company holds charters for 12 Arizona charter schools
May 15, 2008 - Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits
THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Adding chemotherapy to other treatments being giving to patients with mesothelioma, a lung cancer usually linked to asbestos exposure, does not...
May 8, 2008 - Group Says 9/11 ground Zero Rescue Workers Dying From Unusually High Cancer Rates
At least 360 workers who volunteered to perform search and rescue operations at the World Trade Center directly following the September 11, 2001 attacks have since died; 80 of which suffered cancer-related deaths.
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May 7, 2008 - Foster Wheeler's first-quarter profit rises 20%
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Foster Wheeler Ltd. Wednesday said its first-quarter net income rose 20% to $138.1 million, or 95 cents a share, from $114.8 million, or 80 cents a share, a year earlier, helped by a $14.2 million asbestos-related gain. Excluding amortization and interest expense, earnings were 85 cents a share. The...
May 7, 2008 - Asbestos found in Canadian hospital
The discovery of cancer-causing asbestos in ductwork prompted officials to close the pediatric operating rooms at a hospital in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Wednesday.
May 7, 2008 - Oregon fines Michigan asbestos-abatement company $24,000
Associated Press - May 7, 2008 12:24 PM ET SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The state of Oregon has fined a Michigan company more than $24,000 for violating safety laws in an asbestos removal project last...
May 6, 2008 - Ground Is Broken On Renovation Of U.N. Headquarters
UNITED NATIONS - An ambitious $2 billion project to refurbish the aging U.N. building was launched yesterday with the ground-breaking for a temporary building on the northern lawn of the U.N. campus, east of First Avenue. The project, scheduled to be completed by 2013, is designed to modernize the landmark headquarters, which first...
May 2, 2008 - Crews likely exposed to asbestos
ASPEN Taking chances is part of a rescuers job, but local law enforcement, fire and ambulance crews responding to a call of a gravely injured worker at the Aspen Middle School demolition site on Wednesday faced a unique threat: asbestos exposure.
May 2, 2008 - Public health agency OK's Oak Street Beach asbestos study
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May 2, 2008 - Feds close 31,000 acres of public land in central Calif.
The federal Bureau of Land Management has closed about 31,000 acres of public land in Central California after finding that motorcycles and off-road vehicles were stirring up dangerous levels of asbestos in the air.
Apr 30, 2008 - U.S. EPA Risk Assessment: Clear Creek Management Area Asbestos Increases Long-Term Cancer Risk
U.S. EPA Risk Assessment: Clear Creek Management Area Asbestos Increases Long-Term Cancer Risk ***Press Conference Call May 1 at 12:15 p.m.*** (5/1/2008 -- SAN FRANCISCO) The U.S
Apr 30, 2008 - Man dies at Aspen school project
ASPEN A free-standing wall fell at the old Aspen Middle School on Wednesday morning, crushing and killing a 25-year-old man working on the asbestos abatement and demolition of the building.
Apr 27, 2008 - Post mortems on Wexford family delayed
Post mortems on the bodies of a family of four found dead after a fire in their home in Co Wexford yesterday have been suspended due to the presence of asbestos at the site of the fire.
Apr 22, 2008 - Asbestos found at Middleville elementary
Asbestos was "unexpectedly" found at McFall Elementary School while work crews were pulling up tile.
Apr 20, 2008 - Fears over Hardie move
UNION leaders and asbestos victims groups yesterday called on James Hardie Industries to provide immediate assurances that its plan to abandon Australia and move to the US would not adversely affect their members.
Apr 17, 2008 - Grace Takes Libby Asbestos Arguments to High Court
W.R. Grace is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review pretrial rulings in the government's case charging the company with trying to hide health risks associated with its vermiculite mine in Libby, Mon
Apr 15, 2008 - Posthumous benefits for asbestos ills in the works
The Liberal Democratic Party-New Komeito ruling bloc plans to revise the relief law for asbestos victims so that people confirmed to have died of asbestos-linked illnesses will be entitled to posthumo...
Apr 13, 2008 - Morgellons Disease May Be Linked to Genetically Modified Food
(NaturalNews) The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has given care giant Kaiser Permanente over $300,000 to test and interview 150 to 500 patients suffering from Morgellons Disease. The study will be done in northern California where many Morgellons patients live. Prior to this news, people had written off the disease as a hoax or...
Apr 12, 2008 - Lawsuit claims CSI toy kits contain asbestos
A California asbestos awareness group sued CBS Corp, a toy maker and several retailers on Friday, claiming they sold toy crime-scene kits based on the hit CBS series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" that contained the cancer-causing substance.
Apr 11, 2008 - Lawsuit claims 'CSI' toy kits contain asbestos
LOS ANGELES - A California asbestos awareness group sued CBS Corp, a toy maker and several retailers on Friday, claiming they sold toy crime-scene kits based on the hit CBS series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" that contained the cancer-causing substance.
Apr 11, 2008 - Good Grace
W.R. Grace writes new rules for surviving the asbestos beast.
Apr 10, 2008 - Clearing the Air Over Asbestos
Discovery of how material injures the lungs could lead to lifesaving treatments
Apr 9, 2008 - K&L Gates Adds Newark Toxic Tort Partner
NEWARK, N.J. (March 31, 2008) - The Newark office of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (K&L Gates) welcomes Charles F. Rysavy as a partner in the firm's toxic tort practice. Rysavy joins K&L Gates from McCarter & English, LLP, where he was the past chair of the mass and toxic tort practice group. An...
Apr 8, 2008 - WR Grace Makes Deal to Settle Asbestos Claims
Chemical company WR Grace cleared a major hurdle in its 7-year effort to emerge from bankruptcy yesterday, agreeing to pay more than $3 billion to settle asbestos-related personal injury lawsuits, reports the Baltimore Sun. The deal, which a bankruptcy judge must approve, would establish a trust fund to settle current and future...
Apr 8, 2008 - W.R. Grace settles asbestos claims
The Maryland chemical conglomerate W.R. Grace and Co. said it agreed to settle all of its remaining asbestos cases with a $1.8 billion offer.
Apr 7, 2008 - W.R. Grace to Settle Asbestos Claims For $1.8 Billion, Start New Chapter
Specialty chemical company W.R. Grace agreed yesterday to settle outstanding asbestos-related claims with cash, future payments to a victims' trust and 10 million warrants that would allow claimants to buy company stock at a favorable price.
Apr 5, 2008 - Pacific Heart, Lung & Blood Institute Position on Ban Asbestos Legislation
Posted on: Friday, 4 April 2008, 18:00 CDT To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Jessica Like of The Pacific Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, +1-310-478-4678, info@phlbi.org LOS ANGELES, April 4, 2008 /PRNewsw...
Apr 4, 2008 - A Deeper Look At Drugs In Our Tap Water
(NaturalNews) Picture this: Three guys go into a bar. The batender asks, "What'll you have?" "A beer", says the first guy. Second one says, "Whiskey" and turning to the third guy asks, "what about you?" "Oh me, I really need a good strong kick, one with lots of punch to it... Yep, I think this day calls for a big one on tap! Hey...
Apr 3, 2008 - More asbestos removal needed at Southmoreland Elementary
The construction at Southmoreland Elementary School continues to progress despite some minor setbacks.
Apr 3, 2008 - Union supports asbestos ban
Trade union Solidarity has expressed its support for the ban on all asbestos and asbestos products in SA.
Apr 3, 2008 - Union slams asbestos loophole
A trade union has condemned a decison by the department of enviromental affairs thats allows SADC countries to dump asbestos waste in SA.
Apr 3, 2008 - Mobiles can be more cancerous than smoking
Dr Vini Khurana, a staff specialist neurosurgeon at the Canberra Hospital and an associate professor of neurosurgery at the Australian National University, said heavy usage of mobile phones might turn out to be a greater threat to human health than smoking and even asbestos. He says that using mobiles for more than 10 years could...
Apr 2, 2008 - Some cancer risks drop after asbestos exposure ends
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk of lung cancer in people exposed to asbestos falls after exposure to the toxic substance ends, a new study in Italian asbestos cement workers shows.
Apr 2, 2008 - Reducing Electromagnetic Frequency Exposure May Improve Your Health
(NaturalNews) In September 2007, the EU's European Environment Agency (EEA) 1 and the country of Germany 2 both issued warnings to their citizens advising them to avoid the use of WiFi and cell phones until further long term studies are conducted, citing fears that the ubiquitous use of wireless technology has the potential to become...
Apr 1, 2008 - Mobile phones global health menace, says top brain surgeon
Global epidemic nearing Prolonged mobile phone use could be more damaging to your health than smoking or asbestos, according to the latest report into the possible risks of handset radiation on human brains....
Mar 31, 2008 - Study Says Cell Phones More Dangerous Than Smoking
A recent study gave evidence that cellular phone use over a period of time poses health risks far greater than those obtained from smoking, or from exposure to asbestos. The study, conducted by Dr. Vini Khurana, suggested that "there is a significant and increasing body of evidence for a link between mobile phone usage and certain...
Mar 31, 2008 - 'Cell phones kill more than smoking'
Mobile phones could kill far more people than cigarette smoking or asbestos, a study by a leading cancer expert has concluded.
Mar 30, 2008 - Cell Phones Worse Than Smoking, Study Says
Cell phones may cause more deaths than smoking or asbestos, warns a new study in which an Australian neurosurgeon found that a decade of cell use can double brain tumor risk-an effect that he says will show in coming years. "We are currently experiencing a reactively unchecked and dangerous situation," Vini Khurana said....
Mar 30, 2008 - Mobiles 'more harmful than smoking'
MOBILE phones will overtake asbestos and smoking as a leading public health danger, a top neurosurgeon says.
Mar 30, 2008 - Brain cancer fears
Top Australian neurosurgeon says the world's heavy reliance on mobile phones could be a greater threat to human health than smoking and even asbestos.
Mar 30, 2008 - Brain cancer fears
Top Australian neurosurgeon says the world's heavy reliance on mobile phones could be a greater threat to human health than smoking and even asbestos.
Mar 30, 2008 - Asbestos-victim benefits to run out
The Environment Ministry is planning to urge every family of people who died of asbestos-caused cancer to apply for benefits under a victim relief law because the benefits expire next year.
Mar 30, 2008 - Cell Phones Worse Than Smoking, Study Says
Cell phones may cause more deaths than smoking or asbestos, warns a new study in which an Australian neurosurgeon found that a decade of cell use can double brain tumor risk-an effect that he says will show in coming years. "We are currently experiencing a reactively unchecked and dangerous situation," Vini Khurana said....
Mar 29, 2008 - Appellate court upholds asbestos damages
-- A state appeals court upheld an award of more than $11 million Friday to a former Bay Area couple for an incurable lung disease the husband suffered after being exposed to asbestos in Navy shipyar...
Mar 29, 2008 - $11 Million Asbestos Award Upheld
-- A state appeals court Friday upheld an award of more than $11 million to a former Bay Area couple for an incurable lung disease the husband suffered after being exposed to asbestos in Navy shipyar...
Mar 29, 2008 - Appellate court upholds asbestos damages
-- A state appeals court upheld an award of more than $11 million Friday to a former Bay Area couple for an incurable lung disease the husband suffered after being exposed to asbestos in Navy shipyar...
Mar 27, 2008 - Total ban on asbestos
Marthinus van Schalkwyk has announced a total ban on the use, processing or manufacture of products containing asbestos.
Mar 27, 2008 - New Weblog Aims To Raise Awareness Of Deadly Form Of Lung Cancer
Current statistics show 2,000-3,000 people are diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma in the U.S. each year, and 10,000 Americans die from all asbestos-related diseases, according to statistics compiled by the Environmental Working Group. Mesothelioma was not tracked as a specific cause of death by federal health officials...
Mar 25, 2008 - Mayor: Tenants should be able to retrieve items after fire
Elderly public housing tenants should be allowed to retrieve personal items from their fire-damaged apartment building if they agree not to hold the Houston Housing Authority liable for any asbestos contamination, Mayor Bill White said Tuesday.
Mar 21, 2008 - More demo work contracted at Canal Side
LVI Environmental Inc. of New York City has been retained by the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. to handle asbestos removal at the Gen. Donovan State Office Building.
Mar 20, 2008 - School checks for asbestos
The Department of State Health Services said a compliance inspector has taken material samples at Bryker Woods Elementary School in Austin.
Mar 20, 2008 - Fed-Mogul insurers on hook
Federal-Mogul Corp. insurers may have to pay more than $500 million for asbestos damages under the Chapter 11 plan that got the company out of bankruptcy last year.
Mar 20, 2008 - Judge rules Fed-Mogul insurers may have to pay $500M claims
Associated Press - March 20, 2008 9:04 PM ET PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A judge has ruled Federal-Mogul insurers may have to pay more than $500 million for asbestos damages under the plan that got the...
Mar 20, 2008 - Downtown Y to close to remove asbestos
The Downtown YMCA at 1000 Church St. will be closed April 2-13 to remove asbestos.
Mar 19, 2008 - Bellerive tenants struggle to save what the fire left behind
First the fire forced them out of their homes just days after Thanksgiving. Now, asbestos hinders them from recovering the fragments of their lives they left behind.
Mar 17, 2008 - Workers exposed to low levels of an asbestos-like mineral from Montana vermiculite may up lung disease risk
Workers exposed to low levels of an asbestos-like mineral from Montana more than two decades ago are at an increased risk for lung disease today, according to research from the University of Cincinnati (UC).
Mar 17, 2008 - Indiana County cancer victim's family awarded $226K by jury
The family of an Indiana County man was awarded $226,000 last week by a jury that ruled that his 2005 death was caused by exposure to asbestos.
Mar 16, 2008 - WR Grace to pay federal government $250 million for Montana asbestos work
W.R. Grace & Co. has agreed to reimburse the federal government $250 million for the investigation and cleanup of asbestos contamination blamed for sickening hundreds of people, some fatally, in the northwestern Montana town of Libby.
Mar 16, 2008 - Mesothelioma Lawyers in New Jersey Announce $30.3 Million Jury Verdict Believed to Be the State's Largest
Mesothelioma lawsuit ; family members' 'take home' asbestos fibers and 50-year-old victim's own college summer employment at GM facilities in Bloomfield and Englewood, New Jersey caused cancer that killed rising-star advertising executive, according to mesothelioma lawyers Levy Phillips & Konigsberg, LLP. (PRWeb Mar 16, 2008)...
Mar 15, 2008 - Putting Mentally Disabled Workers at Risk Is No Way to Cut Corners
Demolishing a building that dates back to the days of asbestos is a complicated business. You need to examine the construction method and, often, call in the men in white suits.
Mar 15, 2008 - Legal Exposure To Asbestos-like Material Linked To Lung Damage 25 Years Later
Men and women who worked in a plant that processed vermiculite tainted with asbestos-like fibers that originated from a mine in Libby, Montana, show high prevalence of scarring and thickening of the membrane that lines the chest wall some 25 years after the plant stopped using the material even those who were exposed at or below...
Mar 14, 2008 - Low exposure to asbestos-like mineral from Montana vermiculite may up lung disease risk
Workers exposed to low levels of an asbestos-like mineral from Montana more than two decades ago are at an increased risk for lung disease today, according to research from the University of Cincinnati (UC).
Mar 14, 2008 - Scruggs Pleads Guilty in Bribery Case
Richard Scruggs, the plaintiffs' attorney who made millions from tobacco and asbestos litigation, pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy in a judicial bribery case.
Mar 14, 2008 - Demolition Of Downtown Bellaire Building Extended
The demolition of the downtown Bellaire building has been extended due to issues of asbestos.
Mar 14, 2008 - Dickie Scruggs, legendary trial lawyer, pleads guilty to trying to bribe a judge
Richard "Dickie" Scruggs used a mix of bare-knuckle tactics and country-lawyer charm to extract billion-dollar settlements from cigarette makers, asbestos companies and other big industries.On Friday, he admitted he crossed the line.
Mar 13, 2008 - Couple awarded $7 million in asbestos lawsuit
-- A San Francisco jury has ordered an asbestos manufacturer to pay more than $7 million in damages for exposing a onetime film actress and singer to the fibers that caused her terminal cancer while ...
Mar 12, 2008 - Jury awards $20 million to SF couple in asbestos case
A San Francisco jury has awarded $20 million to a couple who was exposed to asbestos by construction materials sold by Atlanta-based Georgia Pacific Corp. Joan and Daniel Mahoney filed the suit in 2006, after 69-year-old Joan developed a form of lung...
Mar 12, 2008 - W.R. Grace to pay for cleanup of asbestos contamination in Libby, Mont.
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Mar 12, 2008 - Grace to Pay $250 Million for Asbestos Cleanup
Chemical giant W.R. Grace has agreed to pay the government $250 million to help clean up asbestos contamination around its mining operations near Libby, Mont. The fine is the largest ever ordered under the government's Superfund cleanup program.
Mar 12, 2008 - Grace to Pay $250 M for Mining Town Cleanup
This week, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a record settlement with W.R. Grace and Co. for the cleanup of asbestos materials in the town of Libby, Mont. The company will pay $250 million toward the massive cleanup effort that has been under way for years as part of the Superfund program. Hundreds of residents in the...
Mar 12, 2008 - Grace Settles $250 Million Asbestos Suit in Montana
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a record settlement with W.R. Grace and Co. for the cleanup of asbestos materials in the town of Libby, Mont. The company will pay $250 million toward the massive cleanup effort. Hundreds of residents in the town have been sickened and killed by asbestos-related diseases....
Mar 11, 2008 - Ford appeals against asbestos payout
FORD Australia has lodged an appeal against a landmark decision to award a former mechanic $840,000 compensation for exposure to asbestos when he worked at Ford car dealerships.
Mar 11, 2008 - Water Main Break Floods Lower Manhattan
A break in a 20-inch water main flooded streets in Lower Manhattan and left a muddy residue that officials were testing for asbestos contamination.
Mar 11, 2008 - Settlement reached in Mont. Superfund case
W.R. Grace has agreed to pay the largest sum in the history of the U.S. Superfund program to clean up asbestos contamination in Montana.
Mar 6, 2008 - Removing asbestos-laden tile causes disruptions at L&J Center
Ongoing work to remove asbestos-containing floor tiles in the county's aging Law & Justice Center appears likely to cause headaches for staff and visitors well into the summer.
Mar 6, 2008 - Bethel High Students Dismissed Early After Asbestos Found
Bethel High school students were dismissed at 9 a.m. after asbestos was found Thursday morning.
Mar 1, 2008 - Feds Toughen Limit on Asbestos Exposure in Nation's Mines
A federal limit on asbestos exposure at mining operations nationwide is now in line with the standard for other industries. A final rule issued Friday by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration
Feb 27, 2008 - Jury awards $30.3 million to family in asbestos death
Associated Press - February 27, 2008 6:54 PM ET HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) - The family of a man who died from an asbestos-related cancer wins more than $30 million from a New Jersey jury.
Feb 10, 2008 - CSI Toy contains asbestos
Independent lab conducts test on popular CSI Fingerprint toy and finds asbestos. Numerous toys were tested, and discovered finely ground powders contained in the toy also contained a deadly form of asbestos known as tremolite.
Jan 15, 2008 - FDA Announces Plan to Eliminate Vitamin Companies
(NewsTarget) The FDA, emboldened by its transformation into a drug company, has embarked upon an anti-American plan of interfering with business and intentionally eliminating various dietary supplement companies from the market. The FDA announcement came on Friday, June 22, 2007 under the guise of a final rule for dietary supplement good manufacturing practices (CGMPs).
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Dec 4, 2007 - South Korean Court Awards Compensation To Asbestos Victim's Family In Landmark Ruling
A court is Seoul, South Korea issued a landmark ruling on Tuesday by ordering a company to pay more than $144,000 in damages to the family of a worker who died from cancer due to exposure to asbestos while working with the firm. The decision of the Daegu district court, the first to recognize the danger of asbestos to a worker and the first...
Jul 17, 2007 - Philippines-Japan Trade Deal Opposed
A multi-sectoral group has renewed its opposition to a bilateral trade agreement between the Philippines and Japan by calling on the Senate not to ratify the deal when it opens session on Monday. The local business daily Business Mirror reports that the Magkaisa Junk Jpepa Coalition is urging the Senate to reject the Japan-Philippines...
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