Archive for July, 2008
RPM loses court battle with insurers over asbestos claims
Date: admin | 30 July 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
RPM International has lost the initial round of a legal fight with its five insurers.
Cleveland Federal District Court Judge Ann Aldrich’s ruling was in favor of the insurance companies who argued that their coverage of RPM for losses dealing with asbestos lawsuits had been exhausted.
RPM Chief Financial Officer Kelly Tompkins said that the [...]
W.R. Grace Agrees to pay $140M in asbestos case
Date: admin | 28 July 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
NEW YORK – W.R. Grace & Co. will pay up to $140 million to settle a class-action lawsuit concerning its use of an asbestos product. The company has agreed to pay $30 million cash into a trust fund, $30 million cash after three years, and make up to 10 additional annual payments of [...]
Developer Charged for Asbestos Safety Violations
Date: admin | 26 July 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
EW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – A New York developer has been cited for 18 alleged breaches of health and safety standards at a building site in New Haven.
State Assets LLC of Brooklyn was cited for these violations after an inspection by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that started June 11 in response to [...]
Oneida removes asbestos from junior high school
Date: admin | 24 July 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
Workers are cleaning up asbestos from the old Elizabeth Street junior high school building. Asbestos abatement project started on 11th November. It is supposed to be finished by the coming January. According to City Engineer Jim Bacher, demolition of the building will take place in the spring. [...]
EPA Asks for Asbestos Test at Wintersville Fire Site
Date: admin | 22 July 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is taking test samples from what’s left of the Clarence West Karate Studio in Jefferson County.
A fire that broke out at the Clarence West Karate School on Main Street around 9 p.m. Sunday had killed the building owner Clarence West. The building, including apartments above the Main Street martial [...]
