Archive for October, 2008
Asbestos leak – state will conduct air-quality tests at Greenburgh School
Date: admin | 30 October 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
GREENBURGH – According to a school district official, the state will be testing the air quality at its upper-grade elementary school to make sure last month’s asbestos leak is not a health threat to staff and students. Frank Ferraro, the Greenburgh school district’s assistant superintendent for business, said that the Public Employees Safety [...]
Asbestos Discovered in Downtown Champaign Demolition Project
Date: admin | 28 October 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
Wrapped asbestos was found in a demolition site in Downtown Champaign. The material, which was discovered in the walls of a downtown building being demolished, was removed afterwards by a contractor. According to the city officials, regular demolition of fire-damaged 215 N. Neil St. will resume today and the east lane of Neil [...]
Firms fined for mishandling asbestos
Date: admin | 26 October 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
NEW HAVEN – Two companies were fined by federal authorities for handling asbestos improperly during the renovation of a building at Downtown New Haven in 2002. Anderson-Wilcox Corp. and Cutting Edge Concepts II LLC have to pay a $300,000 fine as per a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. [...]
sarasota man wins 14 m in asbestos case
Date: admin | 25 October 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
Woman sues four defendant corporations over asbestos exposure
Date: admin | 24 October 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
A Beaumont refinery worker’s wife is suing four defendant corporations after her husband was died from an asbestos-related illness. In a lawsuit filed in Jefferson County District Court on January 26, Grace Williams, the wife of James C Williams, claims that the mesothelioma with which the man was diagnosed was caused wrongfully. [...]
