Archive for January, 2009
Asbestos Closes closed Health Sciences Building
Date: admin | 30 January 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
Officials have closed Health Sciences Building W at Santa Fe College’s northwest campus last Friday for asbestos testing. The college has announced that the campus will remain closed until Monday. Officials have halted the work to replace tiles in the building due to concerns that some of the adhesive used to fix older [...]
Woman sues 82 defendant corporations in asbestos case
Date: admin | 28 January 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
A woman is suing 82 defendant corporations claiming that her husband developed a wrongfully caused asbestos-related disease and died thereafter.
According to Alfredene Surgers, her husband Joseph Wayne died of mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos from his workplace.
The lawsuit, which was filed March 23 in Jefferson County District Court, states that the defendant companies [...]
Women Sue Texaco and Chevron in Asbestos Case
Date: admin | 26 January 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
Two Texas women are suing Texaco and Chevron on behalf of their husband and father who was allegedly died of wrongfully caused pulmonary asbestosis and lung cancer. Betty Lou Yawn and Sheila Newell claim Ronald Yawn developed the diseases linked to asbestos exposure while working for Texaco in Jefferson County. Betty Lou Yawn [...]
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Sues Kuhles Capital LLC over Asbestos Violations
Date: admin | 24 January 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and the Arizona Attorney General’s Office are suing Kuhles Capital LLC in Maricopa County Superior Court, arguing that the company violated state safety regulations for asbestos abatement. According to the suit, violations took place at a landfill near Dewey-Humboldt in Yavapai County.
The suit states that Kuhles kept on [...]
Boulder school to resume classes after asbestos scare
Date: admin | 22 January 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
BOULDER, CO – Boulder School officials announced that classes will restart Thursday at a middle school that had been evacuated due to asbestos concern.
Southern Hills Middle School had been evacuated approximately 500 students and staff Wednesday after a construction incident that could have released asbestos into the school. A worker discovered asbestos after cutting into [...]
