Archive for July, 2010
Omaha Police Requires $20M to Remove Asbestos
Date: C.T. Remesh | 30 July 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
OMAHA, NE – The Omaha Police Department officials say they need $20 million to cleanup asbestos and perform other necessary upgrades to the headquarters building.
According to officials, four of the building’s six floors contain asbestos, though the material is not inhalable. Asbestos is not dangerous as long as its fibers become airborne and breathable. However, [...]
Huntsville City School Removes Asbestos
Date: Dr. Anna Kaplan | 29 July 2010 | No Comments
Categories: mesothelioma
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) – Huntsville City School is cleaning up asbestos in the old Blossomwood Elementary building prior to its demolition.
According to Kyle Koski of the school’s safety and transportation division, 80-90 percent of the material has been removed this month.
Koski said asbestos found in the school, which was built in 1954, has not been [...]
Kentucky Man Files Asbestos Lawsuit against CSX Transportation
Date: Dr. Turi McNamee | 28 July 2010 | No Comments
Categories: mesothelioma
CHARLESTON – A Kentucky man who is suffering from an asbestos-related lung cancer has filed a lawsuit against CSX Transportation in Kanawha Circuit Court.
The complaint was filed on June 8 by Roy E. Scudder, who had worked with CSX Transportation from 1948 until 1984 as a laborer and operator.
According to Scudder’s complaint, he was exposed [...]
Ohio Woman Sues 83 Companies in Asbestos Case
Date: Jennifer Travis | 27 July 2010 | No Comments
Categories: mesothelioma
CHARLESTON – A Lawrence County, OH, woman has filed a lawsuit on June 7, 2010, against 83 defendant corporations, claiming that the companies are liable for her husband’s asbestos-related lung cancer and eventual demise.
Naomi J. Belville is suing the companies in Kanawha Circuit Court. According to her complaint, her husband Bernard C. Belville was employed [...]
3 New York Men Indicted for Illegal Asbestos Removal
Date: Zack Reid | 26 July 2010 | No Comments
Categories: mesothelioma
NY – Three New York men were indicted for performing illegal asbestos removal from a Belleville apartment building.
Peter DeFillippo (aka Charlie DeVito), 47, David Olsen, 30, and Joseph Terranova, 65, are the three men who are facing charges of conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act and making fake statements to the Michigan Department of [...]
