Archive for September, 2010
Elyria Asbestos Victim’s Family Files Lawsuit
Date: admin | 30 September 2010 | No Comments
Categories: mesothelioma
ELYRIA – A deceased Elyria man’s family is suing a number of defendants, claiming that his death was caused by asbestos exposure while working at the BFGoodrich facility in Avon Lake and for Nickel Plate Railroad.
Richard W. Fanslau’s family has filed a lawsuit against the companies on 27th of this month in Lorain County Common [...]
Delaware Company Fined over Asbestos Violations
Date: admin | 29 September 2010 | No Comments
Categories: mesothelioma
HOPKINTON – The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has fined a Delaware-based company for violating state asbestos regulations during a project at a facility located at 94-96 South St. in Hopkinton.
Life Technologies Corporation was fined $7,940 after an inspection conducted at the site by MassDEP officials in August 2009.
During the inspection, the inspectors found [...]
Asbestos Abatement Completed, Demolition Project Started at Downtown Rochester
Date: admin | 28 September 2010 | No Comments
Categories: mesothelioma
Rochester, NY – The demolition project at the Rochester business complex has started. The complex was home to the nation’s first enclosed downtown shopping mall.
Gov. David Paterson and Mayor Robert Duffy were present in the ceremony that marked the start of the project at Midtown Plaza on Monday. Midtown Plaza was opened in the 1960s.
In [...]
Asbestos Closes Heyworth schools
Date: admin | 27 September 2010 | No Comments
Categories: mesothelioma
Two central Illinois community schools of Heyworth were closed as air sample tests came back positive for asbestos.
The classes beginning September 23 for junior-senior high school and elementary school students have been cancelled.
According to Superintendent Randy Mercker, the district decided to conduct the asbestos test following the discovery of a small piece of hard plaster [...]
Couple Names 58 Companies as Defendants in Asbestos Case
Date: admin | 24 September 2010 | No Comments
Categories: mesothelioma
CHARLESTON – A Parkersburg couple is suing 58 defendant corporations in an asbestos case, claiming that the companies are responsible for the man’s mesothelioma.
The couple has filed a lawsuit against the companies on 25th August in Kanawha Circuit Court. The complaint states that James R. Hinton was diagnosed with mesothelioma on July 7.
Hinton was an [...]
