Archive for September, 2010
PA Women Sue 85 Companies in Asbestos Case
Date: admin | 23 September 2010 | No Comments
Categories: mesothelioma
CHARLESTON – Two Pennsylvania women have named 85 defendant corporations in an asbestos-related lawsuit. The women claim that the companies are responsible for their family member’s lung cancer and death. According to a suit that was filed on 20th August in Kanawha Circuit Court, Violent Nell Sheaffer was diagnosed with lung cancer on Aug. 22, [...]
Ohio Man Sues 95 Companies in Asbestos Case
Date: admin | 22 September 2010 | No Comments
Categories: mesothelioma
CHARLESTON – A man from Ohio has filed a lawsuit against 95 defendant corporations claiming that the companies are responsible for his malignant mesothelioma, an incurable asbestos-related cancer. The lawsuit was filed in Kanawha Circuit Court on 30th August. According to the complaint, Frank S. Reisberger of Shadyside was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma on August [...]
Asbestos Removal Completed at Lynn Woods School
Date: admin | 21 September 2010 | No Comments
Categories: mesothelioma
Lynn – Removal of the asbestos found last weekend in the Lynn Woods School basement has been completed. According to Mike Donovan, the Inspectional Services Chief and Building Commissioner, air tests conducted by Covino Environmental Consultants didn’t show any presence of air-borne asbestos. He said there was no risk to students, teachers or anyone in [...]
Friable Asbestos Discovered in Columbus County Courthouse
Date: admin | 20 September 2010 | No Comments
Categories: mesothelioma
Friable asbestos (asbestos that can be crumbled or reduced to powder by hand pressure) was found in the bookkeeping department of Columbus County Courthouse. Some of the court employee’s offices are being relocated after the discovery. The cancer-causing material was discovered in a survey and testing of asbestos in the almost 100-year-old courthouse building’s walls, [...]
Fort Wayne City Sues IDEM over Interpretation of Asbestos Rules
Date: admin | 17 September 2010 | No Comments
Categories: mesothelioma
Fort Wayne – Fort Wayne city is suing the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) over the state’s interpretation of asbestos abatement rules. According to the city, the state’s interpretation needlessly costs the city thousands of dollars. The city has filed a lawsuit in Allen Superior Court on 10th September. The suit asks a judge [...]
