Archive for January, 2012
Contractor Sentenced for Asbestos Violations
Date: C.T. Remesh | 31 January 2012 | No Comments
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A contractor has been sentenced to 60 days in jail for contempt of court, after neglecting the orders from WorkSafeBC as well as the B.C. Supreme Court not to put workers at risk by exposing them to toxic asbestos fibers. Justice Richard Goepel sentenced Arthur Moore of AM Environmental on January 24 for keeping on [...]
Hotel Owner Ordered to Cleanup Asbestos
Date: C.T. Remesh | 30 January 2012 | No Comments
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Joseph Chetrit, the new owner of the Chelsea Hotel, has been ordered by a Housing Court judge to clean up asbestos from shaft space, according to tenant leaders who cite signs in the structure. “Residents are really angry. Asbestos is a lethal material,” said Zoe Pappas, the president of the Chelsea Hotel Tenant Association. The [...]
Woman Sues 65 Companies over Asbestos-related Lung Cancer
Date: C.T. Remesh | 27 January 2012 | No Comments
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A woman is suing 65 defendant corporations in an asbestos-related case. Betty Ruth Rhodes has filed a lawsuit against the companies on January 6 in St. Clair County Circuit Court. The suit does not specify where Rhodes resides. According to the complaint, the companies caused Rhodes to develop lung cancer by exposing her to asbestos-containing [...]
Family Seeks Exemplary Damages in Asbestos Case
Date: C.T. Remesh | 26 January 2012 | No Comments
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The family of a deceased man is suing Chevron and Texaco, accusing that the companies exposed him to toxic asbestos fibers all through his career. Doris Marze, the wife of late Robert Marze and her children have filed a lawsuit against the companies on 17th January in Jefferson County District Court. According to the suit, [...]
Men Indicted for Illegal Asbestos Removal
Date: C.T. Remesh | 25 January 2012 | No Comments
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A Norfolk County grand jury indicted two men for allegedly removing asbestos from a Medway rental home without following state regulations for the process. David Einis, 57, of Weston and Nicholas Pasquantonio, 41, were each indicted Thursday on two counts of violating the Massachusetts Clean Air Act. Einis is the owner of the single-family rental [...]
