SearchArchives for: February 2005Georgia Supreme Court Rules on Asbestos Liability Lawsuits28th February 2005 Georgia Supreme Court ruled that family members of employees who are exposed to asbestos in the workplace cannot sue the employer as a result of coming into contact with the employees clothes away from the workplace. The court concluded that...This artic… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Specter pressured to lower amount of proposed asbestos fund28th February 2005 U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter is reportedly under pressure to scale back his proposal for a $140 Billion privately financed asbestos fund. The White House has not explicitly endorsed Specters proposal, and some Republicans and bu… more » Categories: Asbestos Information W.R. Grace and Co. Executives Plead Not Guilty28th February 2005 Former Grace executives plead not guilty to charges that they knowingly endangering residents of Libby, Montana, and concealed information about the health affects of its asbestos mining operations. Standing shoulder-to-shoulder, six W.R. Grace and Co. e… more » Categories: Asbestos Information The Cruel Saga of Asbestos Disease22nd February 2005 Paul Brodeur, a staff writer at the New Yorker, wrote a commentary piece for the LA Times providing us with an insightful look at what he calls The Cruel Saga of Asbestos Disease In pioneering studies conducted in the 1960s,...This article is courtesy of… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Veterans May Benefit from Asbestos Compensation Fun22nd February 2005 An Op-Ed piece by Alabama veterans in the Decatur Daily voices their support for an asbestos compensation fund. Veterans with asbestos related diseases are presently not able to sue the U.S. Government over their contact with asbestos, nor will that...Th… more » Categories: Asbestos Information James Hardie Industries Faces US Asbestos Lawsuits22nd February 2005 The Australian reports the James Hardie Industries faces lawsuits in the United States, specifically California, by former employees who handled Asbestos. The bigger story is that James Hardie Industries may have asbestos liability in the United States.… more » Categories: Asbestos Information UK Insurer Gets Partial Victory in Asbestos Case22nd February 2005 Reuters reports that Aviva, an insurer, and the government wanted to stop pay-outs for pleural plaques. Holland slashed the level of compensation to be awarded, ruling that provisional damages should be between 3,500 and 4,000 pounds rather than the prev… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Mississippi Justice Overturns Judges Order in Asbestos Injury Lawsuit22nd February 2005 AP reports that Mississippi Supreme Court Justice, George C. Carlson Jr, has ordered plaintiffs in an asbestos injury lawsuit to justify why their cases should be heard in Jones County, Mississippi. This overturns an order by Circuit Judge Billy Joe...Th… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Army Decides Against Asbestos Disposal Plant at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Harford County22nd February 2005 Residents of Harford County can breathe a sigh of relief as Harford County Executive James M. Harkins informed them that the army decided against building an asbestos disposal plant in their community. the plant would have collected asbestos from militar… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Libby, Montana in the Aftermath of W.R. Grace and Co. Indictment22nd February 2005 An AP story describes Libby, Montana in the aftermath of the W.R. Grace indictment. Posters promise "Door Prizes!!" and "Blood draw to participate in ongoing research!" Companies that sell home oxygen supplies will send reps. Doctors and researchers will… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Billings Workers Have Minimal Exposure to Asbestos says Dr.22nd February 2005 Dr. Kate Flanigan, from the Denver office of Federal Occupational Health spoke to the Billings Gazettle about the high levels of asbestos at the Billings federal courthouse in late January 2005, early February 2005. The highest asbestos readings last wee… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Custodians file suit against UNLV18th February 2005 Giordano, now retired, filed in November a District Court lawsuit against UNLV alleging the institution knowingly allowed workers to clean asbestos fibers without proper safety equipment or training, according to the Review-Journal. About 40 plaintiffs h… more » Categories: Asbestos Information |
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