SearchArchives for: May 2006US bill lets 9-11 victims file asbestos fund claims29th May 2006 Sponsors of legislation to compensate U.S. asbestos victims said on Friday they had expanded it to include access to payments for people sickened by the mineral as a result of disasters such as hurricanes or the Sept. 11 attacks.
Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen… more » Categories: Asbestos News Construction Workers Fired Over Asbestos Fears (UK)26th May 2006 Hundreds of construction workers were in the dark over their futures last night, amid claims they have been sacked over a safety dispute.
The group of contractors are building new terminals to hold liquid natural gas at South Hook, near Milford Haven, i… more » Categories: About Asbestos Lawyer Defrauds 7,000 Asbestos Clients of $13.5m24th May 2006 A federal indictment unsealed Tuesday accused a disbarred attorney of defrauding thousands of clients out of $13.5 million in settlement money from lawsuits claiming they were made ill by exposure to asbestos.
Later in the day, Louis S. Robles, 58, plea… more » Categories: Asbestos News Lawmakers to consider asbestos litigation reforms (US)22nd May 2006 State lawmakers this week will consider legislation aimed at reforming asbestos litigation, which manufacturers say has caused more than 70 business bankruptcies and cost at least 60,000 jobs nationwide.
The Republican-controlled House Tort Reform Commi… more » Categories: About Asbestos Asbestos Disease, Asbestos Cancer and Legal Compensation (US)16th May 2006 It is estimated that more than 21 million Americans have had a significant amount of asbestos exposure in the past.
Most of these people were exposed to asbestos dust during their work with or around asbestos products before before the mid-1970's, when… more » Categories: Asbestos Information Asbestos pay-out fight continues (UK)15th May 2006 Scottish asbestos groups and trade unions are to demand that the Scottish Executive supports moves to ensure victims and families get compensation.
They will meet Hugh Henry, deputy minister for justice, on Monday to ask him to back a bill which would h… more » Categories: Asbestos News Owens Corning in $5.2 bln asbestos deal-lawyer10th May 2006 Bankrupt fiberglass insulation maker Owens Corning reached a $5.2 billion settlement with its asbestos claimants, John Cooney, a lawyer for the claimants, said on Wednesday.
Shares of the Toledo, Ohio-based company surged 58 cents or 62.4 percent to $1.… more » Categories: Asbestos News, Asbestos Legal Selling Death09th May 2006 Global Asbestos blocked a deal that would have made it more difficult to unload asbestos on the developing world. It bought scientists and column inches in national papers. And it is killing hundreds of thousands each year. Here we look at the global asb… more » Categories: Asbestos News Asbestos ruling hits victims' families05th May 2006 Families of workers killed by the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma are less likely to receive compensation following a ruling by the law lords yesterday.
In a previous decision four years ago, the law lords held that a former employee suffering from… more » Categories: Asbestos News, Asbestos Legal U.K. Employers Win Legal Bid to Cut Asbestos Payouts03rd May 2006 British companies and their insurers won a legal bid to limit compensation paid out for asbestos-related deaths and illnesses.
The House of Lords, the U.K.'s highest court, today ruled that employers aren't liable for the full damages awarded to suffere… more » Categories: Asbestos Legal Asbestos Poisoning01st May 2006 What Exactly Constitutes Asbestos Poisoning?
Asbestos poisoning occurs when a person experiences harmful health complications as a result of hazardous exposure to asbestos. Asbestos is the name of a group of chemicals that were used extensively to make… more » Categories: Asbestos Information |
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