Roger Stanbury, of Devon, England, was ordered to pay GBP3,412 in fines and costs for tipping waste including asbestos on land at Holsworthy, Devon, according to an Environment Agency press release dated Sept. 28, 2009.
On Aug. 7, 2008, Environment Agency…
City Commissioners in Tucumcari, N.M., have tasked City Manager Bobbey Rose to deal with asbestos and other contaminants at the Sands Dorsey Building, Mesothelioma.com reports.
The Sands Dorsey is a historic building that was damaged over two years ago in a…
GenCorp Inc., as of Aug. 31, 2009, faced 135 pending asbestos- related cases, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Oct. 8, 2009.
The Company faced 135 pending asbestos cases as of May 31,…
The U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, remanded an asbestos case filed by Harold Wring and Gloria to the Circuit Court of the Third Judicial Circuit, Madison County, Ill.
The case is styled Harold Wring and Gloria Wring, Plaintiffs v.…
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) levied a US$16,700 penalty against Environmental Restoration Services Corporation of Lawrence, Mass., for violating state asbestos regulations during a job in Westfield, according to a MassDEP press release dated Oct. 13, 2009.
MassDEP’s action…
Officials in Plymouth, Mass., set aside about US$550,000 for asbestos cleanup, other remediation, and remodeling of a historic courthouse, Mesothelioma.com reports.
The officials signed the deal to pay out US$850,000 in exchange for the courthouse. The historic courthouse, which dates from…
Tom Vorhees, a former employee of The Westshore Hotel in Tampa, Fla., filed a lawsuit claiming the hotel knowingly exposed its employees and occupants to a dangerous work environment of asbestos, mildew and mold, News Channel 8 reports.
The case was…
The Court of Appeals of Ohio, Fifth District, Stark County, issued various rulings in litigation involving asbestos styled In re Estate of Thomas Perez.
Judges William B. Hoffman, Julie A. Edwards, and Sheila G. Farmer entered judgment in Case No. 2008…
During the week of Sept. 21, 2009 through Sept. 25, 2009, a total of 16 new asbestos-related lawsuits were filed in Madison County Circuit Court, Ill., The Madison St. Clair Record reports.
These cases are:
– (Case No. 09-L-1003) Mary Bertrand of…
The surviving children of Ameal Newman, on Oct. 7, 2009, filed an asbestos-related lawsuit against ExxonMobil Corporation, Mobil Oil Corp. and Mobil Chemical Co. in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.
This is the third asbestos lawsuit…