On Oct. 8, 2009, an inquest at Hatfield Coroner’s Court heard that the death of 72-year-old builder Dennis Weeden, of Berkhamstead, England, was related to occupational asbestos exposure, The Gazette reports.
Mr. Weeden cut up asbestos while working for a building…
Two companies, A & T Roofing Ltd and Noble Gift Packaging Ltd, were prosecuted after workers and members of the public were exposed to unacceptable levels of asbestos during a removal project, according to a Health and Safety Executive press…
The New York State Department of Labor cited Superior Abatement Inc., a West Caldwell, N.J.-based contractor, with five asbestos- related safety violations during cleanup at the Roosevelt High School in Roosevelt, Long Island, N.Y., Newsday reports.
The state inspection report was…
The U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, denied Samuel Allen and 11 other plaintiffs’ motion to remand to state court an asbestos case filed against Buffalo Pumps, Inc. and General Electric Company.
The case is styled Samuel Allen, et al., Plaintiffs…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims affirmed the July 13, 2007 ruling of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, which denied Tommie L. White service connection for allergies due to asbestos exposure and paint fumes and other ailments.
The case…
Rep. Cho Jung-sik, of the Korean Democratic Party, on Oct. 13, 2009, says that more than half of randomly selected buildings in Seoul, South Korea, are built with an asbestos substance, The Korea Times reports.
Mr. Cho based his claims on…
The U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, denied plaintiffs Louise Wight and Gail Bettencourt’s motion to remand to state court an asbestos case filed against Buffalo Pumps, Inc. and General Electric Company.
The case is styled Louise Wight, et al., Plaintiffs…
Crissy Sinopole, the Sarnia-Lambton New Democratic Party Candidate, launched a campaign to urge the Canadian federal government to stop its controversial asbestos practices, The Observer reports.
The federal government has been criticized for its failure to ban the mining and sale…
Rushden & Higham United F.C., a football club based in Rushden, Northamptonshire, England, is calling for help on the removal of asbestos from the roof of one of its stands, the Evening Telegraph reports.
The club seeks quotes to have…
The U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, remanded an asbestos lawsuit filed by Tammy Funk on behalf of her deceased father, Carlis Kinney, to the Circuit Court of the Third Judicial Circuit, Madison County, Ill.
The case is styled Tammy…