The Boise School District Board, on Oct. 12, 2009, approved a US$300,000 asbestos removal project for two Sioux City, Iowa- based schools: Smith Elementary School and Lowell Elementary School, The Sioux City Journal reports.
The Board voted 6-0.
Troy Thomas, purchasing director…
The Court of Appeals of Minnesota upheld ruling of the district court, which favored Joyce E. Rock in asbestos-related proceedings filed against Bucyrus International, Inc., a corporation based in Wisconsin.
Judges Jill Halbrooks, Harriet Lansing, and Gordon W. Shumaker entered judgment…
Platinum II, a U.S.-registered ship allegedly containing asbestos anchored near the ship-breaking yard at Alang forced India’s Forest and Environment Ministry to seek an inquiry report from Gujarat Maritime Board, newKerala.com reports.
The Alang port is located off the coast of…
Floyd Forse’s widow, Veola Forse, and his 10 children filed an asbestos-related lawsuit against Texaco Inc. on Oct. 7, 2009 in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.
In addition to Mrs. Forse, the other plaintiffs named in…
Asbestos abatement of the existing buildings at the Midtown Rising Project site in Rochester, N.Y., is now underway, JusticeNewsFlash.com reports.
The project is part of ongoing redevelopment to make way for PAETEC, a telecommunications company.
Cambria, the asbestos contractor, continues identifying, containing,…
An inquest at the Burnley Coroner’s Court heard that the death of John Swales, a hospital worker from Burnley, England, was linked to workplace exposure to asbestos, The Burnley Citizen reports.
The inquest heard that Mr. Swales, a maintenance expert responsible…
Lynda Guillory, on behalf of her late father, Ameal Newman, filed an asbestos-related lawsuit against 31 defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., on Oct. 1, 2009, The Southeast Texas Record reports.
The defendants include: A.W. Chesterton Company, American Optical…
Students and staff at Fulton High School in Fulton, Ill., were sent home on Oct. 9, 2009 due to concerns about asbestos contamination, the Quad-City Times reports.
Superintendent Jane Bauer said the decision was made to evacuate the school after a…
The Supreme Court of Kentucky affirmed the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board and the Court of Appeals, which ruled that the Honorable Marcel Smith, an administrative law judge, erred in dismissing Thomas B. Lyons’ compensation claim.
The case is styled…
Aviva plc’s net initial asbestos- and environmental-related reserves for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses were GBP1.019 billion as of Dec. 31, 2008, compared with GBP323 million as of Dec. 31, 2007.
The Company’s gross initial A&E reserves for unpaid losses…