Circuit Judge Arthur Recht of Wheeling, W.Va., on Sept. 14, 2009, ruled that every client of Robert Peirce, Esq., who intends to pursue an asbestos case against CSX Transportation Inc. in West Virginia, must consult with a pulmonologist, not a…
The HB Conferences to be held in New York on December 2009 will feature asbestos trusts and asbestos judges, according to an HB Litigation Conferences press release dated Oct. 6, 2009.
Between US$30 billion and US$34 billion reside in the asbestos…
The tender committee of Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection, on Sept. 24, 2009, selected Ad-Bar Consultants Ltd. to manage the the asbestos cleanup project in Western Galilee, the Israel Ministry of Environmental Protection reports.
Ad-Bar Consultants Ltd. was one of…
The West Lancashire Council in West Lancashire, England, was criticized for failing to remove asbestos illegally disposed of on nearby streets, the Ormskirk & Skelmersdale Advertiser reports.
Graham Gilbert, of Grimshaw Lane, Ormskirk, said he spent 13 months trying to get…
Plans to open the Shoreham Elementary School in Shoreham, Addison County, Vt., were delayed by the discovery of asbestos and mold, the Mesothelioma Cancer News reports.
As reported by the Addison County Independent, Addison County Supervisory Union (ACSU) officials recently announced…
An inquest at the Dartford Coroner’s Court heard that the deaths of George Mungeam and Tom Martin were linked to workplace exposure to asbestos, according to the Gravesend Reporter.
The inquest heard how Mr. Mungeam, from Gravesend, Kent, England, was exposed…
On Sept. 30, 2009, Gary Fillers, a Chaattanooga, Tenn., businessman, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Court Judge Bill Carter for alleged asbestos-related violations of the federal Clean Air Act, The Chattanoogan reports.
Mr. Fillers faces up to five years in prison and…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, on Sept. 30, 2009, is continuing its asbestos testing near W. R. Grace & Co.’s former Zonolite factory in Spokane, Wash., The Spokesman-Review reports.
During soil testing in June 2009, the EPA found low levels of…
New figures by the Freedom of Information (FoI) show that asbestos is found in schools and in 90 percent of council homes in Swindon, England, the Swindon Advertiser reports.
Another 200 properties owned by Swindon Council have asbestos. About 11,700 Council…
An appeal filed by subsidiaries of RPM International Inc. over asbestos-related coverage litigation is pending in the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
At present, the appellate court has not yet entered a scheduling order in connection with the appeal.
In fiscal…