Two widows, Nellie Gray Templeton and Ruth Testa, on Nov. 12, 2009, filed separate asbestos-related lawsuits against CSX Transportation Inc. on behalf of their late husbands in Kanawha Circuit Court, W.Va., The West Virginia Record reports.
Mrs. Templeton and Mrs. Testa…
Asbestos and mold were found in the City Hall of Ocala, Fla., causing the Ocala City Council to hold their meeting elsewhere, Ocala.com reports.
The Council was scheduled to meet in the Marion Theatre off Magnolia Avenue downtown. One of the…
Sealed Air Corporation, on Dec. 4, 2009, agreed to pay US$20 million to settle a six-year-old class action lawsuit filed by shareholders who alleged that the Company understated its liability for litigation caused by purchasing part of an asbestos manufacturer,…
The presence of asbestos is the biggest problem plaguing the Tourist Motel in Yakima, Wash., and could eventually force the hotel’s owner to permanently close it, kimatv.com29 reports.
Joe Caruso, Yakima City Code Enforcement Officer, said, “They have 30 days to…
The Dublin Circuit Criminal Court issued penalties to Markethaven Ltd (a developer) and Walmac Ltd (a demolition firm) for allowing workers to be exposed to asbestos, The Irish Times reports.
Markethaven is based in Eblana Villas, Dublin 2 and Walmac is…
An American Tort Reform Association 2009 “Judicial Hellholes” report, released on Dec. 15, 2009, mentions Madison County and St. Clair counties in Illinois on the group’s “watch” list, The Madison St. Clair Record reports.
In Madison County, the report observes, “The…
On Dec. 9, 2009, Rick Solis, an engineer who was one of 27 employees laid off in October 2009, filed an asbestos-related Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) complaint, the Highlands Today reports.
OSHA notified Highlands County on Dec. 9, 2009…
Richard Pullman, a former employee of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, was awarded a US$233,000 asbestos-related settlement, thus ending his lawsuit against the institution, the Washington Post reports.
According to the terms of the settlement published in the Washington Post,…
The Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit, upheld the ruling of the Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of Vermilion, which favored defendants in asbestos litigation filed by Patsy Jane Boudreaux on behalf of Lloyd Joseph Boudreaux, Jr.
The case is…
A development company that exposed both employees and others to the risks of asbestos during renovation work has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), according to an HSE press release dated Dec. 10, 2009.
Stonehouse Design and Build…