Wisconsin State Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, on Dec. 15, 2009, announced that his office has resolved a civil case it has brought against Handeland Flooring, Inc., a firm based in Thiensville, Wis., which engaged in the business of laying,…
The Court of Appeals of Mississippi, on Oct. 20, 2009, affirmed the ruling of the Warren County Circuit Court, which denied Illinois Central Railroad Company’s motion for attorneys’ fees and expenses in an asbestos lawsuit filed on behalf of Edwin…
The family of Tracey Carpenter, a 43-year-old mother who died from long-term exposure to asbestos, seeks more information about where Ms. Carpenter was exposed to asbestos, the Evening Telegraph reports.
Ms. Carpenter, of Kettering, Northamptonshire, England, died in November 2009 after…
Thieves were told they could have exposed themselves to asbestos after stealing copper pipes from a skip in Nottinghamshire, England, BBC News reports.
The theft occurred between the evening of Dec. 14, 2009 and the morning of Dec. 15, 2009 in…
Edward Thomas Webster, a builder from Suffolk, England, on Dec. 14, 2009, pleaded guilty at Ipswich Magistrates’ Court to the deposit of chrysotile asbestos and to the transfer of the waste asbestos without a consignment note, according to an Environment…
Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office reached an agreement with the City of Worcester, Mass., resolving allegations that public school officials improperly removed and disposed of vinyl asbestos tiles from the auditorium of the Vernon Hill School in violation of environmental…
A Dec. 11, 2009 inquest at the Chelmsford Coroners Court heard that the deaths of four Chelmsford, England, locals (Brian Taylor, John Cutler, Mavis Mayne, and Donald Grant) were related to workplace exposure to asbestos, the Yellow Advertiser reports.
The 68-year-old…
Tests showed traces of asbestos at the Ewingar quarry near Baryulgil, New South Wales, Australia, The Daily Examiner reports.
Mayor Richie Williamson said the Clarence Valley Council was aware of the test results and precautions were being put into place. He…
The U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, granted Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment in a pro se case involving asbestos filed by Dennis Meehan.
The case is styled Dennis Meehan, Plaintiff v. George Pataki, Governor; Glenn Goord, Commissioner, DOCS;…
Asbestos, lead paint and aging steel beams at the Ocean Downs Racetrack’s grandstand in Berlin, Md., are problems that are delaying a proposed slots parlor, The Daily Times reports.
Due to “unexpected site conditions,” there will be an “undetermined delay” of…