According to Wisconsin state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, on Dec. 10, 2009, Daniel Marini was fined more that US$130,000 after he was found guilty of environmental violations (including asbestos-related) in operating salvage sites in La Crosse and Jackson counties,…
Tests show that asbestos is found in the roof of a portion of the Castel Hospital in Guernsey, which is a British Crown dependency, BBC News reports.
The Meadows Day Centre was closed after part of the ceiling collapsed in November…
The Court of Appeals of Kentucky affirmed the ruling of the McCracken Circuit Court, which granted Illinois Central Railroad Company’s motion to dismiss an asbestos case filed by Dale Batts on behalf of her late husband, Charles Batts.
The case is…
Norris Prevost, the United Workers’ Party candidate for the Roseau Central constituency, urges Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit to remove an “asbestos health hazard” in Roseau, Dominica News Online reports.
On Dec. 10, 2009, Mr. Prevost said, “I have visited the…
The asbestos removal and the demolition of the former Eagle County Market in Betterdorf, Iowa, cost US$86,230, Mesothelioma.com reports.
The demolition began in the first week of December, and is now completed. The former Eagle Country Market been vacant for a…
Three separate lawsuits were filed in Kanawha Circuit Court, W.Va., wherein one case was filed on Nov. 13, 2009 and two cases were filed on Nov. 23, the West Virginia Record reports.
In the lawsuit filed Nov. 13, 2009, Jerome Hensley…
Rosemary Kitchin, David Kitchin’s widow, filed a lawsuit for GBP200,000 against Mr. Kitchin’s employer, Farleigh School, for exposing him to asbestos, ThisIsHampshire.net reports.
Mrs. Kitchin is claiming damages from the governors of the Roman Catholic School near Andover, Hampshire, England, where…
ARAMARK Corporation recorded asset retirement obligations (including asbestos-related) of US$6,831,000 as of Oct. 2, 2009, compared with US$7,147,000 as of Oct. 3, 2009, according to the Company’s annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Dec. 15, 2009.
The…
The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York, issued rulings in the case styled In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, Jamie Ames, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Kentile Floors Inc., Defendant-Appellant.
Judges Gonzales, Saxe, Catterson, McGuire, and Acosta entered judgment in the…
The Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston, First District, reversed the ruling of the 122nd District Court, Galveston County, Texas Trial Court, which ruled in favor of Oliver D. and Peggy Ann Bowen Smith in asbestos litigation filed against Union…