Three Kankakee, Ill., area men have been charged with felony offenses under the Clean Air Act for alleged violations relating to the removal, handling and disposal of asbestos from a Kankakee building in August 2009, according to a U.S. Attorney’s…
On June 29, 2010, the Sindh Environmental Protection Tribunal (SEPT) of Pakistan rejected the plea of Dadex on a complaint lodged by Haroon Ahmad, alleging the Company of using asbestos, the Daily Times reports.
Dadex had filed the application against the…
Ameron International Corporation was a defendant on 17 asbestos- related cases as of May 30, 2010, compared with 22 cases as of Feb. 28, 2010, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on June 25, 2010 with the Securities and…
An inquest at the Doncaster Coroner’s Court heard that the death of Dorothy Lillian Scott, a former polisher who died at the age of 63, was linked to workplace exposure to asbestos, the Doncaster Free Press reports.
Ms. Scott came into…
WestLaw reports that the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division, denied Norfolk Southern Railway Company’s motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit filed by Dennis Aurand.
The case is styled Dennis Aurand, Plaintiff v. Norfolk Southern Railway…
The City of Marco Island, Fla., and Quality Enterprises USA, Inc. have entered into an administrative consent agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to settle allegations that the City and Quality violated the Clean Air Act and the federal…
WestLaw reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims upheld a Feb. 14, 2008 ruling of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, which denied John D. Tufts entitlement for various disorders, including asbestos exposure.
Judge Mary J. Schoelen entered judgment…
Asbestos is slated to be removed from the Kiel Opera House in St. Louis, Mo., before undergoing a US$78 million renovation, the Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center reports.
Deputy St. Louis mayor for development, Barbara Geisman, noted that bond sales are…