The city of Sterling, Ill., was awarded a US$1 million Brownfield loan to help clean up and remove asbestos from the former Northwestern Steel and Wire Plant, Mesothelioma.com reports.
The Quad-City Business Journal reports that the cleanup process will prepare the…
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation’s long-term asbestos liability was US$138,001,259 as of June 30, 2010, compared with US$147,093,191 as of Dec. 31, 2009, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 6, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company’s long-term asbestos…
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has levied a US$10,200 fine against Rick Denoncourt Carpentry, Inc. for violating state asbestos regulations, according to a MassDEP press release dated Aug. 25, 2010.
The violations were discovered during MassDEP’s complaint investigation of a…
Alamo Group Inc., as of June 30, 2010, has a reserve of US$277,000 concerning a potential asbestos issue that is expected to be abated over time, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 6, 2010 with the Securities…
Crown Holdings, Inc.’s subsidiary, Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc., is still involved in asbestos-related lawsuits in Texas courts.
In June 2003, the State of Texas enacted legislation that limits the asbestos-related liabilities in Texas courts of companies like Crown Cork…
The Middletown Journal says the Middletown School District in Middletown, Ohio, has taken a step toward the demolition of Roosevelt Elementary School, Mesothelioma.com reports.
The elementary school has stood vacant for two years. It will cost the district US$402,800 to rid…
An inquest held last Aug. 19, 2010 heard that the death of Sheila Sawyer, a care home manager from Potters Bar, England, was linked to workplace exposure to asbestos, the Times reports.
Hertfordshire coroner Edward Thomas told the court how Mrs.…
General Cable Corporation, as of July 2, 2010, was a defendant in 32,727 asbestos cases, of which 578 were non-maritime cases and 32,149 were maritime cases, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 6, 2010 with the Securities…
Stratford-upon-Avon Magistrates Court issued a GBP1,000 penalty to Greswolde Construction Ltd, of Knowle, Solihull, England, after the Company failed to take precautions against asbestos while working at a school, according to a Health and Safety Executive press release dated Aug.…
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company still faces cases alleging injuries that the lawsuits claim resulted from exposure to asbestos- containing products, apparently based on the Company’s historic use of vermiculite in certain of its products.
The complaints in these cases are not…