ASBESTOS ALERT: Mass. Company to Pay $18T for Cleanup Violations

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) assessed a US$18,137 penalty on Environmental Source Corporation for violations of state asbestos regulations, according to a MassDEP press release dated March 24, 2009.

In April 2008, MassDEP personnel responded to a complaint and…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Mass. Firm Sued for Failing to Pay Penalty

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office, on March 20, 2009, filed a complaint in Suffolk Superior Court against a Weymouth company and its president for failing to pay a US$108,000 civil administrative penalty assessed by the Department of Environmental Protection…