ASBESTOS UPDATE: Charges Against San Diego Gas Dropped on Oct. 6

Assistant U.S. Attorney Melanie Pierson, on Oct. 6, 2009, dropped criminal charges against San Diego Gas & Electric Co. in a case alleging the Company violated safety standards while removing asbestos from a Lemon Grove, Calif., site, The Union-Tribune reports.

Debra…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Prosecution’s Evidence v. Rheubottom Dismissed

U.S. District Court Judge Dana M. Sabraw, on Aug. 31, 2009, dismissed prosecution’s evidence against Kyle Rheubottom, who supervised an excavation contracted by San Diego Gas & Electric in 2000 that allegedly exposed some residents Lemon Grove, Calif., to asbestos,…