On Oct. 1, 2009, Hoosiers who are dying from mesothelioma are calling on Indiana State lawmakers to pass a new law that would allow them to sue the companies responsible for their exposure, the Evansville Courier & Press reports.
Dorothy Kuykendall,…
The U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, issued split decisions in a case involving asbestos, in which Ronald L. Huber is one of the plaintiffs.
U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab entered judgment in Case No. 02cv304 on June 19,…
Terry Nelson, a journalism teacher at Central High School in Muncie, Ind., resigned over an asbestos matter, in which she assisted her students in collecting unauthorized samples of asbestos from Central High classrooms, Mesothelioma.com reports.
Critics argue that Ms. Nelson could…
IPALCO Enterprises, Inc.’s subsidiary, Indiana Power & Light Company, still faced 114 asbestos lawsuits as of both March 31, 2009 and Dec. 31, 2008.
These suits allege personal injury or wrongful death stemming from exposure to asbestos and asbestos containing products…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is adding nine new hazardous waste sites that pose risks to human health and the environment to the National Priorities List of Superfund sites, according to an EPA press releases dated April 8, 2009.
Also, EPA…
James H. Johnson, a former Inland Steel worker, filed an asbestos-related lawsuit against 21 companies in federal court in Hammond, Ind., Trading Markets reports.
The lawsuit claims Mr. Johnson worked near the allegedly harmful products in 34 years at the East…