The Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th District), denied Kansas City Southern Railway Company’s (relator) petition for writ of mandamus in an asbestos-related action.
Judges Frost, Jamison, and McCally entered judgment in Case No. 14-11-00336-CV on April 28, 2011.
On April…
Asbestos is slated to be removed from the former Farmland Industries site in Lawrence, Kans., before the demolition of the building, Mesothelioma.com reports.
Lawrence City commissioners have approved a proposal cleaning the buildings, equipment and other debris at the site. The…
Asbestos was discovered at the Citadel Plaza in Kansas City, Mo., in which the problem is severe that even mowing the grass may pose a public health risk, Mesothelioma.com reports.
Kansas City officials plan to develop the area, but the presence…
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, on March 31, 2009, revived an asbestos lawsuit filed by former inmate Byron Smith who alleges exposure to asbestos at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kans., The Topeka Capital-Journal reports.
The Appeals Court sent Mr.…
An asbestos-related investigation is ongoing at the Ash Grove Cement Co. operation near Helena, Mont., the Associated Press reports.
Employees were told not to report for work until instructed to do so.
In a statement released on March 16, 2009, the Company…