The U.S. District Court, District of Oregon, Eugene Division, granted the dismissal of the case styled Oil Re-Refining Company, Inc., a Washington corporation, Plaintiff v. Pacific Recycling, Inc., an Oregon corporation, and Rodney M. Schultz, individually and in his professional…
As of April 3, 2011, about 79 lawsuits remain pending against Precision Castparts Corp. alleging personal injury as the result of exposure to particulates, including asbestos, integrated into its premises or processes or into certain historical products.
It is frequently not…
The Court of Appeals on Oregon reversed the ruling of the Multnomah County Circuit Court, which granted summary judgment in favor of Union Carbide, in an asbestos case filed on behalf of Craig Steadman.
Judges Schuman, Armstrong, and Rosenblum entered judgment…
At a Jan. 6, 2011 meeting, councilors of the city of Gervais, Ore., voted to give a US$17,500 asbestos abatement contract to Enviromex Contracting, Inc. in Salem, Ore., the Woodburn Independent reports.
The city has voted on Enviromex to do asbestos…
Like many other industrial companies in recent years, Precision Castparts Corp. is a defendant in lawsuits alleging personal injury as a result of exposure to chemicals and substances in the workplace, including asbestos.
To date, the Company has been dismissed from…
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality proposes to approve a plan to cap soil contaminated with asbestos at the Sunriver Owners Association Amphitheater Site, according to an Ore. DEQ press release dated Aug. 10, 2010.
DEQ has determined that this action…
Citing asbestos contamination, property owners at Central Oregon’s Sunriver Resort have filed a US$3.2 million lawsuit against the U.S. Federal government and other previous owners of the military camp that preceded the resort, The Register-Guard reports.
In the complaint filed in…
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued US$33,173 in penalties to Jefferson County School District 509-J and two district employees for environmental law violations that occurred during an asbestos removal project last summer at Metolius Elementary School, 420 SW Butte…
The Court of Appeals of Oregon upheld the ruling of the Multnomah County Circuit Court, which dismissed an asbestos lawsuit filed by Robert McDowell against various defendants.
Judges Rick T. Haselton, Rex Armstrong, and Ellen F. Rosenblum entered judgment in the…
Precision Castparts Corp. is still a defendant in lawsuits alleging personal injury as a result of exposure to chemicals and substances in the workplace, including asbestos, according to the Company’s annual report filed on May 27, 2010 with the Securities…