According to the Linn County District Attorney’s Office, Dan Desler, a developer from Eugene, Ore., has been arrested on charges of unlawful air pollution, reckless endangerment and supplying false information to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, The Associated Press…
The Court of Appeals of Oregon upheld the ruling of the Multnomah County Circuit Court, which dismissed Suzann K. Mason’s asbestos-related lawsuit filed against General Electric Company.
The case is styled Suzanne K. Mason, personal representative of the estate of Thomas…
Portland State University in Portland, Ore., is set to use part of state stimulus funds to remove asbestos and make other improvements to their campus, Mesothelioma.com.
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski signed the US$175 million stimulus package on Feb. 5, 2009. One…
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has issued a US$1,000 civil penalty to Timothy John Fitzpatrick and Kelli Ellena Fitzpatrick for allowing unlicensed workers to perform an asbestos abatement project in a commercial building they own in Albany, Ore.,…
A tennis ball struck the ceiling of the gymnasium of Redmond High School in Redmond, Ore., exposing asbestos, Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center reports.
Officials sealed off the gymnasium on April 3, 3009. The asbestos rained from the ceiling when the…
An unnamed local of Central Point, Ore., charged that his work for the City exposed him and other City work crew to asbestos, Mesothelioma reports.
Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division officers are investigating charges that the deconstruction of a 100-year-old…