ASBESTOS ALERT: Andrea Electronics Facing Edwards Claim in R.I.

Andrea Electronics Corporation is a defendant in an asbestos lawsuit filed by Audrey Edwards, Executrix of the Estate of Leon Leroy Edwards.

In December 2010, Ms. Edwards filed the lawsuit in the Superior Court of Providence County, R.I., against 3M Company…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: R.I. Contractors Fined $25T for NESHAP Breaches

Rhode Island Airport Corporation and its demolition contractors, O.R. Colan Associates of Florida, LLC and The Jones Payne Group, Inc., of Mass., have agreed to pay US$25,000 for alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act and National Emission Standard…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Several Schools in Pa. Set for Asbestos Cleanup

As part of an estimated US$22 million school renovation project, certain elementary schools in Pennsylvania’s North Salem, Lancaster and Barron area are slated for asbestos abatement, Mesothelioma.com reports.

The classrooms have been cleared of chairs, books and tables. The schools have…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Mitigation at Narragansett Site to Cost $49,850

Town Manager Grady Miller said that asbestos mitigation at the Town Beach North Pavilion at Narragansett, R.I., will cost US$49,850 and will be paid for through the beach enterprise fund, the South County Independent reports.

Vortex, a company that provided asbestos…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Leslie Has 1,158 Active Cases at June 2009

CIRCOR International, Inc.’s subsidiary, Leslie Controls, Inc., as of the end of June 2009, faced 1,158 active, unresolved asbestos-related claims filed in California, Texas, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Rhode Island and 23 other states.

Leslie, as of March…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Leslie Cites 1,103 Active Cases at March 29

CIRCOR International, Inc.’s subsidiary, Leslie Controls, Inc., as of March 29, 2009, faced 1,103 active, unresolved asbestos claims.

These claims were filed in California, Texas, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Rhode Island and 24 other states. About 578 of these…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Remand Motion Denied in Beamis Case in R.I.

The U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island, denied Michael D. Beamis’ Motion to Remand in an asbestos lawsuit filed against General Electric Company (GE).

The case is styled Michael D. Beamis, Plaintiff v. Buffalo Pumps, Inc., et al., Defendant.

U.S. District…