Asbestos cleanup and the removal of lead paint and windows at the Armory in Rock Island, Ill., have already been completed, the Quad-City Times reports.
The Armory will be demolished in February 2009. The City is spending US$2.1 million on the…
The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York, on Jan. 22, 2009, issued a ruling in the case styled Illinois National Insurance Company, et al., Plaintiffs- Appellants v. American Alternative Insurance Corporation, Defendant-Respondent.
Justices Peter Tom, Richard T. Andrias, Eugene…
Hundreds of thousand of United States veterans had been exposed to asbestos during their service to the country, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said, Asbestos.com reports.
Over 300 products containing asbestos were used by the Navy and other military sectors…
The Southwestern School Board is making plants to deal with asbestos removal and accessibility issues at Southwestern High School in Piasa, Ill., The Telegraph reports.
Ittner Architects presented an ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) accessibility study to the district’s…
Ashland Inc.’s noncurrent asbestos litigation reserve was US$807 million at Dec. 31, 2008, compared with US$546 million at Dec. 31, 2007, according to a Company report, on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Jan. 27, 2009.
The…
John Simmons, Esq., of East Alton, Ill., and Mark Goldenberg’s firm in Edwardsville, Ill., on Jan. 9, 2009, asked Madison County Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder to change the Feb. 9, 2009 trial date she set for the legal malpractice case…
Cooper Industries, Ltd., in the third quarter of 2008, recognized an asbestos-related after-tax discontinued operations income of US$16.6 million or US$0.09 per share, according to a Company report, on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Jan.…
The U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, affirmed a district court’s decision, which ruled against Chick Arthur Little in the asbestos case styled, United States of America, Plaintiff- Appellee v. Chick Arthur Little, Defendant-Appellant.
Circuit Judges Paul J. Kelly, Bobby R.…
The U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, upheld a district court’s decision, which ruled against Guy R. Hylton, Jr. in the asbestos case styled United States of America, Plaintiff- Appellee v. Guy R. Hylton, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.
Circuit Judges Paul J. Kelly,…
James Hardie Industries N.V. is considering transferring its corporate headquarters from The Netherlands to the United States, where the Company’s operational headquarters are already located, The Age reports.
Hardie had insisted its move to the Netherlands was purely tax- related and…