The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2, upheld the Pierce County Superior Court’s ruling, which favored landlord Ledaura, LLC, in a detainer action involving asbestos cleanup filed by tenants Bret Drager, Randy Gould, Greg Johnson, and Drager Gould Architects,…
The Washington State Legislature was unsuccessful in passing a bill that would have limited a successor corporation’s liability for asbestos-related claims to an amount equal to the predecessor corporation’s adjusted total gross assets, the Insurance Journal reports.
According to the American…
The town of Startup, Wash., will receive US$5.1 million from the U.S. Department of Health’s Office of Drinking Water to upgrade the town’s asbestos-cement water pipes, Mesothelioma.com reports.
Startup water commissioner Karen Eaton was becoming increasingly fearful of the health impact…
Greg Wales, a Redmond, Wash.-based contractor, was issued a US$51,750 penalty for 14 violations of safety regulations, says the Redmond Reporter.
Pete Schmidt, contractor compliance chief for Department of Labor & Industries (L&I), said, “There’s often a reason why the lowest…