ASBESTOS UPDATE: Oakland Locals Call For SunCal Project Cleanup

Residents of Oakland Hills in Oakland, Calif., must pressure SunCal and Lehman Brothers for fire and asbestos hazard abatement at the stalled SunCal Oak Knoll project, the Examiner reports.

According to Al Auletta, Oakland’s Redevelopment Area Manager, the Oakland Redevelopment agency…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: ING Groep Cites EUR52Mil for A&E at Dec. 31

ING Groep N.V. had an outstanding balance of EUR52 million as at Dec. 31, 2008 (2007: EUR66 million) relating to environmental and asbestos claims of the insurance operations, according to the Company’s annual report, on Form 20-F, filed with the…