The mid-Atlantic office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, on June 2, 2009, announced that the Council Rock School District has settled violations of a federal law on the management of asbestos materials at Council Rock South High School, 2002…
Certain employees of Certified Environmental Services, Inc., on May 28, 2009, have been indicted of falsifying laboratory results on asbestos cleanup across Central New York, the Observer-Dispatch reports.
The 16-count indictment names Barbara DuChene as the “owner” of CES, the Company’s…
A total of 61 asbestos cases are pending against Met-Pro Corporation, as of April 30, 2009, compared with 55 cases that were pending as of Jan. 31, 2009.
Most of the cases as of April 30, 2009 are pending in New…
FutureFuel Corp.’s subsidiary, FutureFuel Chemical Company, and its operations may be parties to, or targets of, lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings, including asbestos.
No other asbestos-related matters were disclosed in the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission…
The Court of Appeal, First District, Division 5, California, affirmed a trial court’s ruling, which favored Metalclad Insulation Corporation and John Crane Inc., in an asbestos case filed by Maxlyn Cadlo on behalf of Anthony Cadlo.
The case is styled Maxlyn…
The town of Orono, Maine, will receive US$200,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the form of a Brownfield cleanup grant, Mesothelioma.com reports.
The grant will be used in the Webster Mill redevelopment project. The Webster Mill site was once…
Entrx Corporation’s subsidiary, Metalclad Insulation Corporation, continues to be party to insurance litigation filed by ACE Property & Casualty Company, Central National Insurance Company of Omaha and Industrial Underwriters Insurance Company.
On Feb. 23, 2005 ACE, Central National, and Industrial, which…
Saline County Commissioners in Marshall, Mo., on May 7, 2009, approved an increase of US$5,900 for asbestos removal work on the second floor of the courthouse, The Marshall Democrat-News reports.
Gerken Environmental Enterprises Inc. of Springfield was originally contracted for US$14,980.…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s nearly US$20 million grant to the state of Vermont does not include asbestos abatement, the Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center reports.
A portion of the money will go towards cleaning water supplies, while the remaining millions…
Veolia Environnement says that several present and former indirect subsidiaries of Veolia Eau Compagnie Generale des Eaux in the United States face lawsuits in which the plaintiffs seek recovery for personal injury and other damages for alleged exposure to asbestos,…