Blog Posts in November, 2010
Posted on Nov 30, 2010 By Bryan Fears
For the family of Richard Schuderer, effective asbestos attorneys have measurably improved their quality of life. Mr. Schuderer, an oiler on tugboats during the 1950s, was exposed to asbestos through ...
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Posted on Nov 29, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Occupational asbestos exposure is common among men and women who worked with asbestos. However, did you know that asbestos inhalation is also common for family members, too? Unfortunately, Julie ...
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Posted on Nov 26, 2010 By Bryan Fears
The civic leaders and citizens of Fort Wayne, Indiana, will soon learn exactly how costly asbestos removal can be. Plans for renovating the City-County Building were stopped in their tracks recently ...
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Posted on Nov 25, 2010 By Bryan Fears
More than 10,000 workers who were exposed to dangerous materials – including asbestos – in the clean-up of September 11 th have reached a settlement with New York City. Last Friday, a necessary, 95 ...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2010 By Bryan Fears
In the Van Horn neighborhood of Fort Bliss, Texas, the U.S. Army took responsibility last Thursday for demolishing 300 1960s-era homes which threatened residents with asbestos exposure. The Van Horne ...
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Posted on Nov 22, 2010 By Bryan Fears
In recent years, educators in Charlotte, North Carolina, have closed schools in response to asbestos threats. Now, they’re surrendering their own headquarters. Built in 1963, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg ...
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Posted on Nov 19, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Florida drivers noticed workers wearing HAZMAT suits rather than hard hats recently as they sorted through more than 1,000 tons of dirt. Why such protection? These workers, employees of American ...
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Posted on Nov 18, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Two Rivers, Wisconsin, is home to some good news for businesses nationwide who face asbestos liability. Last week, Vinton Construction Co. and Eggers Industries survived a civil asbestos enforcement ...
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Posted on Nov 16, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Dozens of teens in Merced, California, learned recently that they might have been exposed to asbestos during their volunteer service with a local non-profit organization, Firm Build. Rudy Buendia, ...
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Posted on Nov 15, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Earlier this month, Texas voters returned Rick Perry to the state's highest executive office. Given Mr. Perry's ubiquitous campaign slogan - "Texas: Open for Business" - and his repeated assertions ...
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Posted on Nov 12, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Greg Berthelot, a Montana environmental consultant who evaluates asbestos risk in private and public buildings, estimates that between sixty and seventy percent of older homes have asbestos within ...
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Posted on Nov 11, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Albania Deleon was arrested last week in connection with her November 2008 conviction of violating environmental laws. For more than five years, Deleon operated Environmental Compliance Training, an ...
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Posted on Nov 9, 2010 By Bryan Fears
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality announced last Thursday that a Portland-based asbestos removal firm, Contract Flooring & Interiors, violated Oregon law when it removed asbestos ...
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Posted on Nov 8, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Last week, the New York Knicks postponed games at the team’s long-time home, Madison Square Garden, when falling debris raised fears that employees and customers might have been exposed to asbestos. ...
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Posted on Nov 5, 2010 By Bryan Fears
A plan for the redevelopment of Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., has revealed that several buildings have significant amounts of asbestos in the paint, insulation and other ...
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Posted on Nov 4, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Texaco and Chevron USA face a new wave of asbestos claims in Texas. Charles Arceneaux, a worker at Texaco's Port Arthur refinery, recently filed a claim in which he argued that he was exposed to ...
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Posted on Nov 2, 2010 By Bryan Fears
If you have mesothelioma, you know that the fight to protect your health and prolong your life is an everyday struggle. Fortunately, you have allies in the fight! Experts at the European Society of ...
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Posted on Nov 1, 2010 By Bryan Fears
Unfortunately, mesothelioma remains a lethal, incurable form of cancer. However, medical researchers have made progress in recent months in their attempts to extend the life expectancy and improve the ...
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