Blog Posts in July, 2011
Posted on Jul 29, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Manchester, Connecticut, a sleepy, industrial town just east of Hartford, the state capital, is preparing to undergo a major renovation. The Manchester town General Manager announced earlier this week ...
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Posted on Jul 28, 2011 By Bryan Fears
The makers of Rust-Oleum paint, Bondex International Inc. and Specialty Products Holding Corp., filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this spring. As the litigation grinds along in a Delaware ...
Continue reading "Delaware Bankruptcy Judge Protects Asbestos Victims Rights in Bondex Case" »
Posted on Jul 26, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Occupational exposure to asbestos is common among mesothelioma victims. Victims exposed to asbestos at the workplace are usually veterans of heavy industry, such as shipbuilders, mechanics, ...
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Posted on Jul 25, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Five hundred students of East St. Louis High School in East St. Louis, Illinois, won't start classes in their school this year because of asbestos. Their first week of school will instead be spent ...
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Posted on Jul 22, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Fairfax County's public safety headquarters, the Massey Building, isn't safe for 430 county officials. Unfortunately, the 44-year-old building has asbestos-covered ceiling tiles, among other ...
Continue reading "Fairfax County's Massey Building Endangers the Lives of Hundreds of Employees" »
Posted on Jul 21, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Des Moines, Iowa, has been rocked in recent months with an asbestos scandal. Last week, a federal judge sentenced a contractor responsible for renovating the landmark Equitable Building with ...
Continue reading "Iowa Contractor Sentenced to Six Years of Probation for Illegal Asbestos Removal" »
Posted on Jul 19, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Asbestos settlements are big enough to move the markets. In the second quarter of 2011, Hartford Insurance, one of the nation's oldest, largest, and most prestigious financial institutions, marked ...
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Posted on Jul 18, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Thomas Brown's justice is being delayed - and may be denied - because of an alleged conflict of interest on the part of the lower court judge, Circuit Court Judge Eddie Bowen, who presided over the ...
Continue reading "Asbestosis Verdict on Hold Pending Mississippi Supreme Court Ruling" »
Posted on Jul 15, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Pearson Middle School in Winsted, Connecticut, is like a lot of schools across the country. For years, the school has been the place where teachers teach, students learn, and everyone has run the risk ...
Continue reading "Yet Another School Set to Undergo Asbestos Remediation" »
Posted on Jul 14, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Last weekend, firefighters in Denver arrived on the scene of a home ablaze. Compared to most calls, the fire, the home and their response time were all pretty normal. In fifteen minutes, the ...
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Posted on Jul 12, 2011 By Bryan Fears
In the United States, Washington D.C. is our nation's political capital, New York City is our financial capital, and Libby, Montana, is our nation's asbestos capital. For decades, the W.R. Grace ...
Continue reading "EPA Ignores Asbestos-Contaminated Wood Chips in Libby, Montana" »
Posted on Jul 11, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Increasingly, administrators at aging public buildings like schools, hospitals, courthouses, and government offices are claiming that removing asbestos has become standard and, therefore, safe. ...
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Posted on Jul 8, 2011 By Bryan Fears
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) recently cited the Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York for the hospital's violation of asbestos-related regulations. In particular, ...
Continue reading "Brooklyn Hospital Slammed with $48,000 in Asbestos-Related Fines" »
Posted on Jul 7, 2011 By Bryan Fears
As this blog noted several weeks ago, citizens in tornado disaster areas such as Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Joplin, Missouri, are at heightened risk of exposure to aerosolized asbestos. Damaged and ...
Continue reading "EPA Starts Monitoring Joplin, Missouri for Aerosolized Asbestos" »
Posted on Jul 5, 2011 By Bryan Fears
July 2 nd may be two days before Independence Day in the United States, but in the United Kingdom, its Mesothelioma Day. As the title suggests, Mesothelioma Day is a day given over to raising ...
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Posted on Jul 4, 2011 By Bryan Fears
July 2 nd may be two days before Independence Day in the United States, but in the United Kingdom, its Mesothelioma Day. As the title suggests, Mesothelioma Day is a day given over to raising ...
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Posted on Jul 4, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Cass County, Minnesota, is exactly what you'd think of when you think of rural Minnesota. Fewer than 30,000 people live in the county, the vast majority of its citizens are White, and the median ...
Continue reading "Cass County Courthouse Asbestos Remediation Costs $110,000" »
Posted on Jul 1, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Freeman Eugene Peart worked for many years as a welder, pipefitter, and boilermaker and, during the course of his employment, was exposed to numerous asbestos-based products. At some point during his ...
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