Blog Posts in May, 2011
Posted on May 31, 2011 By Bryan Fears
State and federal law is designed to protect workers who conduct asbestos removal. Unfortunately, some companies ignore the law – and put their employees at risk! According to allegations from the ...
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Posted on May 30, 2011 By Bryan Fears
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced last week that AMD Industries, an Illinois advertising-display company, willfully exposed five employees to asbestos, a lethal ...
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Posted on May 27, 2011 By Bryan Fears
According to research published in the medical journal Current Treatment Options in Oncology, some experts believe that gene therapy may be applied to help mesothelioma patients. Gene therapy aims to ...
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Posted on May 26, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Ronald Eugene Withrow from Kentucky is suing 136 companies in response to his recent diagnosis of asbestosis, a lethal disease caused by asbestos exposure. An employee between 1954 and 1999 at a ...
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Posted on May 24, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Last Wednesday, Mr. Bernard Coulombe, the Executive Director of Jeffrey Mine in Asbestos, Quebec, one of the world’s largest asbestos mines, responded to criticism engendered by his appearance on Jon ...
Continue reading "Jeffrey Mine Executive Distorts the Record, Continuing Asbestos Controversy" »
Posted on May 23, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Earlier this month, as discussed on this blog, a Mississippi jury awarded an asbestos victim with a $322 million award against Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. and Union Carbide Corp., the largest award ...
Continue reading "Nation’s Biggest Asbestos Tortfeasor Launches Smear Campaign" »
Posted on May 20, 2011 By Bryan Fears
An April test by the Office of Environmental Management & Services revealed that airborne asbestos at the Benjamin Franklin Elementary School annex in Philadelphia exceeded Philadelphia Asbestos ...
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Posted on May 19, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Across the United States, homeowners are planning do-it-yourself home improvement projects as the weather gets warmer and the days get longer. Planning these projects is good. However, homeowners ...
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Posted on May 17, 2011 By Bryan Fears
During the last year, the city council of Kilgore, Texas has taken a brave approach to urban renewal. Recognizing that private dollars alone would never fund the repair and refurbishment of an old gas ...
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Posted on May 16, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Last Thursday, the Daily Show slammed Asbestos, Quebec, the Canadian town responsible for producing hundreds of thousands tons of asbestos every year. In fact, the Quebec government recently announced ...
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Posted on May 13, 2011 By Bryan Fears
This summer Linden Elementary School near Knoxville, Tennessee, will undergo a transition that mirrors one which many schools are experiencing nationwide. Soon, students will leave for the summer and ...
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Posted on May 12, 2011 By Bryan Fears
An EPA study released early this month is bittersweet for residents of Libby, Montana. The good news is that Libby, home to the country’s largest asbestos mining operation, is now once again home to ...
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Posted on May 10, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Asbestos can be found in a litany of products, including brake pads, fire blankets, gaskets, and heat resistant gloves, to name just a few. However, did you know that you can find asbestos in your ...
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Posted on May 9, 2011 By Bryan Fears
A jury in Smith County, Mississippi, returned a verdict last week for Thomas “Tony” Brown Jr. in his lawsuit against Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. and Union Carbide Corp. To compensate Mr. Brown for ...
Continue reading "Mississippi Jury Grants Asbestos Victim Largest Award in U.S. History" »
Posted on May 6, 2011 By Bryan Fears
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the Bonner County Courthouse in Bonner County, Idaho, in its sights, suspecting that the asbestos and vermiculite abatement that occurred earlier this ...
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Posted on May 5, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Later this month, the Teaneck Library in Teaneck, New Jersey will be closed for extensive asbestos removal. While the Bergen County Cooperative Library System administrators have handled the ...
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Posted on May 3, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Leslie Controls, Inc., a manufacturing subsidiary of the industrial machinery maker Circor International, Inc., emerged from bankruptcy protection last week after a successful attempt to remove ...
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Posted on May 2, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Severe weather this winter in York, England, resulted in the discovery of asbestos in several homes. Subsequent investigations by the York city council have resulted in the decision to conduct ...
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