Blog Posts in September, 2011
Posted on Sep 30, 2011 By Bryan Fears
From 1953 to 1977, Robert Russell worked as an automotive mechanic, service manager, and electrician in a small West Virginia town. He trusted his employer and the people who manufactured the goods ...
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Posted on Sep 29, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Unfortunately for mesothelioma patients, researchers announced today that the results are in - and very disappointing - for the largest study ever conducted for advanced malignant pleural ...
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Posted on Sep 27, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Business groups in Louisiana unveiled a $70,000 ad-buy this week in which they argue for limits on civil lawsuits, particularly lawsuits associated with asbestos-related diseases like mesothelioma. ...
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Posted on Sep 26, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Today is Mesothelioma Awareness Day. How will you recognize this important reminder that thousands of Americans die as a result of asbestos-related diseases every year? In Alton, Illinois, runners and ...
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Posted on Sep 23, 2011 By Bryan Fears
The New York company that exposed its workers to asbestos - the lethal carcinogen "fell like snow" on unprotected workers, according to court documents - has finally received its just, criminal ...
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Posted on Sep 22, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Wisconsin-based construction company J. P. Cullen & Sons wrote a $25,000 check (in addition to attorney fees and court costs) for their multiple violations of state law this week. Incredibly, J. ...
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Posted on Sep 20, 2011 By Bryan Fears
A group of researchers at Brown University published new research this week in the science journal Nature Nanotechnology that sheds new light on why asbestos fibers cause incurable cancers such as ...
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Posted on Sep 19, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Late last week a U.S. District Court sentenced Albania Deleon, the owner of Environmental Compliance Training and Methuen Staffing, to seven years in prison and civil fines in excess of $1.5 million. ...
Continue reading "Asbestos Training and Removal Firms Commits Fraud, Endanger Thousands" »
Posted on Sep 16, 2011 By Bryan Fears
For years, W.R. Grace owned and operated one of the largest - and, today, most infamous - asbestos vermiculite mines in the country. Located in Libby, Montana, the mine not only produced asbestos for ...
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Posted on Sep 15, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Inclement weather, national holidays, and teacher workdays are the typical reasons kids get a day off from school. For students at Burke Elementary in Salem, Massachusetts, however, the unexpected ...
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Posted on Sep 13, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Thomas M. Kenney, an asbestos victim living in St. Tammany Parish, made history in Louisiana this week when jurors awarded him $7.55 million for the injuries he sustained as a worker at two ...
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Posted on Sep 12, 2011 By Bryan Fears
The 10 th anniversary of 9/11 has past, but memories of that horrible day are still fresh in the minds of many Americans. Adding to the awareness of 9/11 are recent revelations that several federal ...
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Posted on Sep 9, 2011 By Bryan Fears
The House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution is scheduled to hold a hearing today on "How Fraud and Abuse in the Asbestos Compensation System Affect Victims, Jobs, the Economy, and ...
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Posted on Sep 8, 2011 By Bryan Fears
In the United Kingdom, more than 500,000 buildings contain asbestos, a lethal carcinogen that causes such incurable diseases as asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma. Increasingly, a new ...
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Posted on Sep 6, 2011 By Bryan Fears
With the ten year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaching, many Americans are mindful of 9/11 victims, their families, and the public servants - police officers and firefighters - whose lives were ...
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Posted on Sep 5, 2011 By Bryan Fears
Two employees of the District of Columbia's Department of the Environment were arrested late last week on allegations that they accepted $20,000 in bribes to turn the other way when presented with ...
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Posted on Sep 2, 2011 By Bryan Fears
What do 129 employees of the East Texas Council of Governments (ETCOG) have in common? Answer: They may have all been exposed to asbestos, a lethal carcinogen that causes such terminal illnesses as ...
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Posted on Sep 1, 2011 By Bryan Fears
A group of asbestos removal specialists have been hired by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to remove asbestos from a meat packing plant in Fort Branch, Indiana. As an indication of the ...
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