Mesothelioma Data Home Page > News

Current News

State Files Complaint against Landfill for Violating Asbestos Regulations

Fri 3/19/2010

Lisbon, OH - State officials have filed a 20-count lawsuit in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court against a salvage company that operates a potentially dangerous landfill.



Texas Man Names 22 Companies in Asbestos Lawsuit

Thu 3/18/2010

A Texas man is suing 22 defendant corporations, alleging that he developed a terminal asbestos-related illness on account of negligence of the companies.



Contractor to Pay $18,500 Fine for Asbestos Violations

Wed 3/17/2010

Defendant Lee Jackson has agreed to pay a penalty of $18,500, $5,000 of which will be paid to the State. $13,500 will be suspended if the defendant does not violate the settlement or State asbestos management and control regulations again within two years of the entry of the settlement agreement.



DEQ cites two Laramie men for asbestos violations

Tue 3/16/2010

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has cited two Laramie men for violation of state asbestos regulations.



City Relocates Workers after Asbestos Discovery

Mon 3/15/2010

SARATOGA SPRINGS – According to city school district officials, city employees have shifted from the field house at the Saratoga Springs East Side Recreation Field following asbestos was discovered in the structure.



Contractor Indicted for Asbestos Violations

Fri 3/12/2010

WORCESTER – A contractor and property management company have been cited for alleged violations in connection with the removal of asbestos from a building at 240 Main St., according to the office of state Attorney General Martha Coakley.



Developer Critical of Asbestos Fine

Thu 3/11/2010

A Vermont real estate developer who agreed earlier this year to pay $10,000 in fines for supposedly violating federal asbestos regulations during a demolition project called his settlement with the EPA “completely wrong and unfair”.



State Agencies Investigate UConn’s Asbestos Mishandling

Wed 3/10/2010

Three state agencies have opened an investigation into asbestos violations that exposed employees at the University of Connecticut to the cancer-causing substance during a renovation of the school president’s office.



Couple Wins $3 Million in Asbestos Case

Tue 3/9/2010

Brownsville, TX – A couple has won $3 million in an asbestos-related case against 3 defendant corporations.



Asbestos Abatement Underway in Winter Garden Theater

Mon 3/8/2010

First round work to tear down the Winter Garden Theater will get under way Tuesday as when asbestos abatement crews starts their job.



Asbestos Victim Wins $11.1 Million

Fri 3/5/2010

A Navy veteran suffering from asbestosis has won more than $1.1 million whereas his wife has been awarded $400,000 for the loss of his companionship.



Asbestos Suit Names 49 Defendants

Thu 3/4/2010

A deceased man’s estate is suing 49 defendant corporations in an asbestos case.



Hannibal city fined for asbestos violations

Wed 3/3/2010

Hannibal, MO – As part of an asbestos-linked settlement agreement with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Hannibal city will pay a $1,000 penalty. In Tuesday’s meeting, the city council members voted to accept the settlement.



Construction Company Fined for Violating Asbestos Regulations

 Tue 3/2/2010

WHITBY – A construction company was issued a huge fine after labor department inspectors found workers had been exposed to asbestos while demolishing a Whitby building.



Property owner and manager charged in asbestos case

Mon 3/1/2010

Two people were criminally charged for illegally removing asbestos, a known carcinogen, from the former Cambria Air Force Station, a Cold War-era military radar site.



1-15 of 293 Next Page >>

FREE Mesothelioma Treatment Packet and DVD!

First & Last Name:
Phone:
Email:

Have you or a loved one been diagnosed or have: Mesothelioma?
Yes  No

Comment / Info Request: