A former tradesman from the UK has expressed concern that not enough people are aware of the dangers of asbestos exposure. The sixty five year old man, Tom King, was diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, two years ago. However, although he is still alive he is unable to perform many day to day […]

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A man from the UK who has been diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma is appealing for people to come forward and help him to claim compensation to support his family once he has gone. Sixty eight year old grandfather, William Armitage, is having problems making a claim because the insurance company in question […]

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The Victorian government has made an apology to victims of asbestos exposure, and the move has been welcomed by a Gippsland support group that deals with sufferers of asbestos related diseases. Since the 1920s workers at power stations in the Latrobe Valley that were run by the State Electricity Commission (SEC) were exposed to […]

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A surveying company in the UK has been fined after it was revealed that it had failed to identify asbestos at two schools in Wales . Normandie Analytical Services, based in Guernsey, carried out a series of asbestos tests fot the local council at Cardinal Newman Comprehensive School in Pontypridd and Aberdare Boys School, […]

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A couple from Texas have filed an asbestos related lawsuit against sixty five defendant companies in Jefferson County District Court. The lawsuit, filed by Rodney and Beatrice LeJeune, claims that Rodney was wrongfully inflicted with the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma.
Rodney is said to have worked as a truck driver and general labourer according to the […]

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Officials from the Health and Safety Executive in the UK are urging consumers to ensure that they hire someone that is properly licensed when it comes to the removal of asbestos. This comes after a company director was found guilty of asbestos violations when carrying out work at a shop.
The man, Robert McCart, was the […]

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According to a recent report a class action asbestos related lawsuit has been filed in Madison County, Illinois, by around one hundred and fifty defendants. The civil conspiracy class action lawsuit claims that the plaintiffs were misled about the dangers of asbestos.
The lawsuit claims that the people involved were exposed to asbestos and were not […]

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A Washington prison has been fined for allegedly serious asbestos regulation violations. The McNeil Island State Prison in Washington has been fined nearly twenty five thousand dollars by the Washington Department of Labor and Industries. The prison has been accused of wilful and serious breaches of asbestos regulations by the authorities.
According to the report the […]

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The Springfield Township school board has revealed that it has awarded an asbestos removal contract to The Prime Group Associates Inc. after the company put in the lowest bid out of six bids that were put forward. The abatement work is to be carried out at the middle school and the former Erdenheim Elementary School […]

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An asbestos campaign that has been launched by the UK’s Health and Safety Executive is being launched by Scottish minister Jim Murphy. Mr Murphy stated that he was shocked to hear that asbestos related deaths in the UK were rising year on year.
Official figures show that there are now around four thousand deaths a year […]

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According to a recent report around thirty thousand asbestos related lawsuits have been tossed out of Cleveland courts in order to comply with an Ohio Supreme Court ruling that placed limitations on cases. The cases related to those that have been exposed to asbestos but not diagnosed with any related sickness.
However, court officials have said […]

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According to a recent report students from the Boulder’s Mesa Elementary School were sent home early this week after a ceiling tile fell to the floor. Officials from the school district said that the tile may have resulted in the release of asbestos into the air. Although there was no evidence of this school officials […]

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The Victorian government has made an apology to victims of asbestos exposure, and the move has been welcomed by a Gippsland support group that deals with sufferers of asbestos related diseases. Since the 1920s workers at power stations in the Latrobe Valley that were run by the State Electricity Commission (SEC) were exposed to asbestos.
According […]

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A company that was found to have breached asbestos related regulations has been fined. The fine was imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency in Johnston, Rhode Island. The company that has been fined is the Bilray Demolition Company. The firm has been fined over two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in total. This comes after […]

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An electrician has filed an asbestos related lawsuit against thirteen defendant companies, claiming that he has been diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma, and that this cancer was wrongfully caused because of negligence on the part of the defendant companies.
Bruno Dobler was diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer in October of last year according […]

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A couple has filed an asbestos lawsuit, claiming that as a result of exposure to asbestos dust and fibers they have both gone on to develop asbestos related diseases. The lawsuit has been filed in Madison County Circuit Court, and the plaintiffs are Michael and Madonna Sue Poninski.
According to the lawsuit they have both developed […]

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A construction union in the UK has called for the housing manager at a housing association to be sacked following a programme on television. In the programme the housing manager was seen refusing to provide masks to workers while they were drilling asbestos, according to the report. Union officials are outraged and are calling for […]

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A county has been fined thousands of dollars after being found guilty of violating asbestos regulations by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. The fine was imposed on Klamath County after county officials were found to have allowed an unlicensed contractor to clean up asbestos from a county road,
The DEQ fined the county over eight […]

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Eighty companies have been named as defendants in an asbestos lawsuit that has been filed on behalf of the estate of a deceased worker. The lawsuit was filed earlier this week at Jefferson County District Court by a law firm representing the estate of deceased worker Lillie Young.
The lawsuit claims that the eighty companies named […]

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A second lawsuit has been filed over a man that contracted an asbestos related disease who has now died. Before his death Earnest L Edwards filed a lawsuit and received a payout for contracting an asbestos related disease, having worked all of his life as a pipe fitter.
However, the family of the deceased is now […]

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An apartment building recently had to be emptied as a result of an asbestos contamination scare, and this followed a fire that blazed in the building in Boulder earlier in the week. There were fears that the blaze could have caused asbestos contamination in the air, which could then endanger the health of residents.
A city […]

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A man from Washington has filed a lawsuit in Madison County Circuit Court this week after he was diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma. The plaintiff, James Regal, claims that the deadly cancer was wrongfully caused, and he has named sixty eight defendants in the lawsuit.
According to the plaintiff he worked for the US […]

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The A list Hollywood celebrity Tom Cruise has been warned that he should seek medical advice and assistance after reports that he may have been exposed to the deadly substance asbestos while aboard a cruise ship called Freewinds.
It is thought that the actor may have come into contact with the deadly substance while on the […]

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According to a recent report there will no longer be free asbestos testing for people in Libby. A free testing program has been in place since 2003, with residents receiving health tests. This is because of the contamination that was caused by the nearby vermiculite mine belonging to WR Grace.
The funding for the program so […]

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A couple has filed an asbestos lawsuit in Madison County Circuit Court, claiming that the man has contracted an asbestos related disease. The lawsuit names one hundred and nineteen companies as defendants.
James and Marilyn Gray have claimed in their lawsuit that the asbestos related cancer with which James has been diagnosed has been wrongfully caused. […]

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According to recent information from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) problems linked to asbestos caused the deaths of around six hundred and thirty two people in New York between 1995 and 2005. The data was released by officials from Weitz & Luxenberg.
An official from the firm stated: “Weitz & Luxenberg is […]

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Approximately eight years ago environmental officials had to test and clean up the land around two hundred and fifty houses located near to the Western Mineral Product Plant on Madison Street, Minneapolis. This was because the plant had apparently let some people use leftover products for their landscaping needs.
However, it turned out that the products […]

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Politicians in the UK have been warned to think carefully before passing draft asbestos legislation relating to those that have contracted a benign asbestos related disease. The legislation relates to those that contract pleural plaques, which is a scarring of the lungs.
Professor Neil Douglas, president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, has said […]

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A man who developed the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma has filed a lawsuit against fifty three defendant companies, accusing them of conspiring to conceal information relating to the dangers of asbestos and exposure to asbestos dust and fibers.
Harvey Williams claims that since he was diagnosed with the cancer he has suffered physical pain, mental anguish, […]

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The children of a man who died from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma have filed a lawsuit claiming that their father’s death was wrongfully caused as a result of exposure to asbestos dust and fibers. The lawsuit has been filed against his former employer, Exxon Mobil, which the man’s children state is responsible for the […]

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