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Asbestos News Roundup: 2.3.11
February 3rd, 2011. By LucyC
A roundup of recent asbestos-related news and information that you should be aware of. An ongoing list of asbestos hot spots from the Asbestos News Roundup archive appears on our asbestos map.
Asbestos Lawsuits
Galveston, TX: A couple in Texas have named 50 companies as defendants in their asbestos complaint. Michael Ray Cook and his wife allege that his health deteriorated as a result of asbestos exposure while working for the defendants. Among the named defendants in the case are Union Carbide Co., BP Amoco Chemical Co., Marathon Oil Co., Ingersoll-Rand Co. and A.W. Chesterton.
In a lawsuit, Cook claims he came into contact with asbestos and asbestos-containing products and machinery while working as a laborer in various shipyards, steel mills, refineries, paper mills and even military installations across the country.
He alleges he inhaled “great quantities of asbestos fibers” during his assignments, notably those at the Union Carbide facility in Beaumont, the suit says.
Further, the suit states that Cook’s asbestos exposure aboard the U.S. Navy vessels has nothing to do with the theory of negative design, but rather on the theory of failure to warn. (SE Texas Record)
Asbestos Settlements
San Diego, CA: The U.S. Department of Labor has settled with a Navy contractor for $45,000 after finding that NWS Communications wrongfully terminated a whistleblower who worked at naval installments in Coronado and Imperial Beach. NWS was hired by the Navy to perform installation, construction and maintenance of cable and Internet systems.
According to a report in the Coronado Patch, the employee had complained previously to NWS for Read the rest of this entry »
Asbestos News Roundup: 1.27.11
January 27th, 2011. By LucyC
A roundup of recent asbestos-related news and information that you should be aware of. An ongoing list of asbestos hot spots from the Asbestos News Roundup archive appears on our asbestos map.
Asbestos Lawsuits
Charleston, WV: Richard Packer and his wife, Janet Packer have filed an asbestos complaint naming 91 defendant companies, alleging that those companies are responsible for exposing Mr. Packer to asbestos-containing products during the course of his employment.
The suit claims that the defendants knew or should have known that the products containing asbestos would cause serious lung diseases and cancer and failed to take responsible precautions to warn them of the dangers. Further, the defendants’ negligence caused Mr. Packer to develop asbestosis and/or other asbestos-related diseases and conditions.
The 91 defendants named in the suit are: Accent Bearings Co., Inc.; American Standard, Inc.; American Insulated Wire Co.; A.W. Chesterton Company; Aurora Pump Company; Baldor Electric Company; Belden Wire & Cable Co.; Borg-Warner Corporation; Brand Insulations, Inc.; 3M Company; Carrier Inc.; Carrier Corporation; Certaintced Corporation; Chicago Gasket Company; Cleaver-Brooks Company, Inc.; Columbus McKinnon Corporalion; Crane Co.; Crane Pumps & Systems, Inc.; Crown Cork & Seal USA; IMO Industries, Inc.; DeZurik Co.; DeZurik Water Controls; Dow Chemical Company; Durez Corporation; E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.; Elliott Turbomachinery Company, Inc.; Exxon Mobil Corporation; F.B. Wright Company; Fairmont Supply Company; Flowserve FSD Corporation, individually and as successor in interest to Durametallic Corporation; Flowserve US, Inc.; Ford Motor Company; Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation; Gardner Denver, Inc.; General Cable Corporation; General Electric Company; Georgia Pacific Corporation; Gordon Gasket & Packing Company; Goulds Pumps; Graybar Electric Company, Inc.; Grinnell Corporation; Honeywell International; IMO Industries, Inc.; Industrial Holdings Corporations; Industrial Supply Solutions; Ingersoll-Rand Company; ITT Corporation; I.U. North America, Inc.; J.H. France Refractories; John Crane, Inc.; Kentile Floors, Inc.; Lockheed Martin Corporation; Mallinckrodt Group, Inc.; McJunkin Corporation; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Milton Roy, Inc.; Mine Safety Appliances, Inc.; Monsanto Company; Nagle Pumps, Inc.; National Service Industries Ventures, Inc.; NAPA Auto Parts; Nitro Industrial Coverings, Inc.; Oakfabco, Inc.; Ohio Valley Insulating Company, Inc.; Pneumo Abex Corporation; Premiere Refractories, Inc.; Rapid American Corporation; Reliance Electrical Company; Riley Power, Inc.; Rockwell Automation, Inc.; Rockwell International Corporation; Sepco Corporation; Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.; Schneider Electric USA, Inc.; State Electric Supply Company; Tasco Insulation; the Okonite Company; Thiem Corp.; UB West Virginia, Inc.; Union Carbide and Plastics Company, Inc.; Union Carbide Corporation; Uniroyal, Inc., individually and as successor-in-interest to United States Rubber Company; Uniroyal Holding, Inc.; United States Steel Corporation; Viacom, Inc.; Warren Pumps, LLC; Weil-McLain Company; Western Auto Parts; West Virginia Electric Supply Company; Yarway Corporation; and Zurn Industries, Inc. (WVRecord)
Charleston, WV: A couple from Parkersburg is suing 80 companies alleging that they Read the rest of this entry »
Asbestos News Roundup: 1.20.11
January 20th, 2011. By LucyC
A roundup of recent asbestos-related news and information that you should be aware of. An ongoing list of asbestos hot spots from the Asbestos News Roundup archive appears on our asbestos map.
Asbestos Hot Spots
Joilet, IL: Demolition of the White Store in downtown Joliet has been postponed until the last week of January because asbestos was found in the attic, according to Joliet Junior College (JJC) officials.
The former clothing factory was scheduled for demolition after it was sold to JJC. The college plans to clear the site to make way for a $42 million, 10-story City Center Campus, which is expected to bring more than 500 new students to the downtown area.
Demolition, which was slated to begin earlier this week, had already been delayed from November after discovery of asbestos in the building. All of the asbestos was believed to have been removed until more was found in the attic, said Kelly Rohder, a JJC spokeswoman.
The 102-year-old, four-story building sits at 235 N. Chicago St. It dates to the 1880s and originally was a clothing factory, then a popular spot to buy blue jeans in the 1960s and most recently a warehouse for a local furniture store. (triblocal.com)
Aspen, CO: Aspen’s City Market is scheduled to undergo asbestos abatement in the evenings, so shoppers can continue using the facility during the day. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment approved the plan outlined by City Market to remove the asbestos from the ceiling of the market.
The asbestos abatement project is scheduled to start early in February, the amended permit, according to Jeff Adams, an environmental specialist, will look at allowing abatement work at night in a city where construction is normally permitted only during daytime. (seedol.com)
Enid, OK: $92,007 of additional funding is required to carry out asbestos removal from the south building of Coolidge Elementary School. The asbestos was a surprising find in the building. Read the rest of this entry »
Asbestos News Roundup: 1.13.11
January 13th, 2011. By LucyC
A roundup of recent asbestos-related news and information that you should be aware of. An ongoing list of asbestos hot spots from the Asbestos News Roundup archive appears on our asbestos map.
Asbestos Lawsuits
St Clair, IL: Dorothy L. Kainer, Kimberly M. Kainer and Lisa K. Foreman have filed an asbestos-related complaint naming 29 defendant companies. They filed the complaint on behalf of recently deceased Emil T. Kainer.
According to the suit, Emil T. Kainer worked as an electrician from 1953 until 1996 and served in the U.S. Army. During the course of his work he was exposed to asbestos-containing products, which caused him to develop asbestos-related disease. Consequently, the complaint states, Emil T. Kainer incurred medical costs and suffered great physical pain and mental anguish. In addition, he became prevented from pursuing his normal course of employment and, as a result, lost large sums of money that would have accrued to him, the plaintiffs claim.
In their suit, the Kainers allege the defendant companies caused Emil T. Kainer to develop mesothelioma after his exposure to asbestos-containing products throughout his career. The suit further claims that the defendants should have known of the harmful effects of asbestos, but failed to exercise reasonable care and caution for the plaintiffs’ relative’s safety. (st.clairrecord.com)
Madison County, IL: An asbestos mesothelioma lawsuit was the first suit filed in 2011 in Madison County. Filed by Arkansas residents Opie Chism and his wife, Bonnie Chism, the suit alleges that during Mr Chism’s work at factories and car service shops throughout Illinois, which began in the 1950s, he was exposed to asbestos. As a result, Opie Chism developed Read the rest of this entry »
Asbestos News Roundup: 1.7.11
January 7th, 2011. By LucyC
A roundup of recent asbestos-related news and information that you should be aware of. An ongoing list of asbestos hot spots from the Asbestos News Roundup archive appears on our asbestos map.
Asbestos Settlements
Baltimore, MD: The family of forklift driver Daniel Edwards, who died from asbestos mesothelioma in 2008, have been awarded $2.4 million in damages, which will be reduced to $2.2 million under the Maryland cap on damages.
The family filed a wrongful death suit against Union Carbide, alleging that Daniel contracted mesothelioma lung cancer from moving bags of asbestos with a forklift for six years for National Gypsum, from the late 60s to the early 70s. Union Carbide mined and supplied the asbestos. The company allegedly failed to warn workers about the risks of asbestos exposure.
In the suit Daniel’s children and his estate claimed that Union Carbide had information on the link between asbestos and mesothelioma as early as 1967, two years before he began working at National Gypsum. According to a report by the Maryland Daily Record, Union Carbide attorneys argued that it was National Gypsum’s responsibility to warn its workers of the dangers associated with asbestos. (MDdailyrecord.com)
Genesee County, MI: The Genesee County, Michigan, Community Action Recourse Department (GCCARD) has reportedly settled a lawsuit for $250,000 over a former worker’s asbestos claims, the Flint Journal reports.
Ray Barker II, who worked for the GCCARD for six months in 2009, claimed that the lives of workers and homeowners were endangered by weatherization work conducted by the group in Read the rest of this entry »
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