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Asbestos News Roundup: 8.5.10
August 5th, 2010. By LucyC
A roundup of recent asbestos-related news and information that you should be aware of.
Asbestos Lawsuits
Madison County, IL: Claudine B. Hope of South Carolina recently filed an asbestos lawsuit alleging her recently deceased husband, William L. Hope, developed mesothelioma after his work as an insulator at North Brothers from 1945 until 1951, as a branch manager at North Brothers from 1951 until 1972 and as an area vice president in 1972. Her late husband also worked for International Paper Company in 1948, according to the complaint.
A couple from Illinois, Douglas and Gwenetta Robinson have also filed a claim alleging that Douglas Robinson developed pleural plaques after his work as a laborer at Scott Air Force Base from 1964 until 1966, as a hand router from 1966 until 1968, as a machinist at Mitchell Manufacturing from 1968 until 1970, as a dump truck driver for Paramount Hauling from 1970 until 1975 and as a wire drawer for Laclede Steel Company from 1975 until 2002.
Additionally, in her recently filed suit, Linda Roland-Henderson of Ohio claims her late husband, Louie Henderson Sr, developed lung cancer after his work as a laborer at various locations from 1970 until 1979.
And, Shirley Stultz of Indiana has also filed a claim alleging her recently deceased husband, Ronald Stultz, developed mesothelioma after his work as a machine operator, mechanic, laborer and welder at various locations from 1953 until 1999. (Madisonrecord.com)
Asbestos Hot Spot – Jeffrey Asbestos Mine:
The plan to save the controversial Jeffrey asbestos mine in Asbestos, Quebec, may not get off the ground after all. According to a report in the Montreal Gazette, the cost of revitalizing the defunct mine has risen from $58 million to $73 million, an increase of 25 percent resulting from “stricter environmental standards introduced by the federal government and a newly approved contract with the mine’s workers,” the paper reports.
Consequently, Bernard Coulombe, the president of the mine, has been told by the Quebec government that he needs to secure new funding partners before the province will approve a loan gaurantee allowing the ‘revitalization’ of the mine to begin.
The past several months has seen repeated delays by the government over its decision to go ahead with the multimillion-dollar guarantee. There is suspicion that the deluge of letters from doctors, scientists and public health organizations across Quebec and the world who are opposed to reopening the mine may be having an impact on the government’s decision.
“(Government officials) have been told by the whole world that what they are doing is unconscionable,” said Kathleen Ruff, an anti-asbestos activist and senior adviser to the Rideau Institute on International Affairs told the Montreal Gazette. “It’s bringing such shame on the Quebec government. These ongoing delays could be a sign that they are feeling the heat.” (Montreal Gazette.com)
Asbestos News Roundup: 7.30.10
July 30th, 2010. By LucyC
A roundup of recent asbestos-related news and information that you should be aware of.
Asbestos Lawsuits
Madison County, IL: Twelve new asbestos lawsuits were filed in Madison County from June 14- 20. They include a suit filed by Donald Bauer of Texas who worked in maintenance and as a lineboy gassing airplanes, as well as a welder/fabricator from 1959 until 1992. His suit alleges that he developed asbestos mesothelioma through exposure to asbestos-containing products during his work.
Another of the suits was filed by Lornalee Rapinchuk of Illinois, who was a clerk, production line worker and home health assistant at various locations from 1954 until 1985. Rapinchuck alleges that she has mesothelioma, and was secondarily exposed to asbestos fibers through her father, Thomas Manz, who worked as a construction worker and painter; through her brother, Charles Manz, who worked as a painter; and through her husband, Thomas G. Rapinchuk, who worked as a sheet metal worker, press operator, draftsman and engineering detailer from 1955 until 1995.
In yet another asbestos suit, Gary Vogel of Kentucky claims the recently deceased John Vogel developed mesothelioma after his work at Sidney Kline from 1940 until 1941, at Clark Electric from 1941 until 1943, as a member of the U.S. Navy from 1943 until 1945, as a member of the Naval Ordinance from 1946 until 1976, at Beam and Colville Realtors from the late 1970s until the mid 1980s and at Al Vogel Constructing from the mid 1980s to the late 1980s.
Asbestos Whistleblower Suit
Genesee County, MI: A whistleblower suit has been filed by a former Genesee County Read the rest of this entry »
Asbestos News Roundup: 7.23.10
July 23rd, 2010. By LucyC
A roundup of recent asbestos-related news and information that you should be aware of.
Asbestos Lawsuits
Bloomington, IL: Two men who have asbestos mesothelioma and who filed a lawsuit alleging conspiracy among corporations that caused their illness, fell short of a unanimous jury verdict this week.
The case took six weeks in court, and the jury took just three days to declare that they couldn’t reach a unanimous decision. Consequently, a mistrial was announced on July 16.
One of the men, Mr. Dunham, worked as a firefighter in Springfield, and the plaintiff, Mr. Shoopman, was a teacher in Bloomington. They sought damages from Pneumo Abex, Honeywell, and Owens-Illinois, claiming they conspired with other companies for decades to conceal the hazards of asbestos. (St. Clair Record)
Asbestos Law
New York, NY: The Department of Environmental Protection, a city agency that certifies the private inspectors who test buildings and construction sites, says measures have been taken to improve oversight in the licensing process. The news comes three months after a safety inspector admitted to falsifying hundreds of reports concluding that buildings were free of cancer-causing asbestos. There are reportedly some 550 agents licensed through the agency.
The new measures include sharing information with federal, state and city agencies, computerizing its filing system and substantially increasing audits and spot checks of inspectors in the field. (NYTimes.com)
The Fight to Ban Quebec Asbestos
Montreal, PQ: The fight to keep the Jeffrey Asbestos Mine afloat was dealt a huge blow Read the rest of this entry »
Asbestos News Roundup: 7.15.10
July 15th, 2010. By LucyC
A roundup of recent asbestos-related news and information that you should be aware of.
Asbestos Lawsuits
Charleston, WV: Forty-seven defendants have been named in an asbestos-related lawsuit filed by Charles Judson Johnson and his wife Sharon Marie Johnson. According to their suit, Mr. Johnson was diagnosed with lung cancer on May 14, 2009, after having worked for FMC Corporation from 1972 until 1980 and for DuPont in 1980.
The defendants are being sued for negligence, contaminated buildings, breach of expressed/implied warranty, strict liability, intentional tort, conspiracy, misrepresentation and post-sale duty to warn, according to the suit.
The 47 defendants named in the suit are: 3M Company; A.W. Chesterton Company; Aurora Pump Company; Brand Insulations, Inc.; BW IP, Inc.; Certainteed Corporation; Cleaver-Brooks Company, Inc.; Crane Co.; E. I. DuPont de Nemours; Elliott Turbo Machinery Company; Flowserve FSD Corporation; Flowserve US, Inc., f/k/a Durco International, Inc.; FMC Corporation; Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation; Garlock, Inc.; General Electric Company; Goulds Pumps; Honeywell International, Inc.; IMO Industries, Inc.; ITT Corporation; Industrial Holdings Corporation; Ingersoll-Rand Company; McJunkin Corporation; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Nagle Pumps, Inc.; National Service Industries, Inc.; Nebraska Boiler; Nitro Industrial Coverings, Inc.; Oakfabco, Inc.; Ohio Valley Insulating Company, Inc.; Pneumo Abex Corporation; Rapid American Corporation; Riley Power, Inc.; Roper Pump Company; Rust Engineering & Construction, Inc.; Rust Constructors, Inc.; Schneider Electric USA, Inc.; State Electric Supply Company; Sterling Fluid Systems (US), LLC; Superior Boiler Works, Inc.; Tasco Insulations, Inc.; UB West Virginia, Inc.; Uniroyal, Inc.; Viacom, Inc.; Vimasco Corporation; and West Virginia State Electric Supply. (wvrecord.com)
Charleston, WV: A woman in Lexington, KY, has named 144 corporate defendants in her asbestos-related lawsuit, filed after she was diagnosed with asbestos mesothelioma.
Joni L. Johnson’s father worked as a pipefitter for the defendants from 1948-1976. Her suit claims that multiple causes of action including, negligence, contaminated buildings, breach of expressed/implied warranty, strict liability, intentional tort, conspiracy, misrepresentation and Read the rest of this entry »
Fall in Love with Asbestos: Laugh at Ads but Stay Home
July 15th, 2010. By AbiK
We don’t joke about asbestos here at LawyersAndSettlements.com. Let me just put that out there to start. But, considering that Canada hasn’t banned asbestos mining yet, and that one of the towns in Canada where asbestos mining still goes on is called…drumroll please…Asbestos, well, sometimes a little humor goes a long way.
How?
Consider this. Suppose you live in Asbestos, Quebec. And suppose the name isn’t just some coincidence—yes, there’s a reason it’s called Asbestos and the reason is that there’s an asbestos mine there. WolframAlpha puts Asbestos’ population at 15,381 (personally, I’m surprised it’s that many); CBC.ca puts it at 7,000. Regardless, those 7,000-15,000 folks living there are sitting amidst an ongoing hotbed of asbestos-mining debate. Just recently, the town found itself in the middle of a conundrum—it had to make a choice: either support its local asbestos mining operations or support an anti-asbestos charity walk—the Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life—that was set to walk right through their town. Well, money talks, so the walk was asked to take a hike.
So yes, you could say Asbestos, Quebec has a little image problem.
What to do? You want folks to visit, of course. But what will they think?—Visit a town that seemingly supports an industry that the majority of the world has already banned? Visit a town that has active asbestos mining going on and risk a vacation with microscopic asbestos fibers wafting through the air? True or not, this is what the average person—you, me—is thinking about the lovely hamlet of Asbestos.
Problem? Yes. Solution? Time for an ad agency. So Jane just sent me this video clip—and we had to share.
The video above takes a look at how one might create an ad to overcome such image challenges. And yes, humor is employed—but what other option is there? It’s a classic case of when things get so bad all you can do is laugh…
I’ve got a better solution: hey Canada, ban asbestos mining.
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