More than 100 workers are alleging that long-term exposure to asbestos at Nassau Coliseum has made them seriously ill. The plaintiffs represent current and former employees of the county-owned arena. They include electricians and carpenters who worked as independent contractors. …
A West Virginia radiologist and two Pennsylvania attorneys who were involved in thousands of asbestos lawsuits have been found guilty of civil racketeering for conspiring to fabricate claims against CSX Transportation. The Wheeling, W.Va., jury on Dec. 20 ordered Pittsburgh …
The Mississippi Supreme Court has let stand an order for a new trial in a workplace asbestos exposure case in which a Jones County man was awarded $15.2 million. The court denied a request from Troy Lofton to reconsider its …
A New York federal appellate court ruling yesterday could allow more asbestos liability suits to proceed against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. The appellate court’s decision affirms the previous ruling last year from U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New …
Bottle-cap maker Crown Holdings might want to pop the top off a celebratory bottle, after a bill to limit its asbestos liability in Idaho cleared the Senate and headed to Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter for signature. The measure cleared the …
A bill that would limit national bottle-top maker’s liability for asbestos-related health claims in Idaho has won support in the Idaho House. For years, Pennsylvania-based Crown Holdings has sought protection at the state level from claims filed by lung disease …
An experimental asbestos demolition method used to tear down a Fort Worth, Texas, apartment building four years ago may have exposed workers and the public to carcinogenic fibers, the Environmental Protection Agency said. The EPA’s inspector general said dust from …
The family of a longtime Jackson County, Missouri courthouse employee has accepted a $10 million settlement in a lawsuit involving the handling of asbestos at the courthouse. The settlement of a lawsuit filed by Nancy Lopez against U.S. Engineering Co. …
Asbestos-related diseases have been falling for a decade, but warnings from a pair of U.S. insurance giants about new claims raise questions about the industry’s ability to put the scourge behind it. While medical evidence suggests fewer new cases of …
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