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 …
