W.R. Grace Offers $18.5M to Settle Montana Asbestos Claims January 12, 2023 The owner of a former vermiculite mine in northwestern Montana that spread harmful asbestos in and around the town of...
$6M Awarded in Missouri Asbestos Suit Against Ford, Others November 3, 2022 ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis jury has ruled that Ford Motor Co. and other companies must pay $6...
J&J to End Global Sales of Talc-Based Baby Powder August 12, 2022 By Ankur Banerjee Johnson & Johnson will stop selling talc-based baby powder globally in 2023, the drugmaker said on Thursday, more than two...
North Carolina Asbestos Suit vs. Ford, Other Parts Makers Moves Ahead June 10, 2022 A federal lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. and other manufacturers of auto parts that contained asbestos is proceeding, after a...
EPA Rule Would Ban Asbestos Still in Use April 7, 2022 By Matthew Daly The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed a rule to finally ban asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in...
EPA Moves to End Asbestos Cleanup Along Montana Railroad March 25, 2022 By Matthew Brown Environmental regulators are moving to end a years-long cleanup along dozens of miles of railroad in two northwestern Montana communities...
J&J’s Controversial Prison Testing Resurfaces in Baby Powder Lawsuits March 8, 2022 By Jef Feeley More than 50 years ago, nearly a dozen men incarcerated outside of Philadelphia enrolled in an experiment funded by Johnson...
Montana Jury Awards $36.5M to Former Libby Miner With Lung Disease February 25, 2022 A Montana jury has awarded $36.5 million in damages to an Oregon man who suffers from lung disease because of...
Washington Asbestos Removers Facing $800K in Fines for Exposing Workers, Public November 4, 2021 Two Washington asbestos removal contractors are facing a combined $800,000 in fines from the Department of Labor & Industries for...
Massachusetts Alleges Improper Asbestos Removal, Disposal in Salem October 15, 2021 The former owners of a Salem property recklessly cut corners that probably led to the release of asbestos during demolition...