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$6M Awarded in Missouri Asbestos Suit Against Ford, Others

ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Louis jury has ruled that Ford Motor Co. and other companies must pay $6 million to a Missouri family over claims that a woman’s death was caused by exposure to asbestos, including from dust …

J&J to End Global Sales of Talc-Based Baby Powder

Johnson & Johnson will stop selling talc-based baby powder globally in 2023, the drugmaker said on Thursday, more than two years after it ended U.S. sales of a product that drew thousands of consumer safety lawsuits. “As part of a …

North Carolina Asbestos Suit vs. Ford, Other Parts Makers Moves Ahead

A federal lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. and other manufacturers of auto parts that contained asbestos is proceeding, after a judge in North Carolina rejected arguments that a mechanic should have known of the dangers of asbestos. Mesothelioma.net, an advocacy …

EPA Rule Would Ban Asbestos Still in Use

The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed a rule to finally ban asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products and kills thousands of Americans every year. The proposal marks a major …

EPA Moves to End Asbestos Cleanup Along Montana Railroad

Environmental regulators are moving to end a years-long cleanup along dozens of miles of railroad in two northwestern Montana communities where lung-damaging asbestos from mining has been blamed in hundreds of deaths. The asbestos came from mining vermiculite that was …

J&J’s Controversial Prison Testing Resurfaces in Baby Powder Lawsuits

More than 50 years ago, nearly a dozen men incarcerated outside of Philadelphia enrolled in an experiment funded by Johnson & Johnson, according to unsealed documents. Now, those studies have come back to haunt the world’s largest maker of health-care …

Montana Jury Awards $36.5M to Former Libby Miner With Lung Disease

A Montana jury has awarded $36.5 million in damages to an Oregon man who suffers from lung disease because of exposure to asbestos while working at a vermiculite mine in Libby, a bellwether case that could affect hundreds of additional …

Washington Asbestos Removers Facing $800K in Fines for Exposing Workers, Public

Two Washington asbestos removal contractors are facing a combined $800,000 in fines from the Department of Labor & Industries for “knowingly and repeatedly” exposing employees and the public to hazardous conditions. Above and Beyond Asbestos Removal LLC of Edmonds faces …

Massachusetts Alleges Improper Asbestos Removal, Disposal in Salem

The former owners of a Salem property recklessly cut corners that probably led to the release of asbestos during demolition at the site, the state attorney general’s office said in a lawsuit. The office alleges in the suit, filed this …

Asbestos, Lead Paint, Mold Found at Senior Center in Massachusetts

Three western Massachusetts towns are looking for a new home for their senior center after an environmental assessment found asbestos, lead paint and mold in the 90-year-old building they had been using. The South County Senior Center in Deerfield, Massachusetts, …