Mesothelioma and Asbestos News - January 2007

Kids at Daycare Center Exposed to Asbestos
January 31, 2007 - Alarmed parents and officials at a Sydney, Australia daycare center can’t believe that their children have been playing...

Daughter of Insulation Factory Workers Dies of Meso
January 31, 2007 - A 68-year-old British woman whose parents worked at the Cape Insulation factory has died of mesothelioma...

Canadian School District Admits Asbestos Problems
January 31, 2007 - The school board of the New Westminster School District in Western Canada has admitted it failed to respond sufficiently...

Asbestos to Be Removed from Valley Forge National Park
January 30, 2007 - After 10 long years of negotiations, a plan to clean up an asbestos-contaminated waste dump at Valley Forge...

Massachusetts Contractor Fined for Violations
January 30, 2007 - The owner of a Shrewsbury, Massachusetts contracting company has been fined more than $36,000...

FDA Approves Assay for Monitoring Meso
January 30, 2007 - According to a press release issued on January 25, Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc. (FDI) has received approval from the Food & Drug Administration...

University’s Ruptured Pipe Rains Asbestos
January 29, 2007 - A steam pipe at Kansas State University’s outdated power plant ruptured earlier this week, causing asbestos insulation...

Montana Environmental Dept. Issues Large Asbestos Fines
January 29, 2007 - Frustrated about the disregard for important asbestos removal laws and non-payment of smaller fines for asbestos violations...

Man at Center of NY Asbestos Controversy Pleads Guilty
January 29, 2007 - John Chick, the man at the center of the Cayuga County (NY) Board of Elections asbestos scandal, has pled guilty...

Experts Still Debating Link Between 9/11 and Mesothelioma
January 24, 2007 - Since September 11, 2001, nearly 100 ground zero workers have died.  While doctors have definitively linked the work with respiratory illness...

New Yorkers Fight Asbestos Violations
January 24, 2007 - According to an article in the New York Daily News, two groups of concerned New York City-area residents are fighting asbestos violations...

Libby Asbestos Activist Dies of Mesothelioma
January 24, 2007 - Just a few short weeks after announcing to the public that he had developed mesothelioma and only a month after his diagnosis...

Parents Concerned About Asbestos Removal at PA School
January 19, 2007 - Parents of students who attend the Governor Mifflin Intermediate School in Reading, Pennsylvania are concerned about the school board’s recent decision...

EPA Will Retest Air near Ground Zero
January 19, 2007 - An Associated Press article notes that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will once again begin collecting names...

Japanese to Conduct Mesothelioma Risk Survey
January 19, 2007 - A group of researchers at Japan’s Juntendo University recently announced that they will soon commence a five-year study...

School Board Fined for Asbestos Violations
January 18, 2007 - The Jersey Journal reports that the Bayonne (NJ) School District and a contractor who was hired by the school district have been fined $6,000 ...

Long-time Electrician Succumbs to Mesothelioma
January 18, 2007 - A 70-year-old Harrington, England man who spent his life working as an electrician died of mesothelioma...

New Jersey High School Fears Asbestos
January 18, 2007 - Students at Jackson (NJ) Memorial High School have officially dubbed the former C-Wing of their school as “the Cancer Wing,”...

Mine Worker Who Focused Attention on Libby Asbestos Problem has Meso
January 15, 2007 - Les Skramstad, a Libby, Montana resident and former mine worker who brought the plight of the city to the attention of the world...

Israel Approves $1.2 Million for Asbestos Removal
January 15, 2007 - The Israeli Ministry for Environmental Protection has announced the approval of funds in excess of $1.2 Million...

Basement of Ohio Home Filled with Asbestos
January 15, 2007 - FoxNews in Youngstown, Ohio reports that an East Liverpool neighborhood is up in arms after the discovery of asbestos...

Explosion Causes Asbestos Concerns
January 12, 2007 - Asbestos has been found in the rubble of three homes that were destroyed by a December 9th gas explosion in Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Son of Can Factory Worker Wins Asbestos Suit
January 12, 2007 - The son of a woman who worked in a rural Wales can factory was awarded £60,000 in damages after it was determined...

Lawyers Hope to Gain Evidence in Asbestos Case
January 12, 2007 - Lawyers for a British man who recently died of mesothelioma are trying to gather evidence against the joinery company...

New York Asbestos Worker Will Plead Guilty
January 10, 2007 - The main player in a Syracuse, NY asbestos controversy has agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the federal Clean Air Act...

Shipyard Workers Warned of Asbestos Risks
January 10, 2007 - Former shipyard workers in the Cumbria region of England are getting sick, according to an article in the News & Star.

Construction Company Pleads No Contest in Salinas Asbestos Case
January 10, 2007 - Nova Partners, Inc., the company that was responsible for overseeing renovations to the north wing of the Salinas County Courthouse...

Asbestos Scare Closes Police Station
January 8, 2007 - Officials at a Leominster, Massachusetts police station closed a portion of the station last week after they discovered...

Man Uses Asbestos as Weapon
January 8, 2007 - In an unusual occurrence at an Innisfail, Australia bank, an angry man stormed into the Sydney-area financial institution and smashed...

Indiana University Removes Asbestos from Dorms
January 8, 2007 - The Indiana Daily Student News has reported that maintenance workers removed asbestos from 39 dorm rooms during inspections...

New Twist in Salinas Asbestos Case
January 5, 2007 - California State Attorney General Bill Lockyer has decided to drop charges against a construction project manager ...

Asbestos Organization Announces Award Winners
January 5, 2007 - The California-based Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) announced on Tuesday the names of four award winners...

Asbestos Widow Sues Pinewood Studios
January 5, 2007 - The widow of a film set painter, who was employed by England’s famed Pinewood Studios, has brought a £150,000 lawsuit against Rank Film Productions...

Alfacell Files for Orphan Drug Designation for ONCONASE®
January 3, 2007 - New Jersey Business News reports that Alfacell Corporation has filed an application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

Asbestos Insulation Sickens Employees
January 3, 2007 - Three town employees in West Tisbury, near Martha’s Vineyard, report that they’ve been sickened with respiratory ailments...

Australian Men Receive Compensation for At-Home Exposure
January 3, 2007 - Two British migrant workers from Perth, Australia have been awarded large sums by an Australian court in compensation for asbestos...

Florida Man Files Large Asbestos Suit
January 2, 2007 - A Florida gentleman who claims he contracted mesothelioma due to asbestos dust brought home on his wife’s clothing has filed suit...

Judge Overturns Verdict Against Georgia-Pacific
January 2, 2007 - Officials for the Georgia-Pacific Corporation, based in Atlanta, report that a Dallas, Texas, county judge overturned a $13.6 million asbestos verdict...

Maine High School Fears Asbestos
January 2, 2007 - Parents, students, and staff at a Maine high school have expressed concerns about asbestos abatement taking place while school is in session.