Mesothelioma and Asbestos News - July 2006

Brooklyn Jury Gives Millions to Railroad Workers
July 31, 2006 - Following an eight-day trial, a jury in Brooklyn, NY awarded a total of $16.4 million to three plaintiffs that had been long-time employees of the Long Island Railroad (LIRR). 

Widow Sues ALCOA for $20 Million
July 28, 2006 - A woman from Vonore, Tennessee, whose husband recently died of asbestos-related esophageal cancer, has filed a lawsuit against ALCOA Inc. for $20 million.

Syracuse Factory in Asbestos Limelight
July 28, 2006 - The Syracuse Post-Standard has published the findings of a health study conducted to determine the health hazards presented by a former insulation factory in nearby Weedsport.

Virginia Jury Awards $10.4 Million
July 27, 2006 - The widow of a man who died of asbestos-related lung cancer at age 60 was awarded the sum of $10.4 million in a wrongful death suit brought against three companies...

Devil’s Apple” Shows Early Promise as Cancer Treatment
July 26, 2006 - In a small biotech lab in Australia, researches have been stumped by a little mouse they call M5.  It seems that the little creature has been twice infected with the asbestos-related disease mesothelioma...

Longest Living Meso Sufferer Offers his Insights
July 26, 2006 - A man who was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 1997 is still alive and hopes to teach others how to increase their chances or survival and deal with the disease...

Canadian MP Says Country Tarnished by Asbestos
July 25, 2006 - At a recent international conference on asbestos, a member of the Canadian Parliament declared that Canada was acting like “an international pariah” by importing asbestos to Third World countries.

No Deal between W.R. Grace and its Asbestos Creditors
July 25, 2006 - The Associated Press has reported that an attempt to broker a deal between W.R. Grace Company and its asbestos creditors has failed. 

Massachusetts School District Cited for Asbestos Violations
July 24, 2006 - The Massachusetts state Division for Occupational Safety (DOS) has cited the Saugus School District for a large number of asbestos-related violations.

Groups Differ as to Safety of Illinois Beach
July 21, 2006 - After much debate about asbestos that’s consistently been found on the sands at Illinois Beach State Park in Zion, Illinois, researchers at the University of Illinois...

Pre-Trial Arguments in W.R. Grace Trial
July 21, 2006 - This week, pre-trial oral arguments began in the case of the U.S. government versus seven W.R. Grace Company executives who are facing charges of conspiracy...

Woman Sues for Non-Occupational Asbestos Exposure
July 20, 2006 - A woman from Oregon has filed suit against 63 defendants in an Illinois court, claiming that she contracted mesothelioma due to exposure to asbestos from the clothes...

Huge Asbestos Amounts Found in Those who Lived Near Factory
July 19, 2006 - In a finding that supports evidence that asbestos disease can develop without direct contact, two women who lived near a now-defunct asbestos factory in Japan...

Capitol Tunnel Still Full of Asbestos
July 19, 2006 - A report issued by the U.S. Public Health Service has informed the Architect of the Capitol’s (AoC) office that asbestos discovered three years ago...

Canadian Asbestos Town has Unfavorable Reputation
July 18, 2006 - Residents of Asbestos, Quebec expect that their town will soon disappear.  It’s no wonder.  With a name that is synonymous with sickness and death, businesses refuse to make their home...

Asbestos Exposure Angers Connecticut School Employees
July 18, 2006 - Twelve maintenance workers in the Greenwich, CT School District have undergone chest x-rays and filed complaints with the school board...

$11.5 Million Awarded in Asbestos Suit
July 17, 2006 - A couple from Longmont, Colorado was awarded $1.5 million in damages in a suit brought against Asbestos Corporation Limited, a Canadian-based company...

Sixteen Joint Asbestos Suits Filed
July 13, 2006 - In a state where asbestos suits are at a record high, lawyers filed 16 joint asbestos suits this week in a Kanawha County, West Virginia court, naming a total of 143 defendants.

Natural Asbestos Poses Health Risk
July 11, 2006 - Australian geologists have determined that naturally-occurring asbestos, found in rocks and disturbed by construction, roadwork, or farming, could pose a health risk...

New Book Details Asbestos as “Silent Killer”
July 10, 2006 - Columbus, Ohio native, Bill Burton, knows what it’s like to suffer.  The 80-year-old great-grandfather who served with the Navy’s Armed Guard during World War II has mesothelioma...

Asbestos Halts Church Demolition in Santa Ana
July 7, 2006 - Opponents who believe that large developers receive special treatment when it comes to asbestos removal called for the stoppage of the demolition of an old church in Santa Ana...

Asbestos Found at Halifax Senior Home
July 6, 2006 - Residents at a Halifax, Nova Scotia senior citizens home were surprised to find out that, for many, the building they’ve been living in for years is tainted with asbestos. 

West Virginia Plaintiffs Name 108 Defendants in Asbestos Suits
July 6, 2006 - Two lawsuits filed last week by a Pittsburgh law firm in a Charlestown, WV court name more than 100 defendants per suit...

Kansas City Project Halted Due to Asbestos
July 5, 2006 - Inspectors at a $103 million building site in downtown Kansas City promptly halted the project last week due to excessive asbestos contamination.

Search to Continue Atop Asbestos-Ridden NYC Building
July 5, 2006 - Government officials in Manhattan are allowing workers to continue their search for human remains atop a building destroyed in the WTC disaster.