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Asbestos is rarely out of the news and continues to create panic amongst business and insurers for good reason.
We are continually collecting new articles that have appeared in the mainstream press and on various web sites so that you can understand the risks associated with the material.
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- Asbestos firm misled investors about its ability to compensate victims (GMA News)
SYDNEY, Australia - The former directors of building materials giant James Hardie Industries NV misled investors about their ability to compensate victims of its Asbestos products, an Australian court was told Monday in the opening of a civil trial against the embattled company.
- LegalView Reports Cancer Risk For St. Louis Residents After Unapproved Asbestos Removal During Demolition, USA (Medical News Today)
LegalView.com, the most comprehensive resource for everything legal on the Web, recently reported the use of an unapproved method of Asbestos removal by the city of St. Louis potentially exposing thousands of residents to Asbestos fibers during the demolition of buildings.
- Asbestos warship legal bid fails (BBC News)
A legal challenge to stop a French aircraft carrier riddled with asbestos being scrapped by a firm on Teesside fails.
- Asbestos sufferers hit by new ruling (Oldham Chronicle)
ASBESTOS sufferers have been dealt a blow following a new business ruling. From tomorrow, employers will no longer be legally required to store their insurance records for 40 years.
- £10k asbestos cancer pay-out (BBC News)
Sufferers of a cancer linked to asbestos are to receive an average pay-out of £10,000 under a government scheme.
- Breathe easy: Harmless asbestos found in Hegeman (Brown Daily Herald)
Students in Hegeman returned this fall to freshly painted walls, redone floors and the air clear of something they may not have known was there in the months before - asbestos. This summer, renovations in Hegeman involved the removal of the lung-cancer-causing, microscopic, white fibers from the floors, though most residents interviewed by The Herald were not even aware of the actions taken ...
- Asbestos dangers ignored at McNeil Island prison (Tacoma News Tribune)
Supervisors ignored safety concerns raised by inmates at McNeil Island state prison and made them remove potentially deadly asbestos-laden tile with no protective equipment and without taking common precautions, state records say.
- Charter schools fined for asbestos rule violations (KTAR 92.3 Phoenix)
Six Phoenix-area charter schools have been fined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to follow rules designed to prevent children from being exposed to asbestos.
- Asbestos widow fights on (Daily Telegraph)
THE widow of asbestos campaigner Bernie Banton stood outside the court where legal action against 10 former James Hardie executives began, and vented her spleen.
- OCEANSIDE: Asbestos removal under way at Country Club Apartments (North County Times)
OCEANSIDE ---- Asbestos has been discovered at Country Club Apartments, a 90-unit complex being renovated with the help of a $10.2 million loan from the city of Oceanside. Steps are now under way to remove the cancer-causing material, which was
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13 January 2005 - Daily Telegraph - "Hairdresser Killed By Asbestos"
11 November 2004 - Manchester Online - "£25m at stake in asbestos claim"
5 November 2004 - Birmingham Evening Mail - "Danger dust alarm No 2"
2 November 2004 - Birmingham Evening Mail - Asbestos Found At Local School
1 November 2004 - BBC News - "Asbestos Claims Could Hit £20bn"
13 September 2004 - Coventry Evening Telegraph -
"Asbestos Fears Could Scupper City Projects"
9 September 2004 - This is Cornwall - "Asbestos Tiles Found In House"
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