Get rid of hazardous waste next Sunday
Morris County Daily Record - ... materials include pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, oil-based paints, stains, paint thinners and removers, solvents, automotive fluids, batteries, pool chemicals,...
Asbestos shame
Globe and Mail - Once inhaled, the fibres become tangled in lung tissues, where they wreak havoc — typically lung cancer, asbestosis and mesothelioma, a rare, painful and almost always fatal cancer...
Harry RIP: a scoundrel, scam artist and a very dear friend
Belfast Telegraph - Asbestosis. When I saw him for the last time a few weeks ago, he was in torment. Muscle wastage was destroying his body, and each breath was agony. Yet when the end came, it did...
Travelers 3Q profit, outlook both rise
Boston Globe - Travelers said it left its asbestos reserves unchanged after an annual review, as the number of new claims declined but defense costs remained unchanged. Travelers shares rose 34...
Alfacell to Host Webinar on RNA Interference-Like Mechanics of RNase ...
Forbes - In addition to an ongoing Phase IIIb study in malignant mesothelioma, Alfacell is conducting a Phase I/II trial of ONCONASE in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and other solid tumors. For...
Iron Range Resources: $250,000 is slated for study
Mesabi Daily News - University officials traveled to the Iron Range in August to launch three concurrent studies on taconite worker health issues, including the deadly lung cancer mesothelioma,...
Claimants gear up for new plaques compensation bid
Insurancetimes.co.uk - Last year, it did so in a case to assist mesothelioma sufferers. A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice said: “The government will carefully consider the Lords’ judgement...
Chubb Reports Third Quarter Net Income per Share of $1.87;
Forbes - ... recoverables; -- the willingness of parties, including us, to settle disputes; -- developments in judicial decisions or regulatory or legislative actions relating to coverage and...
Crane Co. Reports Strong Operating Results before Provision to Extend ...
Forbes - These results included a $250.0 million after-tax provision, or $4.18 per share, to extend the time horizon of the Company's estimate of its asbestos liability from 2011 to 2017 reflecting...
JR subcontractors compensated for asbestos
Daily Yomiuri On-Line - Three subcontract workers of West Japan Railway Co. who worked to remove asbestos from JR West trains have been awarded workers compensation for asbestos-related diseases, it...
CITYCIDE: ANELLO'S STALLING PUTS LIVES AT RISK
Niagara Falls Reporter - Although rare, mesothelioma is the most common form of cancer associated with asbestos exposure,"the Web site reads. "In addition to lung cancer and mesothelioma, some...
Workplace cancer a hidden toll
Sydney Morning Herald - The ones we know about are either the cause of very rare cancers, or clustering with a very clear exposure such as mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos," Professor Olver...
9,000 elderly fear axe for free care after ruling
Scotsman - SCOTLAND'S flagship free care scheme for the elderly was in turmoil last night after a judge ruled that it was wrong for councils to pay the care costs of thousands of pensioners in...
Sunday Forum: The war on cancer, cont'd
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Today in Germany, France, Italy and the United States, one in three cases of mesothelioma, a rare cancer thought to be unique to asbestos exposure, occurs in people who...
Hawke 'disproves of govt's union slurs'
Nine MSN - Former prime minister Bob Hawke disproves the government's claim that a Labor government would be run by the unions, deputy opposition leader Julia Gillard says. The government is running...
Risking death for just £1 a day
Scotsman - ... The breaking-up of the 46,000-tonne Blue Lady was given the final go-ahead by India's Supreme Court after a long-running legal battle led by environmentalists, who said the Norwegian...
Air sickness
Sydney Morning Herald - She has compiled a dossier on contaminated air incidents and collaborated with a British pilot on a documentary called Welcome Aboard Toxic Airlines . "This is a major...
City has no plans to idle in park
Journal Times - As for contamination, “A lot of the work has been done, and done right,” he said. “Asbestos has been dealt with, the slag heap is gone and foundry sand has been removed.” — Michael...
The grass is greener: Southside Industrial Park set to open
Journal Times - After gaining site control, the city had to perform an environmental assessment on how to demolish the old buildings, deal with asbestos, and so on. Contracts had to be put to bid,...
Rudd of many faces
News.com.au - It has taken former senator Graham Richardson's whatever-it-takes politics to new heights, even advising company James Hardie on the best face to put on its decision to shed its...
Asbestos victims lose landmark claim
Scotsman - Pleural plaques on the lungs can be a forerunner to diseases such as asbestosis and mesothelioma. In the leading judgement, Lord Justice Hoffmann said that proof of damage was an...
Asbestos claiming a new generation
News.com.au - Children who played around their parents' feet as walls were torn down and extensions to the family home built are now dying from mesothelioma, the fatal cancer that attacks the lining...
Asbestos fear at schools
Westmidlands.com - Asbestos is only harmful if disturbed, when the inhalation of fibres can cause serious illness, such as mesothelioma, if they become lodged in the lungs. Kevin Kendall, Walsall...
BestWeek: U.K. Asbestos Verdict Eases Pressure on Insurers
Forbes - ... decision upheld the duty of insurers "to compensate people who've suffered an injury and not to pay out policyholders' money for a condition that causes no symptoms and that cannot...
Hospice crisis?
BBC News - There is a funding crisis in Hospice Care homes, with many struggling to stay afloat. We investigate what it means for our region... Maureen Hunt suffers from mesothelioma and has spent...
Patent Infringement Lawyer Johnson Law Group Says New Ruling on ...
Market Wire - Johnson Law Group is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and practices in patent infringement, rollover/car accidents, maritime, offshore oil rig accidents, mesothelioma lung cancer,...
No compensation for pleural placques caused by asbestos
North West Evening Mail - Unite will continue to fight to recoup damages for those people who have developed mesothelioma and other asbestos-related conditions.” Ian McFall, head of asbestos policy...
Former Sailor Wins $35m Asbestos Suit
CNBC - LOS ANGELES - A former Navy sailor who was exposed to asbestos more than 50 years ago has been awarded $35.1 million in compensatory damages after he was diagnosed with cancer. John R. "Jack"...
Weitz & Luxenberg Responds to Second Worldwide Recall of Electronic ...
Forbes - The firm has also played leading roles in national and local litigations involving asbestos, DES, silicone breast implants, medical malpractice, and general negligence, among others. A...
A buyer is sought for lighthouse
Baltimore Sun - The GSA warns that asbestos and lead paint might be present. Also, the new owner will have to be amenable to regular official visitors; it has an active navigational aid, and the...
Lawsuit Seeks to Delay Sands Implosion
MSN MoneyCentral - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - The owner of a hotel across the street from the Sands Casino Hotel went to court Wednesday in a last-minute effort to delay or block Thursday's planned...
Former Navy sailor wins $35m asbestos suit
Chico Enterprise-Record - LOS ANGELES—A former Navy sailor who was exposed to asbestos more than 50 years ago has been awarded $35.1 million in compensatory damages after he was diagnosed with...
'Cruel injustice' of axed asbestos pay-outs
Scotsman - The judgment has gone against the workers who have to live with the condition with the appalling fear that it could develop into mesothelioma [a form of cancer]. "It is a ridiculous...
PPG Reports Record Third Quarter Sales, Strong Earnings Coatings ...
CNBC - ... per share, for costs related to the Barloworld Coatings Australia acquisition made during the third quarter and $3 million, or 2 cents per share, to reflect the net increase in the...
Asbestos ruling ends payouts
This is Hampshire - Asbestos has left a devastating legacy of pain and misery across Hampshire with an average of two cases of mesothelioma, a form of lung cancer and the deadliest asbestos...
American Standard Companies Reports Third-Quarter Results
Forbes - ... fluctuations; (iii) the actual level of construction activity in the company's end-markets; (iv) periodic adjustments to accruals for contingent liabilities, including accruals...
State to inspect Higgins School
Boston Globe - ... numerous structural problems. Also, the study reported that the school needs new electrical, plumbing, and ventilation and heating systems, along with new windows and doors. In...
Damages blow to lung victims
Manchester Evening News - ... The House of Lords has ruled that victims who develop scarred lung tissue after working with asbestos have no right to recover damages in court. It means that only...
Aviva signals more job losses in drive to save £350m
Guardian Unlimited - Stephen Haddrill, director general of the Association of British Insurers, said: "The insurance industry is fully committed to paying compensation to claimants who suffer from...
'Unions helped us, but Hockey did nothing'
News.com.au - Mr Banton said another 53,000 people were going to be affected by asbestos-related disease by 2020, and 13,000 of those people would die due to mesothelioma. "Without the union...
Insurers in Lords asbestos victory
Daily Telegraph - Insurers are due to save up to £1.5bn after a landmark test case ruled that thousands of people who have been exposed to asbestos fibres will not receive compensation. The House of...
Union fury at landmark asbestos ruling
Daily Telegraph - ... industry has a responsibility to compensate people who've suffered an injury and not to pay out policyholders' money for a condition that causes no symptoms and that cannot...
Asbestos condition claims stopped
BBC News - Serious respiratory diseases including mesothelioma and lung cancer have been diagnosed in 400 men - most of them former Clydeside shipyard workers. But the ruling means that insurance...
Asbestos victims lose landmark claim
Reuters UK - Pleural plaques on the lungs can be a forerunner to diseases such as asbestosis and mesothelioma. In the leading judgement, Lord Justice Hoffmann said that proof of damage was an...
U.K. Court Dismisses Asbestos Pleural Plaques Appeal (Update2)
Bloomberg - Unite will continue to fight to recoup damages for those people who have developed mesothelioma and other asbestos related conditions,'' Derek Simpson, the union's Joint General...
Massive blow for asbestos victims
WebWire - Only if they develop cancer, asbestosis or pleural thickening will they be able to make a claim.” The insurance industry believes they will save around £1.4 billion as a result of this...
Francis Roe
Daily Telegraph - These included tobacco smoke (he conducted much work on its chemical constituents ), asbestos, talc in mineral oils, the drugs metronidazole and cimetidine, chloroform and various...
Buck & New Dawg: Where's the shame in losing to Patriots?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Each Monday, the Star-Telegram's Ray Buck and NBC 5's Newy Scruggs go at it in a point-counterpoint on sporting issues. E-mail Ray Buck at rbuck@star-telegram.com . Newy...
Gateway Connector Project Halfway Finished
WBOY - The latest phase in the project, demolition and asbestos removal of about 80 structures along State Street, is getting close to wrapping up. "We're pretty well down to where we have got all...
4:40 p.m.: UPDATE: No e-coli in flood but asbestos found
San Bernardino County Sun - REDLANDS - There is no evidence of e-coli contamination in the waters that flooded City Hall last week, which will hasten efforts to reopen the facility. A city spokesman...