Category: Asbestos

Continuing her ongoing fight to protect asbestos victims across the United States, California Senator Barbara Boxer introduced the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2016, co-sponsored by Montana Senator Jon Tester, to the Senate on Septembe ...

Bailey Cowan Heckaman PLLC’s own Aaron Heckaman was invited to speak on the topic of “Special Issues in Asbestos Depositions and Settlements” on Friday, September 23 at Harris Martin’s Midwest Asbestos Litigation Conference in St. Louis, MI. ...

Chlorine and caustic soda manufacturers may need to make some major changes to their use of asbestos now that the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) has been amended. The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act amended the TSCA ...

After a 2014 Texas Supreme Court decision limited asbestos manufacturer’s liability in mesothelioma cases, the family of the late District Judge James Farris faces what may feel like a never-ending struggle for justice. Ellarene Farris, the wife of ...

A school janitor was awarded over $193,000 in lost wages and damages after the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found that the district retaliated against her after complaining about asbestos exposure. The complaint stemme ...

Two weeks ago, the bids for an asbestos and lead abatement project at Lacon’s Midland Elementary School came in reaching $190,000 and higher. The bidding process was required prior to the old building being demolished and officials were set to disc ...

As workers were going through an office suite in New Mexico’s Public Employees Retirement Association building in Santa Fe, they noticed that some of the carpet tiles they were removing had contained asbestos. The project was to install new carpet ...

According to a new article in the Huffington Post, the asbestos industry has long known of the potential dangers associated with asbestos use. Many companies responsible for mining asbestos knew the secret of the links to mesothelioma and other lun ...

According to a new report, a Bay City contractor paid homeless people cash to help remove pipes from a church. The pipes were wrapped with insulation containing asbestos. Claims state the contractor recruited the workers from a homeless shelter, but ...

After more than 16 years from the date they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Pittsburgh Corning Corp. (PCC) has emerged from bankruptcy and established a $3.5 billion dollar Pittsburgh Corning Asbestos Personal Injury Trust to compensate a ...