More than 1,000 individuals have been injured and over 200 have been killed after being subjected to toxic asbestos exposure in Libby, Montana. Federal prosecutors began a trial last week against W.R. Grace & Company, the mining company they blame for the devastating number of asbestos-caused injuries and deaths.
According to David Uhlmann, the Justice Department’s […]

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled on a case involving employer insurance coverage for employees who develop asbestos related diseases on the job.  The victory will help mesothelioma victims and others with asbestos cancer that were exposed to asbestos while working for a small or medium sized company that has not chosen to take shelter […]

Australian news agency The Age disclosed on January 7th of 2009 that thousands of defense personnel had likely been exposed to asbestos because the navy, in particular, was still using asbestos parts on ships and bases illegally.  Moreover, The Age reported that the Australian Defense Forces (ADF) had previously been warned by the government’s workplace […]

Corporate giant W.R. Grace has agreed to a settlement of a class action suit filed against it over their product Zonolite.  The agreement closes a chapter in one of the more notorious stories of corporate negligence regarding the hazards of asbestos and the liability associated with asbestos products.
The W.R. Grace Zonolite Story
For about thirty years […]

There’s a recent news story out of Fort Bragg about a group of soldiers that were ordered to clean out some old floor tiles in a barracks storeroom, with a warning from the sergeant that there may be asbestos present but without benefit of any protective clothing.  One soldier assigned to the job called his […]