2007 Asbestos Lawsuit News Archive

Nov 30, 2007 - BP Criticized for Lack of Safety

Nov 29, 2007 - Woman Files Asbestos Suit for Brother

Nov 28, 2007 - Asbestos Found in Children’s Toys

Nov 27, 2007 - Attempt to Reduce Asbestos in Frankfort, N.Y., Continues

Nov 26, 2007 - Asbestos Mine Damages Wetlands in Vermont

Nov 21, 2007 - Widow Files Asbestos Suit in Texas

Nov. 20, 2007 - Man in Arizona Files Mesothelioma Suit

Nov 19, 2007 - Cops Exposed to Asbestos During 2004 RNC

Nov 16, 2007 - Mesothelioma Victim Files Asbestos Suit

Nov 15, 2007 - Kanawha Man Sues 26 Companies

Nov 14, 2007 - Wyoming Man Files Asbestos Suit

Nov 13, 2007 - Woman Claims She was Fired for Asbestos Complaints

Nov 9, 2007 - Lawsuit in Oregon Settled for $5.6M

Nov 8, 2007 - Debate Over Asbestos at Autumn House

Nov 7, 2007 - Missoula Contractors Ignoring Asbestos Controls

Nov 6, 2007 - Debate Over Asbestos Ban

Nov 5, 2007 - Asbestos Contractors Cited at SUNY

Nov 2, 2007 - Asbestos Suit Filed by County Workers

Nov 1, 2007 - Florida Welder Sues Former Employers

Oct 31, 2007 - Asbestos Problems in Baltimore Schools

Oct 30, 2007 - Environmental Groups Sue for Pollution of Suisun Bay

Oct 29, 2007 - Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Asbestos Charges

Oct 26, 2007 - Suit Filed for Florida Woman Exposed to Asbestos

Oct 25, 2007 - W.R. Grace Settles for $17.9M

Oct 24, 2007 - $35M Settlement Reached in Asbestos Suit

Oct 19, 2007 - Asbestos Discovered in Art Room Clay

Oct 18, 2007 - Shipyard Workers at Higher Risk for Mesothelioma

Oct 17, 2007 - $125,00 Settlement Reached Against Property Firm

Oct 16, 2007 - Students at SUNY Concerned About Asbestos

Oct 15, 2007 - Ohio Landfill Remains Controversial

Oct 12, 2007 - Woman Files Asbestos Suit for Father

Oct 11, 2007 - Father and Son File Asbestos Suit Against Chrysler

Oct 10, 2007 - Asbestos Problems at Louisiana State University

Oct 9, 2007 - Bill To Ban Asbestos Passes Senate

Oct 8, 2007 - Back-to-Back Asbestos Trials in Illinois

Oct 5, 2007 - EPA Puts Millions of Homeowners at Risk

Oct 4, 2007 - Wrongful Death Suit Against Amoco Oil Co

Oct 3, 2007 - Parents Concerned About Asbestos Exposure in School

Oct 2, 2007 - Missouri Asbestos Complaint Filed

Oct 1, 2007 - Asbestos Complaints at School Under Investigation

Sept 28, 2007 - Suit Filed by Man with Mesothelioma

Sept 27, 2007 - Asbestos Found on Property

Sept 26, 2007 - Towns in Eastern Plains Uncover Asbestos Problems

Sept 25, 2007 - Families Exposed to Asbestos Can Now File Claims

Sept 24, 2007 - Car Dealer Fined for Asbestos

Sept 21, 2007 - Settlement Reached for Illegal Asbestos Removal

Sept 20, 2007 - New Release of Asbestos Reported in Boston

Sept 19, 2007 - The Asbestos Issue In Campus Buildings

Sept 18, 2007 - $3.4 Million Settlement Reached in Asbestos Suit

Sept 17, 2007 - City Fined for Mishandling Asbestos

Sept 14, 2007 - Asbestos Released by Colorado Contractor

Sept 13, 2007 - Settlement Reached in Asbestos Case

Sept 12, 2007 - Dangerous Amount of Asbestos Found in Building

Sept 11, 2007 - Man with Mesothelioma Files Suit

Sept 10, 2007 - State Cites Company for Asbestos Exposure

Sept 7, 2007 - Family Files Suit for Asbestos Illness

Sept 6, 2007 - Trial Continues in Asbestos Removal Case

Sept 5, 2007 - Suit Over Wife’s Death Can Proceed

Sept 4, 2007 - Asbestos Problems Arise Again at School

Aug 31, 2007 - Kentucky Couple Files Asbestos Suit

Aug 30, 2007 - Asbestos Suit Filed by Tennessee Man

Aug 29, 2007 - Suit Filed for Asbestos in Community Air

Aug 28, 2007 - Asbestos Claim Filed by Laborer

Aug 27, 2007 - Previous Asbestos Worker Quits

Aug 23, 2007 - City Officials Convicted of Exposing Inmates to Asbestos

Aug 22, 2007 - EPA Conducts Asbestos Sampling

Aug 21, 2007 - Mesothelioma Continues to Take Lives

Aug 20, 2007 - Worker Sues For Asbestos Illness

Aug 17, 2007 - Mesothelioma Lawsuit Filed by Texas Couple

Aug 16, 2007 - Debate On Whether to Reopen Mining Case

Aug 15, 2007 - Asbestos Exposure At West Dallas Facility

Aug 14, 2007 - Political Boss Sentenced In Asbestos Case

Aug 13, 2007 - Asbestos-Removal School Charged in Scam

Aug 10, 2007 - EPA Questioned in Montana Asbestos Problem

Aug 9, 2007 - Asbestos Suit Filed by Four Families

Aug 8, 2007 - Advances Made in Asbestos Education

Aug 7, 2007 - Charter Schools Fined for Asbestos

Aug 6, 2007 - San Francisco Residents Complain About Asbestos Dust

Aug 3, 2007 - Committee Passes Bill to Ban Asbestos

Aug 2, 2007 - Man Gets Sentenced for Exposing Workers to Asbestos

Aug 1, 2007 - Apartments Reopen After Asbestos Problems

July 30, 2007 - Children Sue for Father’s Exposure to Asbestos

July 27, 2007 - Asbestos on Beach Causes Concern

July 26, 2007 - Suit Claims Manufacturers Distributed Asbestos Products

July 25, 2007 - $2.1M Settlement Reached in California Asbestos Lawsuit

July 24, 2007 - Man Sues for Asbestos Related Illness

July 23, 2007 - Larger Attendance for Asbestos Screening Than Expected

July 20, 2007 - 9/11 Asbestos Exposure Causing Health Problems

July 19, 2007 - New York Pipe Explosion Releases Asbestos

July 18, 2007 - Pipe Fitter Awarded One Million in Mesothelioma Suit

July 17, 2007 - Asbestos Suit Settled by Capitol Workers

July 16, 2007 - SDG&E Convicted in Asbestos-Removal Case

July 13, 2007 - Settlement Reached in Asbestos Suit

July 12, 2007 - Man Files Suit for Asbestos Exposure

July 11, 2007 - Senator and Cancer Patient Fight for Asbestos Ban

July 10, 2007 - NHS Reverses Block on Drug for Asbestos Patients

July 9, 2007 - $449M Asbestos Claim Settled by Travelers

July 6, 2007 - Shareholder Sues Massey Energy for Asbestos Exposure

July 5, 2007 - Hotel Operator Guilty of Violating Clean Air Act

July 3, 2007 - Settlement Reached in Asbestos Suit

July 2, 2007 - Asbestos a Potential Hazard at Tennessee Postal Service

June 29, 2007 - Oklahoma Woman Files Asbestos Suit

June 28, 2007 - Asbestos Exposure a Threat Since Katrina

June 27, 2007 - Mesothelioma Lawsuits Goes to Trial

June 26, 2007 - Railroad Worker Files Suit for Asbestos Exposure

June 25, 2007 - Children Blame Texaco Inc. for Father’s Death

June 22, 2007 - EPA Misled New Yorkers on Post-9/11 Asbestos

June 21, 2007 - Father's and Husband's Clothing Brought Asbestos to Woman

June 20, 2007 - Bankruptcy Doesn't Excuse Mining Co. from Cleanup Duty

June 19, 2007 - Minnesota Delay in Mesothelioma Reporting

June 18, 2007 - Minnesota Dept. of Health Withheld Mesothelioma Cases Info

June 14, 2007 - Libby Residents Continue to Wait on Asbestos Ruling

June 13, 2007 - Ban on Imported Asbestos Use Within Reach

June 12, 2007 - Man Files Lawsuit for Exposure to Asbestos

June 11, 2007 - Asbestos Found in Elementary School

June 8, 2007 - Woman Sues for Exposure to Asbestos from Brakes

June 7, 2007 - Asbestos Puts Schools At Risk

June 6, 2007 - Man With Mesothelioma Blames Father’s Clothing

June 5, 2007 - Landmark Asbestos Case against W.R. Grace Execs in Jeopardy

June 4, 2007 - Company Must Pay $5.2 Million in Mesothelioma Case

June 1, 2007 - Asbestos Plaintiff Dies 10 Days After Filing Suit

May 31, 2007 - Lawsuit: Asbestos Exposure Caused Man’s Mesothelioma

May 30, 2007 - Australian University To Study Asbestos Impact on Women

May 23, 2007 - Woman's Estate Files Mesothelioma Lawsuit

May 22, 2007 - Capitol Power Plant Tunnels Set For Asbestos Abatement

May 21, 2007 - Asbestos Exposure Caused Man’s Death, Suit Claims

May 17, 2007 - Mesothelioma Claims Man’s Life, Widow Sues

May 16, 2007 - Two Asbestos Cases Yield $37 Million in Awards

May 15, 2007 - Woman with Mesothelioma Sues 84 Companies

May 10, 2007 - Second-Hand Asbestos Exposure Suit Filed By Woman’s Estate

May 9, 2007 - Companies Accused of Exposing Residents to Asbestos

May 8, 2007 - Electrician’s Family Obtains $2.3M Settlement

May 7, 2007 - West Virginia Woman Seeks Damages for Husband’s Death

May 3, 2007 - New Georgia Legislation Limits Asbestos Lawsuits

May 2, 2007 - Woman Claims Clothes Caused Mesothelioma

May 1, 2007 - Third Family Member Dies From Mesothelioma, Lawsuit Filed

April 30, 2007 - Asbestos Exposure Responsible for 90,000 Deaths Annually

April 26, 2007 - Virotherapy Research Targets Mesothelioma

April 25, 2007 - Woman Seeks More Than $300,000 in Asbestos Lawsuit

April 24, 2007 - Early Diagnostic Tools for Mesothelioma in Development

April 23, 2007 - High Mesothelioma Rates in Miners Raise Questions

April 20, 2007 - Louisiana Man Wins $3.2M in Mesothelioma Lawsuit

April 19, 2007 - Mesothelioma Victim Blames Second Hand Asbestos Exposure

April 18, 2007 - Asbestos Lawsuit Names 56 Defendants

April 17, 2007 - Verizon Targeted in Asbestos Lawsuit

April 16, 2007 - New York DOE Accused of Failing to Remove Asbestos

April 13, 2007 - Asbestos Widow Awarded $5.5 Million

April 11, 2007 - Settlement Reached in Massive Asbestos Suit

April 10, 2007 - Jackson Couple Sues over Asbestos Exposure

April 9, 2007 - Lawsuit: Second-hand Asbestos Killed Wife

April 5, 2007 - Boilermaker File Asbestos Suit

April 4, 2007 - EPA Releases Brochure for Auto Mechanics

April 3, 2007 - National Asbestos Awareness Day Conference Held

April 2, 2007 - Courthouse Workers Sue over Asbestos Exposure

March 29, 2007 - 35 More Miners Diagnosed with Mesothelioma

March 28, 2007 - Building Owner, Contractor Sued for Asbestos Violations

March 27, 2007 - Courts Dealing with Flood of Asbestos Cases in New Ways

March 26, 2007 - Two more Asbestos Suits Filed in Kanawha County

March 22, 2007 - Mild Hyperthermia Enhances Onconase’s Effectiveness

March 21, 2007 - Two Asbestos Suits Filed in West Virginia

March 20, 2007 - Study: Pemetrexed Useful for NSCLC Monotherapy Use

March 19, 2007 - Developer Sued over Alleged Asbestos Dust Clouds

March 15, 2007 - MARF Awards $1M for Cancer, Mesothelioma Research

March 14, 2007 - NIOSH Presents Research Roadmap Draft

March 13, 2007 - Asbestos Suit Seeks More Than $300.000 in Damages

March 12, 2007 - Study: Men More Susceptible to Mesothelioma

March 8, 2007 - New Asbestos Ban Proposed

March 7, 2007 - Study: CT Scans May Not Prevent Lung Cancer Deaths

March 6, 2007 - Prognosis Problems

March 5, 2007 - Asbestos Suit Yields $2M Verdict Against GM

March 1, 2007 - Steelworker Files Asbestos Suit

February 28, 2007 - Widow Sues over Husband’s Mesothelioma Death

February 27, 2007 - Wife Files Second-Hand Mesothelioma Suit

February 26, 2007 - Mesothelioma Victims Sue 65 Companies

February 22, 2007 - UK Facing Asbestos Epidemic

February 21, 2007 - Mesothelioma Victim Files Lawsuit Against Past Employers

February 20, 2007 - GE to Pay $115M in Asbestos Lawsuits

February 14, 2007 - Boysenberries Found to Slow Mesothelioma

February 13, 2007 - Libby Asbestos Claims more Lives

February 12, 2007 - Chemo Combo Improves Mesothelioma Survival

February 8, 2007 - Tunnel Workers File Complaint over Asbestos Exposure

February 7, 2007 - Study: New Tool Useful for Mesothelioma Monitoring

February 6, 2007 - DEQ Halts Demolition, Levies Fines

February 5, 2007 - Mining Giant Seeks to Settle $6B in Asbestos Claims

February 1, 2007 - EPA to Study Amphibole Asbestos More Closely

January 31, 2007 - Chicago: Second-hand Asbestos Suit Filed

January 30, 2007 - California Man Files Asbestos Suit

January 29, 2007 - Missouri: Many Asbestos Citations Issued

January 26, 2007 - GM’s Asbestos Scapegoating Attempt Struck Down

January 24, 2007 - Daughter of Mesothelioma Victim Sues Corporations

January 23, 2007 - Libby Asbestos Victim Advocate Dies

January 22, 2007 - Debate over 9/11-Related Illnesses Continues

January 18, 2007 - EPA Testing Ground Zero Air

January 17, 2007 - Libby Asbestos Victim Advocate Develops Mesothelioma

January 16, 2007 - Study: CT Scans Can Reveal Lung Cancer Early

January 11, 2007 - Suit Blames Man’s Mesothelioma Death on Georgia-Pacific

January 10, 2007 - Asbestos Remover to Plead Guilty in Asbestos Case

January 4, 2007 - Employee to Testify In Asbestos Case Against Employer

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