News Archive for February 2006

Judge OK's $1.4 billion asbestos plan

Lexington Herald-Leader - CAMDEN, N.J. - A federal judge on Tuesday approved a reorganization plan for a subsidiary of ABB Ltd. that includes setting up a $1.43 billion trust fund to settle asbestos claims. U.S. District Judge Joseph E. Irenas, as expected, approved the ...

Tuesday February 28 2006, 07:34PM

AFX European summary - late

hearing on asbestos litigation in the US

Tuesday February 28 2006, 07:05PM

Health and Human Services Secretary will visit Libby

Independent Record - WASHINGTON (AP) - Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt will visit Libby, Mont., March 10, Sen. Max Baucus said Tuesday. Baucus, D-Mont., said that Leavitt will discuss options for providing health care to Libby residents exposed to ...

Tuesday February 28 2006, 06:51PM

Renovation work leaving CHS students in the dust

for some asbestos abatement, which is carried

Tuesday February 28 2006, 05:47PM

Asbestos concerns to be discussed

Sacramento Bee - Get weekday updates of Sacramento Bee headlines and breaking news. Sign up here. EL DORADO HILLS - A forum to update the public about naturally occurring asbestos issues in El Dorado Hills is scheduled at 6 p.m. Wednesday in El Dorado Hills Community ...

Tuesday February 28 2006, 04:42PM

The Buzz and a Book:"The Cancer Link"by Brett Swailes

industry with asbestos, hazardous waste, and underground

Tuesday February 28 2006, 01:43PM

'Fair Act'written by asbestos companies »

Lafayette Daily Advertiser - How arrogant of Roy J. Greesey to tell Betty Lerille, a woman dying of asbestos cancer, that she is wrong to oppose the federal asbestos bailout bill, which the Republicans cruelly named a"Fair Act."Asbestos victims are perfectly capable of ...

Tuesday February 28 2006, 09:26AM

Mayor defends recent closings

the new asbestos." According to the National

Tuesday February 28 2006, 08:14AM

9/11 health coordinator named to oversee feds’ response to Ground ...

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Tuesday February 28 2006, 04:32AM

Students learn even without trophy schools »

just had asbestos floors replaced in 2003

Saturday February 25 2006, 11:05PM

A Swift thanks

may contain asbestos but tests were negative ... dangerous, "non-fryable" asbestos. Mauck said a specialized

Saturday February 25 2006, 08:35PM

Residents of asbestos-tainted Montana town seeking federal help

sickened by asbestos poisoning in the small ... Asbestos released into the air from the ... fund for asbestos victims stalled in Congress ... dying of asbestos poisoning say that many ... But it also blew tremolite asbestos - ... The long, needlelike asbestos tremolite fibers easily ... exposed to asbestos in other towns. That ... of tremolite asbestos disease commonly found in ... Center for Asbestos Related Disease, said that

Saturday February 25 2006, 08:13PM

Photos reveal decrepit state of city schools

roofs and asbestos, and that 104 of

Saturday February 25 2006, 08:06PM

Jonathan Alter on Eli Segal’s Legacy

Eli Segal never took a high government job, but Bill Clinton’s campaign chief achieved more than any cabinet member

Saturday February 25 2006, 06:47PM

Carmel Man Being Investigated for Fraud, Money Laundering

Buezo's company subcontracted to do asbestos removal

Saturday February 25 2006, 06:40PM

Letters, 2/25: Misleading information

building has asbestos that needs to be ... as no asbestos assessment has been done ... trustees that asbestos left undisturbed does not

Saturday February 25 2006, 04:39PM

Local contractor faces OSHA fines for safety hazards

cave-in and asbestos hazards following OSHA inspections ... “Hazards of overexposure to asbestos are not ... to perform asbestos work. As a result ... for the asbestos, head protection and means

Saturday February 25 2006, 04:57AM

Speak Out ... Asbestos measure a winner

Asbestos measure a winner By our readers ... Asbestos lawsuits are clogging our courts and ... asbestos victims the benefits they need and ... Recently, reform of the asbestos lawsuit system ... so that asbestos victims have a fair

Friday February 24 2006, 08:22PM

Insurers Move To Head Off Asbestos Bill: Industry Opposes'Leakage'In ...

Insurers Move To Head Off Asbestos Bill: ... Insurers move to head off asbestos ... a non-exclusive asbestos claims trust fund, the ... exposure to asbestos in the workplace that ... exposure to asbestos in the workplace. A ... said the asbestos bill is worse than ... exposure to asbestos in the workplace, the ... in existing asbestos trust funds as weil

Friday February 24 2006, 05:23PM

Central School District 3 considers new weight room

and replacing asbestos tile in the high

Thursday February 23 2006, 06:00PM

Bad Air After 9-11? EPA Is Sued for Answers

levels of asbestos. photo: Willie Davis/Veras ... of lead, asbestos, mercury, benzene. No matter ... levels of asbestos in her home, she ... and finding asbestos and other toxins at

Thursday February 23 2006, 05:31PM

Asbestos Reform Supporters Regrouping Trust Fund Measure Fails To ...

All Senate Asbestos Bill's Opponents Prevail In

Thursday February 23 2006, 05:02PM

Protests Grow Over House Immigration Bill

of the Asbestos, Lead and Hazardous Waste

Thursday February 23 2006, 04:48PM

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Thursday February 23 2006, 03:01PM

Big Tex finally to be eyed by EPA

free of asbestos and safe for redevelopment ... worry that asbestos lingering in the dirt ... levels of asbestos, which can cause lung ... presence of asbestos in their ore and

Thursday February 23 2006, 01:28PM

Hanson FY profits rise 24 pct, plans further increase in selling ...

Turning to the asbestos claims issue, the ... its present asbestos costs. In 2005, it ... cost of asbestos, before insurance, of 43

Thursday February 23 2006, 09:10AM

ABB confident over asbestos claims

  ABB confident over asbestos claims 02-22-2006 ... 18-billion-euro) settlement of asbestos claims against it ... use of asbestos, the group added Wednesday ... caused by asbestos. After a US court ... The asbestos claims were tied to a ... insulated with asbestos. That allegedly hit the ... contact with asbestos, which can cause long-term

Wednesday February 22 2006, 01:29PM

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worn the asbestos suit of confidence. A

Monday February 20 2006, 05:28PM

Littlestown OKs contracts for parking plans

to have asbestos removed from the East

Monday February 20 2006, 05:13PM

Bush to Talk Energy in Mich.

FOXNews.com - Politics News - Bush Promotes Alternative Energy Initiatives . President Bush traveledo to Michigan and Wisconsin on Monday to tout alternative energy initiatives as part of a two-day, three-state trip..

Monday February 20 2006, 03:04PM

Broken Trust Fund

A vote against an asbestos trust fund ... last week, asbestos makers and insurers would ... Asbestos was used until the 1980s for ... Asbestos fibers are easily inhaled and can ... or used asbestos have sought bankruptcy protection ... Asbestos makers and insurance companies should contribute ... Under the bill, asbestos manufacturers would have ... 10 largest asbestos firms would pay nearly ... its future asbestos liability to be as

Monday February 20 2006, 02:00PM

USG Corporation Files Plan of Reorganization and Disclosure Statement

The Asbestos Personal Injury Claimants Committee, the ... for Future Asbestos Claimants and the committee ... to resolve asbestos claims in a fair ... with the Asbestos Personal Injury Claimants Committee ... for Future Asbestos Claimants, and is also ... Additional details regarding USG's asbestos agreement are ... resolve its asbestos liabilities, may differ from

Monday February 20 2006, 10:11AM

PDG Environmental Announces $3.0 Million in Asbestos Awards

0 Million in Asbestos Awards IRS Reaffirms ... 0 Million in Asbestos Awards Pittsburgh - ... 0 million for asbestos remediation across four ... Our asbestos operations continue to provide strong ... services including asbestos abatement, mold remediation, emergency

Monday February 20 2006, 09:49AM

Portions of police HQ to close for cleanup

city removes asbestos, slaps on a coat ... While asbestos, a cancer-causing, fire-retardant mineral, has ... No asbestos was found in the air ... cleaned of asbestos, Estrada said. This year's ... concerned about asbestos coming from the third

Monday February 20 2006, 09:42AM

Asbestos Claims for Cash, Justice

Golden State Asbestos Claims for Cash, ... nuisance was asbestos. In April 2005, nearly ... became an asbestos plaintiff in Los Angeles ... marketers of asbestos or their corporate successors ... resulting from asbestos exposure, according to a ... of which asbestos is the only known ... of their asbestos liability). Asbestos plainly presents ... the 1930s, asbestos products were used extensively ... where most asbestos cases are filed, can ... Asbestos Claims for Cash, Justice February

Monday February 20 2006, 07:55AM

EPA studies cost of toxic removal

levels of asbestos, lead and PCBs. EPA ... of lead, asbestos and PCBs. Murphy said

Monday February 20 2006, 05:39AM

Environmental Troubleshooters ...

mold and asbestos services and chemical/oil ... of its asbestos services, and has a ... Transportation for asbestos and hazardous materials inspections ... wetlands, petroleum, asbestos or other environmental conditions;

Monday February 20 2006, 03:37AM

Don't mess with Starbucks, or the U.S. Congress when it's trying to ...

fund for asbestos victims, because that money

Saturday February 18 2006, 03:35PM

Asbestos managers may draw prison time

18, 2006 Asbestos managers may draw prison ... The contractors charged with unleashing asbestos into ... and remove asbestos from its old walls ... allegedly releasing asbestos into the air vents ... storage of asbestos at an unauthorized site ... directly over asbestos fireproofing, causing asbestos to ... would dislodge asbestos and that safety procedures ... Once a popular building material, asbestos is ... from airborne asbestos. Terry Spitz, chief assistant ... levels of asbestos and what was being ... air while asbestos abatement continues in the ... day when asbestos abatement was under way ... spokeswoman, said asbestos levels registered above safe ... Asbestos abatement crews work at night, and ... Asbestos abatement in two remaining courtrooms is

Saturday February 18 2006, 11:03AM

OUR READERS SPEAK

in this asbestos crisis. My wife and ... Breath Taken asbestos exhibit. We also made ... at the asbestos clinic. I say this ... who have asbestos induced illnesses. Use your ... ones had asbestos induced illness. This bill

Saturday February 18 2006, 07:36AM

Area briefs for Feb. 18

Asbestos fears halt Empire debris grinding The ... grinder contains asbestos it cannot be ground ... too, as asbestos is an air pollutant

Saturday February 18 2006, 05:48AM

USG Corp. files Chapter 11 reorganization plan

weight of asbestos lawsuits, said on Friday ... for its asbestos claimants and its counsel ... Asbestos claims have pushed more than 70

Saturday February 18 2006, 02:42AM

No US Senate asbestos bill without 60 votes-Frist

US Senate asbestos bill without 60 votes-Frist ... help an asbestos bill overcome procedural hurdles ... to compensate asbestos victims was shelved this

Friday February 17 2006, 10:46PM

Cancer-Causing Asbestos Levels Dropping in El Dorado Hills

(1) Cancer-Causing Asbestos Levels Dropping in El ... against dangerous asbestos dust may be working ... The cancer-causing asbestos fibers occur naturally in ... protection against asbestos kicked up by construction ... areas where asbestos may be present, ... naturally occurring asbestos. But federal Environmental Protection ... conclusively that asbestos exposure was reduced and ... 2006 Cancer-Causing Asbestos Levels Dropping in El

Friday February 17 2006, 09:42PM

Former asbestos worker sentenced for role in fraud scheme

Pages Former asbestos worker sentenced for role ... A former asbestos abatement worker who provided ... nation's largest asbestos fraud cases was sentenced ... and their asbestos abatement company, A-A-R Contractor

Friday February 17 2006, 09:20PM

Asbestos Reform Group Looks To Revive Medical-Criteria Bills

Asbestos Reform Group Looks To Revive Medical-Criteria ... ASBESTOS REFORM GROUP LOOKS TO REVIVE ... $140 billion asbestos victims trust fund, advocates ... solution to asbestos litigation are angling to ... Next Extension Asbestos Reform Group Looks To

Friday February 17 2006, 08:23PM

Former BNSF employee files asbestos suit

Former BNSF employee files asbestos suitPosted on ... exposure to asbestos. William Phillips filed the ... exposure to asbestos and other toxins while ... Philips said asbestos was used for insulation ... caused by asbestos exposure. Phillips is represented ... years that asbestos is a killer," yet

Friday February 17 2006, 04:05PM

Senate effectively kills asbestos bill

effectively kills asbestos bill CAPITOL HILL The ... to help asbestos victims.Supporters of the ... Asbestos victims would be paid from that

Wednesday February 15 2006, 09:15PM

Chirac orders asbestos warship back to France

Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - President Jacques Chirac on Wednesday ordered back an asbestos-laden French warship bound for an Indian scrapyard, just days before a state visit to India overshadowed by an embarrassing legal wrangle over the vessel. Chirac ordered ...

Wednesday February 15 2006, 08:32PM

Sen. Specter says asbestos bill still alive

Specter says asbestos bill still alive ChicagoBusiness ... Specter says asbestos bill still alive (Reuters) ... Wednesday the asbestos compensation bill he is ... thousands of asbestos injury claims. However, some ... on his asbestos bill this week. He ... I consider asbestos to be very much ... USG, other asbestos stocks drop as ... taxpayers to pick up some asbestos costs ... Asbestos, a fire-retardant fibrous mineral, was widely ... Inhaling asbestos fibers has been linked to ... liabilities from asbestos claims fell on Wednesday ... USG, other asbestos stocks drop as relief

Wednesday February 15 2006, 08:18PM

Opponents of asbestos fund sideline Senate bill

15, 2006 Opponents of asbestos fund sideline ... fund for asbestos victims are vowing to ... to putting asbestos back on the Senate ... sickened by asbestos and related diseases have ... sickened by asbestos. In exchange for payouts ... Asbestos is a fire-retardant material with fibers ... meaning future asbestos victims might seek damages

Wednesday February 15 2006, 08:04PM

Asbestos law suffers major setback

Asbestos law suffers major setback Home > ... Asbestos law suffers major setback WASHINGTON: Legislation ... to compensate asbestos poisoning victims suffered a ... to compensate asbestos victims and their families ... asbestos claims from the courts and keep

Wednesday February 15 2006, 04:51PM

France's Chirac orders back asbestos warship

orders back asbestos warship Entwistle Returns to ... of deadly asbestos on board after a ... amount of asbestos said taken off the ... whether the asbestos represents a health hazard

Wednesday February 15 2006, 04:36PM

Asbestos fund opponents kill bill in Senate

News » Politics Asbestos fund opponents kill ... sickened by asbestos   EXCLUSIVELY ON MSNBC.COM ... bill on asbestos fund • U.S ... Specter says asbestos bill not dead • ... kills $140bn asbestos bill • Senate RollVote ... effectively kills asbestos bill   Most Popular • ... fund for asbestos victims forced leaders to ... sickened by asbestos and related diseases have ... sickened by asbestos. In exchange for payouts ... bankruptcy over asbestos litigation. Legacy of uncertainty ... meaning future asbestos victims might be seeking

Wednesday February 15 2006, 03:46PM

USG, other asbestos stocks drop as relief plan fails

Home Daily Headlines USG, other asbestos stocks ... 15, 2006 USG, other asbestos stocks drop ... liabilities from asbestos claims sank in trading ... The bill would have paid asbestos claims ... liabilities from asbestos, a fire-retardant material once ... on an asbestos bill passing this year ... Specter says asbestos bill still alive Mesirow

Wednesday February 15 2006, 03:17PM

Asbestos Bill Is Sidelined by the Senate

this story Asbestos Bill Is Sidelined by ... victims of asbestos poisoning. Supporters of the ... thousands of asbestos cases in the foreseeable ... treatment of asbestos claims a legislative priority ... The liberals maintained that the asbestos fund ... bailout for asbestos companies and their insurers ... exposure to asbestos, primarily in the workplace ... numbers of asbestos cases, have repeatedly called ... from some asbestos makers and insurers, as ... in addressing asbestos," he said, "that is ... Asbestos has been widely used as an ... The bill would restrict asbestos victims in ... if some asbestos companies were unable to ... fund, saying asbestos victims would be able ... was giving asbestos victims false hope. "Companies

Wednesday February 15 2006, 02:56PM

Chirac orders back asbestos warship

orders back asbestos warship  Posted :21 Hours ... the Clemenceau's asbestos represents a health hazard

Wednesday February 15 2006, 02:42PM

'Ship has twice as much'

as much asbestos as the French government ... tonnes of asbestos, banned in France since

Tuesday February 14 2006, 03:38AM

FRANCE ACCUSED OF PRESSURING INDIA OVERWARSHIP

INDIA OVER ASBESTOS WARSHIP Received Monday, 13 ... amounts of asbestos which the (defence) ministry ... waste, including asbestos, that threatens the health ... of cancer-causing asbestos insulation.     According to a ... the Ban Asbestos Network, medical research scientist ... on French asbestos ship (Monday, 13 February 2006 13:02:00 GMT) Indian ... on French asbestos ship (Monday, 13 February 2006 08:13:00 GMT) 70 ... France says will take back asbestos ... over French asbestos warship (Wednesday,  8 February 2006 11:12:00 GMT) France ... report on asbestos ship to court (Tuesday

Tuesday February 14 2006, 12:10AM

INDIAN COURT ASKS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FRENCHSHIP

ON FRENCH ASBESTOS SHIP Received Monday, 13 ... and Ban Asbestos Network say the Clemenceau ... waste, including asbestos, that threatens the health ... of cancer-causing asbestos insulation, but a firm ... take back asbestos removed from the Clemenceau ... on French asbestos ship (Monday, 13 February 2006 08:13:00 GMT) 70 ... France says will take back asbestos ... over French asbestos warship (Wednesday,  8 February 2006 11:12:00 GMT) France ... report on asbestos ship to court (Tuesday

Monday February 13 2006, 09:11PM

Lawyers seebill jeopardized ...

AM PST Lawyers see asbestos bill ... would have asbestos manufacturers and their insurers ... fund for asbestos victims, thus ending their ... Asbestos is a fibrous mineral often used ... decades against asbestos makers and employers who ... threatened many asbestos defendants. Its critics say

Monday February 13 2006, 08:35PM

Hanson to pay first $35 mln in USclaim

in US asbestos claim Do You Have ... its future asbestos costs, having reached a ... relating to asbestos. Copyright 2006 Reuters News Service

Monday February 13 2006, 03:42PM

Heard on the Hill: Au Revoir!

La Colline, the venerable Capitol Hill institution where lobbyists, lawmakers and many an ink-stained wretch have dined for a quarter-century, is closing.

Monday February 13 2006, 06:02AM

No SC permission, no ship: France

much less asbestos (toxic waste) than has ... take back asbestos." He charged that those ... quantity of asbestos (waste) on the ship ... Insisting that the asbestos contents on the ... much less asbestos than any other ship ... tonnes of asbestos is ridiculous." Greenpeace, which

Sunday February 12 2006, 10:31PM

SENATEBILL SURVIVES SECOND DAY OF CHALLENGES

Senate Asbestos Bill Survives Second Day of ... SENATE ASBESTOS BILL SURVIVES SECOND DAY ... fund for asbestos victims by rejecting one ... Senate Asbestos Bill Survives Second Day of

Sunday February 12 2006, 01:27PM

Critics CallTrust Fund a Corporate Bailout

Critics Call Asbestos Trust Fund a Corporate ... that contained asbestos. Asbestos fibers were used ... Hundreds of thousands of asbestos injury claims ... to compensate asbestos victims. The fund would ... companies facing asbestos lawsuits — and would ... fund for asbestos victims is nothing more ... which include other asbestos victims —

Sunday February 12 2006, 05:06AM

Senate to debatefund

to debate asbestos fund Proposal could shake ... financed by asbestos companies and insurers. It ... do with asbestos, according to Wisconsin Manufacturers ... have used asbestos escape their responsibilities. "Taxpayers ... Asbestos is a white, fibrous material found ... exposed to asbestos and later died from ... he handled asbestos insulation used to cover ... Most of Besaw's asbestos exposure was early ... linked to asbestos. Besaw's family has filed ... for compensating asbestos victims. Wisconsin companies have ... flooded with asbestos lawsuits, the majority having ... in which asbestos manufacturers also were members ... never contained asbestos. Plaintiffs argued that the ... dangers of asbestos because it belonged to ... manufacturers of asbestos were forced out of ... to high asbestos levels might not be ... mine" where asbestos came from, said Richard ... Even if they have asbestos illnesses, insulation-factory ... He had exposure to asbestos at the ... worked with asbestos brake linings. Lemberger's widow ... if the asbestos legislation is approved. "The ... The most serious asbestos cases should remain ... filled with asbestos dust from brake linings ... research into asbestos illnesses, and he worries ... go to asbestos victims rather than lawyers

Saturday February 11 2006, 10:39PM

Feuding continues over French ‘toxic’ warship

full of asbestos and toxic chemicals, posing ... of cancer-causing asbestos insulation. But a firm ... back the asbestos if New Delhi asked ... remove the asbestos, said France would provide ... reason of asbestos, then other naval ships

Saturday February 11 2006, 06:57PM

Roll call

Asbestos trust fund: Senators on Feb. 7 ... the carcinogen asbestos. A yes vote was ... Subsititue asbestos plan: Voting 70-27, the Senate ... damages to asbestos victims. A yes vote

Saturday February 11 2006, 04:27PM

Basic choices when dealing with ceiling

I have asbestos "popcorn" ceilings in the ... also contain asbestos and are original to ... Professional asbestos removal has become much less ... from loose asbestos particles and will sample ... feet of asbestos per home per year ... instructions for asbestos and popcorn removal. One

Saturday February 11 2006, 04:20PM

Ads press Burns over Libby bill

sickened by asbestos. Americans for Job Security ... against the asbestos trust fund legislation, stopped ... money from asbestos companies and their insurance ... sickened by asbestos exposure. A provision sponsored ... kind of asbestos. The asbestos wafted over ... due to asbestos exposure and many others ... 140 billion asbestos trust fund? the ... One quoted him saying The asbestos fight ... Burns proposes amendments to asbestos bill ... name off asbestos bill Report concludes Libby

Saturday February 11 2006, 03:01PM

EPA completes cleanup work at Taunton property

removal of asbestos debris that could otherwise ... to remove asbestos from the boiler room ... well as asbestos pipe wrap from throughout ... of disrepair, asbestos materials within became exposed

Saturday February 11 2006, 01:28PM

Miss. high court refuses railroad request inlawsuit

request in asbestos lawsuit JACK ELLIOTT JR ... in an asbestos case in Holmes County ... exposure to asbestos or silica while employees ... exposure to asbestos and silica. According to ... the specific asbestos or silica containing products ... cases involving asbestos manufacturers, drug companies and ... instrumentality - asbestos and silica - of

Saturday February 11 2006, 04:53AM

Bill Stays Alive as New Questions Arise

COM HOME > POLITICS Asbestos Bill Stays ... to keep asbestos cases in the courts ... to compensate asbestos victims. The fibrous mineral ... bringing an asbestos case to court. He ... sick from asbestos exposure and thin the ... financed by asbestos manufacturers, users and insurers

Friday February 10 2006, 07:13PM

Why isbad for you?

approval Tough asbestos bill killed AirTran flight ... Why is asbestos bad for you? February ... 2006 Asbestos is a mineral fiber that ... banned several asbestos products. Manufacturers have also ... uses of asbestos. Today, asbestos is most ... Elevated concentrations of airborne asbestos can occur ... can release asbestos fibers into the air ... most dangerous asbestos fibers are too small ... Asbestos can cause mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung

Friday February 10 2006, 05:33PM

Lawmakers in fight overclaims

fight over asbestos claims By PETER ROPER ... to compensate asbestos workers who contracted cancer ... Senate, where asbestos companies are hoping to ... litigation over asbestos claims. That isn't what ... caused by asbestos in the lungs - ... time what asbestos did to people and ... he cut asbestos pipe. Opponents of the ... Under the Specter legislation, asbestos exposure victims

Friday February 10 2006, 04:35PM

Ohio Senators Looking ForReform

Looking For Asbestos Reform Both of Ohio's ... bill on asbestos reform. They call it ... suffering from asbestos related-illnesses are guaranteed compensation ... number of asbestos cases going through the ... 40,000 asbestos cases. Copyright 2006 by

Thursday February 09 2006, 06:35AM

France prepared to take back Clemenceau

back Clemenceau asbestos Home > News > ... back Clemenceau asbestos Alang: The French envoy ... back any asbestos found on decommissioned warship ... tonnes of asbestos. Girard said the aircraft ... tonnes of asbestos after being decontaminated in ... If more asbestos is found, we are ... "Asbestos is not an issue. Dismantling ... off asbestos is a real concern. ... back Clemenceau asbestos 17 Haryana girls raped

Thursday February 09 2006, 01:27AM

Reid Removes Objection ToBill, Clearing Its Path, For Now

Objection To Asbestos Bill, Clearing Its Path ... Objection To Asbestos Bill, Clearing Its Path ... Objection To Asbestos Bill, Clearing Its Path ... sickened by asbestos cleared its first hurdle ... to help asbestos victims get the justice ... would pay asbestos victims from a $140 ... exposure to asbestos, a fibrous mineral commonly ... sued by asbestos victims afloat, rather than

Thursday February 09 2006, 12:30AM

France says will take backfrom warship

take back asbestos from warship 02-08-2006, 13h07 ... take back asbestos from a decommissioned warship ... France will take back asbestos from a ... back the asbestos, which will be removed ... full of asbestos and other toxic chemicals ... of carcinogenic asbestos insulation, but the firm ... collection of asbestos waste at the Shree ... amount of asbestos on the ship should ... for the asbestos clear-up, said: "We have ... Greenpeace, Ban Asbestos Network and workers' unions

Wednesday February 08 2006, 11:19PM

Justice forvictims

Justice for asbestos victims The New York ... morass of asbestos litigation with a $140 ... victims of asbestos exposure. The fund would ... financed by asbestos makers and manufacturers that ... exposed to asbestos at work but not ... to see asbestos victims treated fairly should ... claims of asbestos victims, which is to

Wednesday February 08 2006, 06:58AM

Bill Moves Forward After Reid Lifts Objection

COM HOME > POLITICS Asbestos Bill Moves ... sickened by asbestos cleared its first hurdle ... to help asbestos victims get the justice ... would pay asbestos victims from a $140 ... exposure to asbestos, a fibrous mineral commonly ... sued by asbestos victims afloat, rather than

Wednesday February 08 2006, 06:58AM

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Wednesday February 08 2006, 06:58AM

trust fund faces keen opposition

Asbestos trust fund faces keen opposition Home ... Asbestos trust fund faces keen opposition WASHINGTON: ... Coalition for Asbestos Reform that outlines an ... fund for asbestos victims, The Hill said ... back Clemenceau asbestos 17 Haryana girls raped

Wednesday February 08 2006, 12:10AM

Approvefund to stop lawsuit abuse

Approve asbestos fund to stop lawsuit abuse ... Asbestos action needed Frivolous lawsuits cost taxpayers ... of bogus asbestos claims brought by unscrupulous ... $140 billion asbestos relief fund that lawmakers ... The bill would eliminate all asbestos cases ... exposure to asbestos. Those who have been ... Creating the asbestos relief fund is the

Tuesday February 07 2006, 11:24AM

Senate Battle OverBill

Bill for Asbestos Victims By Laurie Kellman ... sickened by asbestos exposure? Within minutes, the ... ) promised the asbestos bill would be ... victims of asbestos exposure. The measure would

Tuesday February 07 2006, 11:10AM

India still awaiting information on French''ship

quantity of asbestos and other possible toxic ... quantity of asbestos and other possible toxic ...     Groups such as Greenpeace, Ban Asbestos Network

Monday February 06 2006, 06:56PM

Judge Says Government Misled Public on 9/11 Air Quality

CNS News - (CNSNews.com) - A federal judge has lashed out at former Environmental Protection Agency leader Christine Todd Whitman for telling people the air was safe to breathe in lower Manhattan immediately after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Judge Deborah Batts ...

Monday February 06 2006, 05:45PM

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Monday February 06 2006, 05:30PM

Former minister gets the cold shoulder

had cancer-causing asbestos, encouraged them to reconsider

Monday February 06 2006, 11:04AM

Senate hurdles await bill onfund

bill on asbestos fund   Financial Times • ... for US asbestos bill • 'Hysteria' forces ... a $140bn asbestos compensation fund will make ... tackle the asbestos litigation crisis, which has ... The proposed fund would pay asbestos victims ... insurers to asbestos lawsuits. It would be ... financed by asbestos defendants and insurers. The ... But the asbestos trust fund has powerful ... end to asbestos lawsuits. Senator Harry Reid ... insist that asbestos reform is a high

Monday February 06 2006, 04:37AM

Survey of Analysts Projects Faster P/C Premium Growth, Underwriting ...

Asbestos, as usual, was the principle culprit ... Asbestos remains perhaps the largest single legislative ... Asbestos also continues to weigh down the ... Head Off Asbestos Bill; Industry Opposes 'Leakage' ... Challenge To Asbestos Bill Oxley To Address

Monday February 06 2006, 04:08AM

It may be now or never formeasure

never for asbestos measure Accompanied by shrill ... to compensate asbestos victims heads to the ... flood of asbestos injury suits call it ... More than 700,000 asbestos disease victims ... to tiny asbestos fibers, families who lived ... specializing in asbestos litigation, has mounted an ... eventually contract asbestos illnesses as a result ... from soaring asbestos liabilities. Meantime, while many

Sunday February 05 2006, 11:51PM

Top Senate Democrat Plans Challenge ToBill

Challenge To Asbestos Bill E-mail Article Format ... CHALLENGE TO ASBESTOS BILLWASHINGTON (BestWire) - The ... $140 billion asbestos trust fund should the ... Head Off Asbestos Bill; Industry Opposes 'Leakage' ... Challenge To Asbestos Bill Oxley To Address

Saturday February 04 2006, 01:08PM

GOP civil lawsuit reform plan

Asbestos defense: In cases involving asbestos, defense ... sources of asbestos to which the plaintiff

Friday February 03 2006, 10:49PM

Frist Plans to Bring Up ControversialBill Next Week

Up Controversial Asbestos Bill Next Week By ... exposure to asbestos from the courts, sending ... with the asbestos controversy. "If this bill ... and some asbestos victims, who contend that ... Asbestos ailments have generated a slow-motion crisis ... Asbestos is a fibrous silicate mineral once ... exposed to asbestos but show no symptoms

Friday February 03 2006, 09:51PM

• Letter to the Editor - Protect victims of

victims of asbestos Protect victims of asbestos ... Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act, which ... named the Asbestos Bailout Bill. Mesothelioma is ... only by asbestos fibers. Public personalities like ... If the Asbestos Bailout Bill goes through ... not banned asbestos. What matters most is ... Do not let the asbestos industry's negligent ... poisoned by asbestos. It is a moral ... progress in asbestos public awareness by rejected

Friday February 03 2006, 04:22PM

Libby doctor lobbying Senate onbill

Libby doctor lobbying Senate on asbestos bill ... sickened by asbestos. Dr. Brad Black, director ... Center for Asbestos Related Disease, is lobbying ... a larger asbestos bill expected to hit ... blamed on asbestos contamination associated with Libbys ... of tremolite asbestos disease, which is commonly ... support the asbestos bill unless the diffusion

Friday February 03 2006, 02:49PM

USG reaches agreement to settleclaims

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Friday February 03 2006, 01:52PM

Sponsors say it's last chance for USbill

for US asbestos bill Reuters Feb 2 ... $140 billion asbestos injury fund warned on ... Asbestos fibers are linked to cancer and ... would take asbestos suits out of court ... financed by asbestos defendant companies and insurers ... Asbestos victims' groups, who say they prefer

Friday February 03 2006, 06:57AM

Baucus enlists expert fordebate

Baucus enlists expert for asbestos debatePosted on ... harmed by asbestos. Dr. Brad Black, head ... Center for Asbestos Related Diseases, is in ... Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act designed ... reform how asbestos lawsuits are handled across ... affected by asbestos exposure are compensated. “I’m ... exposed to asbestos fibers by the W

Friday February 03 2006, 06:50AM

District to receivesettlement

to receive asbestos settlement By FRAN WILCOX ... settlement on asbestos litigation brought by Holt ... 1970’s, when asbestos was used heavily as ... The problem with asbestos is that when ... locate all asbestos in their buildings and ... on where asbestos was located. TEC submitted ... was no asbestos present in what was ... In cases where asbestos was involved, the ... might contain asbestos and called the Michigan ... there was asbestos in the ceiling. Construction ... presence of asbestos. The school district then ... wasn’t any asbestos or why they had ... was no asbestos, and there was no ... there was asbestos.” Had asbestos originally ... remove the asbestos, but also for decontamination ... litigation or asbestos litigation. The panel’s job ... was no asbestos.” The panel suggested ... level of asbestos in every corner of

Thursday February 02 2006, 11:19PM

St. Paul Travelers 4Q Earnings Drop

WCCO - (AP) St. Paul St. Paul Travelers Cos., the nation's No. 2 business insurer, said Thursday its profit tumbled in the fourth quarter as it absorbed big charges for boostingreserves and losses from the hurricanes that hit the Gulf Coast and ...

Thursday February 02 2006, 10:21PM

Plan released to test alternative method to removefrom ...

to  remove asbestos from older buildings WASHINGTON ... the Alternative Asbestos Control Method demonstration project ... alternative method for removing asbestos from older ... Using the Alternative Asbestos Control Method, these ... The Alternative Asbestos Control Method first removes ... leaves some asbestos containing materials (primarily wall ... surfaces, trap asbestos fibers and minimize their

Thursday February 02 2006, 09:50AM

Senate Confirms Samuel Alito Jr. to Supreme Court

Chronicle-Telegram - WASHINGTON - Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. became the nation's 110th Supreme Court justice on Tuesday, confirmed with the most partisan victory in modern history after a fierce battle over the future direction of the high court. The Senate voted 58-42 to ...

Thursday February 02 2006, 09:28AM

USG Equity Committee States Support forSettlement

Support for Asbestos Settlement Van Kampen Advantage ... Support for Asbestos Settlement Chicago - CHICAGO  ... to the asbestos settlement outlined today. The ... the announced asbestos settlement. Pending the hearing

Wednesday February 01 2006, 06:33PM

France exports toxic waste in defiance of international law

Huge quantities of asbestos have been left ... Asbestos was finally banned in France in ... export of asbestos but refusing to respect ... to the asbestos. Etienne le Guilcher, who ... Association of Asbestos Victims in Brest, was ... stripping the asbestos from this ship, which ... tons of asbestos, which is not a ... For months Greenpeace France, Ban Asbestos and ... quantities of asbestos still to be removed ... of the asbestos had been removed and ... all the asbestos waste after its removal ... the French asbestos industry. Top of page

Wednesday February 01 2006, 03:49PM

Removal ofpipe to start on Route 76 in White House (11:02am)

Removal of asbestos pipe to start on ... line with asbestos dug up during road ... “Transite”, or asbestos cement pipe.” The ... of the asbestos, he said. This could ... the deteriorating asbestos pipe was placed along

Wednesday February 01 2006, 12:50PM

TDOT Takes OnRemoval Project

Takes On Asbestos Removal Project Posted: 1 ... turned into asbestos removal for the Tennessee ... Asbestos was found in the pipe. The

Wednesday February 01 2006, 10:48AM

Groups Begin AiringAds Ahead Of Senate Vote

Groups Begin Airing Asbestos Ads Ahead Of ... GROUPS BEGIN AIRING ASBESTOS ADS AHEAD ... to compensate asbestos victims have launched media ... Begin Airing Asbestos Ads Ahead Of Senate

Wednesday February 01 2006, 10:34AM

HEALTH-ENVIRONMENT: Questions Rise Over anFleet

Questions Rise Over an Asbestos Fleet ... tonnes of asbestos.. Unofficial sources say the ... Asbestos, a mineral fibre which can be ... Asbestos has been banned in practically all ... victims of asbestos (Andeva), about 3,000 ... Asbestos is still commonly found in older ... insulation materials, asbestos shingles, millboard, textured paints ... use of asbestos in the shipbuilding industry ... tonnes of asbestos. Only in the 1980s ... to heat, asbestos was considered until the ... waste, including asbestos." Jadot said that until

Wednesday February 01 2006, 05:19AM

USG shareholders'faith to be rewarded

its outstanding asbestos claims and, with the ... to our asbestos situation.” C.L ... the ongoing asbestos would hurt the company ... the federal asbestos trust fund would be ... rapidly escalating asbestos claims. The company manufactured ... that contained asbestos. The company has maintained ... to the asbestos trust fund. USG anticipates

Wednesday February 01 2006, 01:15AM

USG agreement settlesclaims

31, 2006 USG agreement settles asbestos claims ... exposure to asbestos personal-injury litigation, chairman and ... exposure to asbestos had made them sick ... a national asbestos settlement. Mondays agreement calls ... that addresses asbestos injury claims. The company

Wednesday February 01 2006, 12:04AM