The Salem City Council in Oregon has agreed to allocate an additional $145,000 to remove asbestos from the lower level of the public library beginning early next year.  
The library, built in 1971, was constructed with materials that contained asbestos, as was standard practice within the industry at the time.  Before the 1980’s, many buildings used [...]

Fisher Controls International, a manufacturer and supplier of industrial control valves based in St. Louis, was ordered to pay the estate of Ronald Drabczyk 2.25 million as a result of negligent exposure to asbestos that led to his eventual death by mesothelioma.  Drabczyk hired asbestos attorneys to bring a mesothelioma lawsuit against Fisher Controls claiming [...]

Beacon Elementary in Montesano, Washington began large scale renovations at the start of the school year.  While remodeling one part of the school, asbestos was discovered in the mastic behind the chalkboards which required safe removal.  Now, more of the asbestos containing mastic has been found in another building, both of which were constructed in [...]

Two top research facilities have come together to research the different genetic and environmental factors that make some people more susceptible to developing mesothelioma than others.  FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital Chest Center of the Carolinas and Wake Forest School of Medicine are inviting anyone diagnosed with mesothelioma to participate in a clinical trial to help [...]

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating allegations of serious workplace violations by Superior General Contracting during a residential remodeling project.  The company is being accused of putting the health of workers at serious risk of exposure to asbestos by not following federally required health standards.
Exposure to asbestos can cause serious diseases, including incurable [...]