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School Closures Due to Asbestos

CPSM — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:52:54 +0000

The news is constantly reporting of schools needing to close off sections, certain buildings, or an entire campus due to threat of exposure to asbestos and wanting to prevent any risk of later development of mesothelioma. Many schools were built during the time when asbestos was commonly added to many construction products. In the United States, [...]

School Closures Due to Asbestos is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Controversy over Asbestos Contaminated Land Gift in Ohio

CPSM — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:10:10 +0000

In June of last year, Cemex turned over a 70-acre property to the city of Fairborn, with plans for Wright State University to turn the land into a disaster response training center called Calamityville. The property includes land, buildings, tunnels and other structures that must first be cleaned of asbestos and other toxins before beginning [...]

Controversy over Asbestos Contaminated Land Gift in Ohio is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Federal Agency Seeks Input About Safe Levels of Asbestos Exposure

CPSM — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:33:59 +0000

Recently, NIOSH, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, has made certain documents regarding asbestos and regulations for occupational exposure public. NIOSH is requesting peer and scientific review and comments from other federal agencies, interested parties, and involved stakeholders until April 16. It is not often that a federal agency in charge of occupational regulation [...]

Federal Agency Seeks Input About Safe Levels of Asbestos Exposure is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

More Arrests Due to Asbestos Violations: What will it Take?

CPSM — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:29:32 +0000

In the last week, there have been a half dozen reports in the news of owners of construction companies being arrested or indicted on charges of violating federal law relating to asbestos removal during renovations. Across the nation, it appears that construction companies, and sometimes even those specifically hired and trained to perform asbestos abatement, [...]

More Arrests Due to Asbestos Violations: What will it Take? is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Colorado Man Faces Violations for Illegal Storage of Asbestos

CPSM — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:45:28 +0000

James Robert Soyars, Jr. was indicted last week for violations of the Clean Air Act, specifically on nine counts that included failure to put warning labels and dispose of asbestos containing materials (ACMs) properly. Soyars’s company, Talon Environmental, supposedly removed the asbestos after being hired to perform asbestos abatement at three different local businesses that [...]

Colorado Man Faces Violations for Illegal Storage of Asbestos is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Asbestos from Quebec Causes Mesothelioma Deaths in Mexico

CPSM — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:21:08 +0000

Last week, we stated clearly in an article that we did NOT support the continued use of mining and exportation of asbestos from Canada. Almost all of the chrysotile asbestos mined in Quebec gets sent to third world, developing countries that do not have the knowledge or protections against the use of asbestos. This means [...]

Asbestos from Quebec Causes Mesothelioma Deaths in Mexico is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Scottish Ruling a Win for Asbestos and Mesothelioma Sufferers

CPSM — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:45:10 +0000

In 2007, the House of Lords ruled that patients diagnosed with pleural plaques caused by asbestos exposure did not qualify for insurance compensation. Last week, Judge Lord Emslie overturned that ruling, rejecting insurance companies arguments that pleural plaques do not fall under compensatable injuries and that they are a symptomless condition. Medical studies have shown pleural [...]

Scottish Ruling a Win for Asbestos and Mesothelioma Sufferers is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Hartford Residents Homeless Due to Asbestos Threat

CPSM — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:36:20 +0000

Heavy rains at the end of October damaged an asbestos containing roof of a three story condominium forcing residents to evacuate. Asbestos is a fibrous mineral that was used in many construction materials, including roofing and ceiling tiles. It was often added to roofing products because it is highly insulating and fire resistant. Asbestos is now [...]

Hartford Residents Homeless Due to Asbestos Threat is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Asbestos Awareness Initiative

CPSM — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:54:16 +0000

A new initiative for those in the construction trades is aimed at increasing awareness of asbestos and lessening the risk of workers contracting mesothelioma and other asbestos related diseases from unsafe exposure. The initiative is part of the Michigan Asbestos Program with the main goal of assuring that anyone working with asbestos is properly trained and [...]

Asbestos Awareness Initiative is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Century Old Building Cleared of Asbestos to Begin Demolition

CPSM — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:43:11 +0000

Oak Cliff Christian Church in Dallas, Texas is being cleared of all asbestos containing materials to make way for demolition of a building more than a hundred years old. The building site was bought last summer by the Dallas School District with plans to construct a new high school. Although the Church building is over a [...]

Century Old Building Cleared of Asbestos to Begin Demolition is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.