Clapper, Patti, Schweizer and Mason

Everyone knows asbestos kills.  It causes a type of fatal cancer called mesothelioma years after initial exposure.  There is no cure and current treatments for mesothelioma are largely ineffective.
Arthur Moore, an asbestos removal contractor in British Columbia, certainly knew exposure to asbestos was unsafe.  In spite of this, he hired at least 20 people from [...]

Twenty years ago, many people had not heard the word asbestos or mesothelioma.  Now, pretty much everyone has seen at least one commercial or advertisement that warns that exposure to asbestos causes a type of terminal cancer called mesothelioma. Here are the basic facts about asbestos that everyone should know to avoid any unwanted and [...]

Many schools were built before 1980, when it was common practice in the construction industry to use asbestos containing materials (ACMs).  Over time, these older structures often need repair, renovation or demolition either due to natural wear and tear or due to weather damage.  That’s when the in-place asbestos can become a health hazard, causing [...]

Parents responded with vocal protests when the school board at a Carmi, Illinois high school announced plans to begin an asbestos removal project while school was still in session.  While a third party contractor who is licensed in asbestos abatement practices has been hired, many parents wondered why the school board couldn’t wait to initiate [...]

The City of Augusta, Maine will likely have to foot the bill for a $100 thousand asbestos abatement and demolition project this year without hopes of retrieving any of that money from the building’s previous owners.  The property, which sits at 6 Morton Place, has been abandoned for years and has become a frequent hangout [...]

In light of recent high profile asbestos abatement fraud cases in the New York area, a series of investigations into potential environmental crimes has been launched by Justus Derx, a federal agent who has been a part of over 100 such probes.
The investigations are designed to weed out fraudulent abatement contractors that are putting the [...]

Thousands of schools across the United States still contain potentially lethal asbestos yet the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends that school districts keep that asbestos where it is if it is found to be intact and in good condition or fully encapsulated.    Is the government really doing enough to keep our students safe?
Asbestos is a [...]

Sean P. Doctor, formerly of the Buffalo Bills, currently owns and operates of S.D. Specialty Services of Grand Island, N.Y.—an asbestos abatement contracting company.  Doctor was formally charged with felony violations of the federal Clean Air Act on April 23rd stemming from improper asbestos removal and abatement activities conducted by his business.
Federal regulations strictly mandate [...]

The Colorado Attorney General has indicted the owners of a Denver hotel for unnecessarily exposing employees and hotel guests to unsafe levels of the powerful carcinogen asbestos.  The owner of the Frisco Holiday Inn, Adam Pietraszek, failed to obtain permits and file the proper paperwork with the appropriate agencies when he began a renovation project [...]

The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division is investigating a troubling incident which took place at the Topeka Correctional Facility in Topeka, Kansas in 2005.  Several female inmates inside the correctional facility allege that they were forced to remove asbestos-containing materials without proper training or safety gear during an extensive renovation at the facility [...]