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Jail Time for BC Asbestos Removal Contractor Who Hired Recovering Addicts

CPSM — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:12:32 +0000

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 [...]

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Asbestos: Basic Facts Everyone Should Know

CPSM — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:37:53 +0000

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 [...]

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

Protect Your Children: Proper Removal of Asbestos from Schools

CPSM — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:59:31 +0000

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 [...]

Protect Your Children: Proper Removal of Asbestos from Schools is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Illinois School Asbestos Removal Project Sparks Parents’ Concerns

CPSM — Fri, 13 May 2011 21:14:20 +0000

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 [...]

Illinois School Asbestos Removal Project Sparks Parents’ Concerns is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Augusta, Maine Hit With $100K Asbestos Bill

CPSM — Fri, 13 May 2011 16:57:32 +0000

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 [...]

Augusta, Maine Hit With $100K Asbestos Bill is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Environmental Crimes Investigator Heads Up NY Asbestos Probes

CPSM — Sat, 07 May 2011 22:50:19 +0000

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 [...]

Environmental Crimes Investigator Heads Up NY Asbestos Probes is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Is the EPA Doing Enough to Keep Students Safe from Asbestos?

CPSM — Fri, 06 May 2011 21:43:40 +0000

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 [...]

Is the EPA Doing Enough to Keep Students Safe from 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.

Former Buffalo Bills Player Charged With Federal Asbestos Violations

CPSM — Fri, 06 May 2011 20:12:10 +0000

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 [...]

Former Buffalo Bills Player Charged With Federal Asbestos Violations is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Denver Hotel Exposes Guests and Employees to Asbestos

CPSM — Fri, 06 May 2011 19:44:10 +0000

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 [...]

Denver Hotel Exposes Guests and Employees 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.

Inmates Forced to Remove Asbestos Without Protection

CPSM — Mon, 02 May 2011 18:54:14 +0000

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 [...]

Inmates Forced to Remove Asbestos Without Protection is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.