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Chattanooga Asbestos Trial Ends with Guilty Verdict

CPSM — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:06:43 +0000

A hot-button asbestos case in Chattanooga, Tennessee has just wrapped up with guilty verdicts for all parties involved. An eleven-count indictment handed down against James Mathis and two of his partners, Donald Filler and David Wood, stems from multiple violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The men, along with two separate corporations associated with [...]

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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 [...]

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The Law and Regulations Concerning Asbestos

CPSM — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:33:30 +0000

Several government created entities are involved in the regulation of asbestos and protecting the public from and warning them about its dangers. Exposure to asbestos, even a solitary incident, can lead to mesothelioma, asbestosis and other cancers. Probably the most well-known federal regulatory agency is the Environmental Protection Agency, which is responsible for protecting human [...]

The Law and Regulations Concerning 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.

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.

Paragon Asbestos Removal Supervisor Pleads Guilty

CPSM — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:57:33 +0000

Frank Onoff was an asbestos removal supervisor with Paragon Environmental Construction in New York. For more than a decade, he participated in a scam along with another company, Certified Environmental Systems, Inc. This week Onoff pleaded guilty to committing mail fraud, violating the Toxic Substances Control and Clean Air Act, and defrauding the United States. Paragon [...]

Paragon Asbestos Removal Supervisor Pleads Guilty 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 Lawsuit against St. Louis and Airport Denied

CPSM — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:36:25 +0000

Last fall, Federal Judge Carol Jackson ruled that the city of St. Louis and Lambert-St. Louis International Airport had violated the Clean Air Act by performing improper asbestos removal during demolition. The city had been clearing homes which contained asbestos materials in order to construct a new runway. To perform the demolition of about 250 [...]

Asbestos Lawsuit against St. Louis and Airport Denied is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Mobile Home Burner Charged for Asbestos Violations

CPSM — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:23:20 +0000

Randall Cornford and his corporation, River Junction Mobile Home Services, LLC, were charged with violating several asbestos environmental regulations after burning a number of mobile homes on a rural property in Crawford County. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) filed a complaint after discovering asbestos in the burned remains. Cornford is also charged with [...]

Mobile Home Burner Charged for 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.