An asbestos trial that began in November of 2013 and ended on March 18 of 2014 resulted in a $12.5 million award in damages for three families.  The three plaintiffs – Harry Brown, Patrick McCloskey, and Carl Terry – were all diagnosed with mesothelioma before they individually filed lawsuits.  Because all of their claims were […]

An apartment complex in Alexandria, Virginia, has its residents in a rage after renovations were halted by an EPA stop-work order due to asbestos.  One of the chief questions posed by residents is why the stop work order was not issued until three months into the renovation project. The Apartment Complex The complex is the […]

Major changes may be coming for asbestos lawsuits if a manufacturer’s request to a court to open up records of asbestos claims is granted.  Garlock Sealing Technologies is currently going through bankruptcy proceedings in Charlotte, North Carolina, and several big names such as Aetna, Ford, Volkswagen, and Honeywell have joined it in urging the court […]

Two nonprofit executives are facing jail time after being convicted by a federal court of exposing students to asbestos.  Rudy Buendia III and Patrick Bowman were both executives at a now-defunct nonprofit organization called Firm Build.  Along with another man, Joseph Cuellar, they earlier pled no contest to their charges.  Because Cuellar reconsidered his no […]

Officials at Radford High School in Hawaii were eager to replace an old cinder track with a new one that could withstand all-weather conditions, but instead of proceeding with the project smoothly they unearthed more than they bargained for.  Underneath the field, crews discovered Hazardous Material that hinted at the presence of an old dump site, […]