Settlement Approved for Asbestos Victims
October 10, 2006 10:04

A $5.2 billion settlement that was approved September 2006 for insulation giant Owens Corning, the company's creditors, and thousands of asbestos victims - including 2,000 in Washington state brings an end to a five-year legal battle that has kept victims in... (Read Article)

Asbestos Exposure: World Trade Center Workers Move Forward with Lawsuits
October 12, 2006 09:54

New York City employees claim the city did not adequately supply them with respirators and later failed to ensure that the existing respirators were being used while they labored in an environment of mercury, asbestos, and other contaminants.The lawsuits are... (Read Article)

Asbestos Exposure: Capitol Hill Workers Are Not Getting Adequate Care for Asbestos Exposure?
October 15, 2006 10:03

The Hill reports that Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) will meet with the 10-man tunnel crew to hear complaints about receiving less than adequate medical treatment through the Architect of the Capitol (AoC). Durbin's move comes as the tunnel crew expressed concern that the doctor contracted by the AoC was not qualified to treat and test them for asbestos exposure. Tunnel crew members have complained about being ignored after an initial flurry of activity after the scandal of their working conditions broke in March 2006. One crew member who asked to remain anonymous, cited friction between the AoC workers and management and said that after the July hearing the group of 10 employees felt they no longer had the opportunity to bring safety issues to light.