Category Archives: Asbestos-Related Deaths
Wildfires prompt asbestos exposure concerns
The recent California wildfires have swept through the state, destroying hundreds of thousands of acres. The Thomas Fire was one of the largest in California history and covered about 238,500 acres. These large-scale wildfires are not limited to California. North…
Case of alleged unsafe asbestos removal at high school settled
An asbestos abatement company has lost its license after being sued by the Attorney General’s Office last year. The company was contracted to perform a $65 million renovation project at a Massachusetts high school and is accused of illegally conducting…
OSHA workplace asbestos regulations
For years, in North Carolina and throughout the country, asbestos was used in many products, such as tiles, insulation, automotive parts and consumer products. It is now widely known that regular asbestos exposure may result in a fatal asbestos-related disease,…
Off-roading may lead to asbestos exposure
According to a recent study, North Carolinians, like the rest of the country, using off-road vehicles (ORVs), such as all-terrain vehicles, four-wheel-drive vehicles and off-road motorcycles, may be exposed to naturally occurring asbestos fibers. When driving these ORVs, dust is…
Firefighters face high risk of asbestos exposure
North Carolina firefighters face hazards, including smoke, fire and explosions. They may also be exposed to asbestos, which causes fatal diseases, such as mesothelioma and asbestosis. Asbestos fibers are most dangerous when disturbed and released into the air that often…
Securing compensation for foreign claimants
North Carolinian military members may serve abroad, and American employers may have employees working in other countries. But, American-made products are found throughout the world. As such, asbestos exposure does not need to happen in the U.S. for an American…
The benefits of asbestos trust disclosure reforms
In the past few years, there has been a detrimental trend in North Carolina asbestos litigation, according to the director of the Progressive Policy Institute’s Center for Civil Justice (CCJ). The trend involves plaintiffs’ lawyers hiding pertinent facts. The CCJ…
$480 million North Carolina asbestos trust fund case
Recently, a North Carolina federal judge decided whether Safety National Casualty, Corp., must pay $480 million to the mesothelioma fund. The fund was established in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan for Garlock Sealing Technologies, Inc., after Garlock declared bankruptcy in…
State asbestos hazard management
The North Carolina Asbestos Hazard Management Program (AHMP) provides information to the public about the dangers of asbestos and how to control or eliminate exposure. The program is administered by the Health Hazards Control Unit (HHCU), which consists of industrial…
Governor vetoes “garbage juice” spray bill
North Carolina governor, Roy Cooper, recently vetoed legislation that would allow landfills to dispose the liquid that leaks from trash by spraying it into the air in a currently untested process called leachate aerosolization. The process was accepted in other…
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