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Ship Exxon Valdez Posed Asbestos Risk for Wrecker's Yard

2/27/2013 9:00 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
The recent scrapping of the onetime tanker Exxon Valdez, infamous for its devastating 1989 oil spill in Alaska’s Prince Edward Sound, again underscored the dangers of maritime asbestos. The Exxon Valdez’s final resting ground is on a beach by the coast city of Alang in India, as the German news...

EPA Chasing Culprits Who Dumped Asbestos in Ohio

2/26/2013 3:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
The Ohio branch of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking for help to find the person (or people) responsible for dumping a large amount of asbestos on an unoccupied property near Swanton.

According to an EPA press...

Alaskan Docks Harbored Asbestos

2/26/2013 2:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Once used in countless applications before its true risks became widely known, the mineral asbestos is still turning up in surprising places. Case in point: the recent removal of asbestos firewalls in some old docks on the waterfront of the city of Seward, Alaska.

“This should serve as a cautionary tale...

EPA: Even Tiny Amounts of Asbestos Risky

2/26/2013 1:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
A long-awaited risk study from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to guide the asbestos cleanup of Libby, Mont. is now expected in 2014. The news comes after a science board backed EPA draft reports of the study that stated even “miniscule” amounts of asbestos cause lung problems, according to a...

Firefighter with Mesothelioma Breathed Clouds of Asbestos

2/26/2013 12:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Firefighter Douglas Garnham is facing death within a year from mesothelioma cancer. But in the meantime, he’s taken a court action against the employer he claims exposed him...

Oregon Regulators Crack Down on Hospital

2/21/2013 3:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Oregon occupational safety and health regulators have fined an acute care facility and a general contractor each more than $25,000 for mishandling asbestos during a recent renovation project.

As this article in the Eugene, Ore. newspaper The Register...

Arizona Schools Violate Asbestos Safety Laws

2/21/2013 2:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined six Arizona school districts $94,575 for breaking the federal Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act. Over 15,000 students attend the 25 noncompliant schools, according to this story on CBS...

Secondhand Asbestos Exposure Kills Grandmother

2/18/2013 12:00 PM EST  -   Sokolove Law
The 78-year-old Valerie Ward developed mesothelioma lung cancer and died just 10 weeks after her diagnosis. The cause, according to a recent official ruling: industrial disease, caused by asbestos...

Vacuum Cleaner Theft Sparks Asbestos Fears

2/18/2013 11:00 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
United Kingdom police are appealing to the public to help locate a stolen industrial vacuum cleaner that was used to remove asbestos. The BBC reports that thieves broke into a renovation job site last weekend in the northern English town of Carlisle....

New York Asbestos Remover Faces Safety Violation Fines

2/18/2013 9:00 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
An Empire State asbestos removal company faces some $83,000 in proposed fines for safety violations committed last year during an Albany project. Lorice Enterprises, based in Albany, committed the safety infractions when its workers improperly removed asbestos-containing roofing materials last summer, claims the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health...