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Breaking News: April 2005

(04-01-05) April 1st, 2005 | UK Insurers To Appeal Two UK insurance giants are set to appeal against a UK High Court ruling with relation to compensation payouts to those suffering from pleural plaques through asbestos exposure.

(04-04-05) April 4th, 2005 | Aborigines Refuse To Be Left Out Of Compensation Deal A group of Aborigines that used to mine asbestos in New South Wales have come forward to fight against being the only ones left out of the compensation deals being reached for those affected by asbestos.

(04-05-05) April 5th, 2005 | Asbestos Dumped Illegally A load of dumped material, including asbestos, has been found a couple of miles North of Nebraska Highway 2 in Otoe County.

(04-06-05) April 6th, 2005 | Meeting Held Regarding W R Grace & Co Exposure State officials have held a meeting regarding the asbestos exposure caused by the W R Grace & Co plant between 1948 until 1990.

(04-07-05) April 7th, 2005 | New South Wales Families Could Be Living In Contaminated Properties It is estimated that around 60 families in the Queanbeyan area of New South Wales are feared to be living in homes contaminated with asbestos.

(04-08-05) April 8th, 2005 | Residents Want To Be Relocated The residents of a subdivision of Klamath Falls have asked the federal government for relocation after it was discovered that an asbestos burial site was located beneath the homes in the subdivision.

(04-11-05) April 11th, 2005 | Residents Fight Against Dangerous Building Demolition Activists and residents in a North Berkeley community have spoken out about the dangers of demolishing a building that is packed with toxic waste.

(04-12-05) April 12th, 2005 | UK And Scotland Firms Get Asbestos Education Asbestos exposure and regulations have always been topics that have suffered when it comes to research and awareness.

(04-13-05) April 13th, 2005 | Insurers Sign Petition Over Asbestos Fund A number of insurers and re-insurers have signed a petition to Senator Arlen Specter regarding the no-fault trust fund he plans to create in place of the current litigation system being used for those affected by asbestos exposure.

(04-14-05) April 14th, 2005 | Questions Asked About Diagnosis For Asbestos Trust Fund Claimants One of the biggest and oldest trusts designed to payout to asbestos exposure victims suffering from illnesses such as asbestosis has shown a decline in the number of small claims being made taking it to its lowest figures in the past decade.

(04-15-05) April 15th, 2005 | Public Archives Building Temporary Closure The Public Archives Building in Nova Scotia has been temporarily closed after asbestos was released into the air.

(04-18-05) April 18th, 2005 | Asbestos Concerns At Ohio School A school in Ohio is at the center of concerns for the second time in a very short period � this time the concerns relate to the possible presence of asbestos.

(04-19-05) April 19th, 2005 | James Hardie To Extend Compensation Agreement To Aboriginal Community The battle of a New South Wales Aboriginal Community is over after James Hardie agreed to compensate the victims that were affected by the former asbestos mine in the town.

(04-20-05) April 20th, 2005 | Asbestos Fund Legislation Moving Forward Senator Arlen Specter stated earlier this week that the trust fund for asbestos victims is almost at completion.

(04-21-05) April 21st, 2005 | Dumped Asbestos Waste Identified The dumping of toxic materials and waste has become a major issue in many areas of the country.

(04-22-05) April 22nd, 2005 | Generous Donation Will End Up Costing Town Officials A small town resident has generously donated eight acres of land to the borough, but town officials have raised concerns over the contamination of the land.

(04-25-05) April 25th, 2005 | Poor Asian Countries Could Suffer Due To Ship Dismantling Recent reports have shown that ship dismantling � a task that was once carried out in Europe � has now moved mainly to Asian countries, where the costs of dismantling are far cheaper.

(04-26-05) April 26th, 2005 | Queensland Asbestos Law Stops Defendants Trying Delay Tactics A new Queensland law regarding compensation claims for mesothelioma victims could result in the end of defendants delaying the process of compensation payout in order to avoid having to make a payment for compensation.

(04-27-05) April 27th, 2005 | Request For Investigations Into Fraudulent Asbestos Claims The President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Tom Donohue, has requested that the Justice Department look into evidence of fraudulent claims in asbestos injury lawsuits all across the United States.

(04-28-05) April 28th, 2005 | Woman Asks For Government Help For Asbestos Victims A Manitoba woman has urged the federal government for assistance in order to encourage potential victims of asbestos exposure to get testing and necessary treatment.

(04-29-05) April 29th, 2005 | WR Grace Inquiry To Be Carried Out It has been revealed by state lawmakers that an inquiry is to be carried out in relation to the WR Grace Zonolite plant.

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