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Breaking News: January 2005

(01-04-05) January 4th, 2005 | Airport And City To Be Sued Over Asbestos Removal The Trial Lawyers for Public Justice have revealed plans to sue the city of St Louis and Lambert Airport on behalf of the public, over asbestos removal methods being used to clear homes and businesses.

(01-05-05) January 5th, 2005 | All Clear For High School Following Asbestos Removal Investigation The Public Health Department has given the all clear to two Meriden high schools following official investigations into the removal of asbestos during renovations.

(01-06-05) January 6th, 2005 | Auckland Man Asks For Help In Getting Asbestos Compensation The son of an Auckland man that died from asbestosis has pleaded for help in getting compensation for his father�s death from James Hardie Inc. John Lehmann has appealed to the Prime Minister, Helen Clark

(01-07-05) January 7th, 2005 | Notice Of Violation Issued To Landfill A notice of violation has been issued to a waste authority facility regarding possible asbestos violations at a Delaware landfill.

(01-10-05) January 10th, 2005 | Owens Corning Hearing Opens As is the case with many asbestos manufacturers and manufacturers of products containing asbestos, Owen Corning has been hit with a number of lawsuits amounting to billions over recent years.

(01-11-05) January 11th, 2005 | Association To Sue State Over Asbestos Risks The Massachusetts trial attorneys association is aiming to sue the State for asbestos related danger posed to staff, attorneys, and prisoners at a Middlesex County Courthouse during renovation work.

(01-12-05) January 12th, 2005 | Bush States Asbestos Lawsuits �Driving Businesses Into Bankruptcy� President Bush wants federal curbs imposed on asbestos lawsuits, which he claims will be fairer to both the company being sued and claimants.

(01-13-05) January 13th, 2005 | Bush Strives To Curb Class Action Lawsuits President Bush has called a meeting at the White House and has urged for action to be taken on the curbing of class action lawsuits, such as asbestos.

(01-14-05) January 14th, 2005 | Businesses Unhappy With Asbestos Bill Proposal After several years of unsuccessful wrangling, another asbestos trust fund bill has been drafted and put forward � and has met with a frosty reception from the business community.

(01-17-05) January 17th, 2005 | EPA Takes Action Against City And Contractors The Environmental Protection Agency has taken action against the city of Wilkes-Barre, and against two local city contractors.

(01-18-05) January 18th, 2005 | Asbestos trust fund back on the cards Pennsylvania republican and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, Arlen Specter, is preparing to introduce legislation to restart the asbestos trust fund that some other senators have been battling to get off the ground for years.

(01-19-05) January 19th, 2005 | Courts to rule on asbestos compensation A UK High Court is due to make a ruling next week with regards to shipyard asbestos compensation claims.

(01-20-05) January 20th, 2005 | James Hardie campaigner dies The man at the forefront of the James Hardie compensation claims campaign has died at the age of seventy-eight.

(01-21-05) January 21st, 2005 | Owen Corning�s asbestos liability hearing ends The week long hearing relating to the asbestos liability of bankrupt firm, Owen Corning, concluded in Philadelphia earlier this week.

(01-24-05) January 24th, 2005 | Workers down tools due to asbestos fears Over two hundred workers at a UK plant have halted work because of an asbestos scare.

(01-25-05) January 25th, 2005 | Asbestos clean up to be mainly funded by EPA A deteriorating powerhouse in the city of LaPorte is to be cleaned up, and the majority if the clean up is to be funded by the Environmental Protection Agency.

(01-26-05) January 26th, 2005 | 9/11 building demolition delayed The terrorist attacks in New York on September 11th 2001 caused damage to a number of buildings in addition to destroying the World Trade Center.

(01-27-05) January 27th, 2005 | Mesothelioma award overturned in the UK The Court of Appeal In London in the United Kingdom has overturned an award of damages to a woman that has now died from mesothelioma.

(01-28-05) January 28th, 2005 | School to be sued by students Five special education students from Bridger High School are to sue Bridger school officials in what has been described as a shocking abuse of power and authority by the officials in question.

(01-31-05) January 31st, 2005 | University construction causes asbestos concerns Construction being carried out at the Mackenzie Chown complex of Brock University has raised high levels of concern because of the pollution implications relating to asbestos.

(01-05-06) January 5th, 2005 | Cooper Industries To Settle Thousands Of Claims Over 38,000 asbestos exposure lawsuits and claims are to be settled by Cooper Industries over the next couple of years.

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