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Breaking News: June 2005

(06-01-05) June 1st, 2005 | Clean Up In Libby Could Take Years A statement has been made by Stephen Johnson, the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency, regarding the asbestos clean up in Libby.

(06-02-05) June 2nd, 2005 | Occupational Health Responds To Stamford Police Complaint Following a complaint from the Stamford Police Association, Occupational Health and Safety Officers have made an unexpected visit to the police headquarters in the area.

(06-03-05) June 3rd, 2005 | Sickest Victims Will Get Paid The Fastest In New Changes To Asbestos Bill Last week, changes were approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on the asbestos trust fund bill.

(06-06-05) June 6th, 2005 | Texas Governor Signs Sweeping Reform Bill Rick Perry, the Texas Governor, has signed Senate Bill 15 � legislation that is designed to put an end to frivolous lawsuits.

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(06-07-05) June 7th, 2005 | Asbestos Victim Dies Before Receiving Compensation A man that has been awarded almost $200,000 in compensation for asbestos related cancer has passed away before receiving any of his compensation payout.

(06-08-05) June 8th, 2005 | Lawyers And Victims Concerned About Asbestos Bill Although the $140 billion asbestos trust fund bill passed its first hurdle earlier this month, many lawyers and victims are very concerned about whether the bill will benefit the people that really matter � those affected by asbestos related injuries.

(06-09-05) June 9th, 2005 | Libby Amendment Added To Asbestos Bill Victims of asbestos exposure resulting from the WR Grace mines in Libby have seen some success at last with their battle for compensation rights.

(06-10-05) June 10th, 2005 | Man With Mesothelioma Had To Battle For Lump Sum Compensation A New Zealand man diagnosed with the terminal cancer, mesothelioma, has had to fight a long and hard battle in order to get lump sum compensation from the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC).

(06-13-05) June 13th, 2005 | Multi-Million Dollar Award For Estate Of Asbestos Victim The estate of a man that claimed asbestos related injuries has been awarded $3.25 million by a Marshall County jury.

(06-14-05) June 14th, 2005 | Nearly Time To Wrap Up Asbestos Trust Fund Bill Senator Arlen Specter is hoping that his asbestos trust fun bill is just about ready to wrap up, and stated earlier this week that he was planning just one more committee session before the process was completed.

(06-15-05) June 15th, 2005 | New Mesothelioma Blood Test Could Prove Valuable Tool A blood test developed by Australian experts could prove an invaluable tool in the diagnosis of the deadly asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma.

(06-16-05) June 16th, 2005 | Port Pirie Man Received Compensation For Asbestos Cancer Zinefex has recently made an out of court settlement offer to a Port Pirie man with only months to live.

(06-17-05) June 17th, 2005 | Tax Payers Fund El Dorado Asbestos Clean Up Recently, the wealthy town of El Dorado Hills in California has made the news on a number of occasions, after naturally occurring asbestos raised concerns over health problems for children playing in the area.

(06-20-05) June 20th, 2005 | UK Lorry Workers Fear Cancer The former workers of a UK lorry plant fear cancer and other health scares stemming from exposure to asbestos.

(06-21-05) June 21st, 2005 | UK Asbestos Seminar Arranged A facilities show taking place at the National Exhibition Center, Birmingham, in the UK, has made an unprecedented move by dedicating a seminar to asbestos issues for the first time.

(06-22-2005) June 22nd, 2005 | US Senate Panel Approves Legislation For Trust Fund Earlier this week, a US Senate Committee approved legislation for the asbestos trust fund bill of $140 billion.

(06-23-05) June 23rd, 2005 | Zimbabwe Company Could Be Prosecuted For Asbestos Spill Following a recent asbestos spill on the M7 near Bellair Road, South Africa, it has been revealed that the company responsible for the transportation could now face prosecution.

(06-24-05) June 24th, 2005 | UK Man Loses Asbestos Cancer Battle A 32-year-old man from Leicester in the UK has died after he inhaled asbestos dust from his father�s work clothes as a toddler.

(06-27-05) June 27th, 2005 | Vitamin E Could Help With Asbestos Cancer An Australian cell biologist has been performing trials on laboratory mice to test the possible effectiveness of vitamin E on asbestos related cancer, and he states that the results look promising.

(06-28-05) June 28th, 2005 | Dodge County Asbestos Clean-Up Asbestos waste that is currently being used as a dam in a Dodge County pond has to be cleaned up.

(06-29-05) June 29th, 2005 | Comments About The New Asbestos Trust Fund The asbestos trust fund has always been a controversial topic with many supporters and also a great deal of opposition.

(06-30-05) June 30th, 2005 | Israel Suffers Rising Mesothelioma Rate Recent figures published by the Health Ministry in Israel have shown that the asbestos related cancer rate in the country is on the rise, with the current number of cases at almost four times the level of some other countries.

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