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Breaking News: August 2006

(08-01-06) August 1st, 2006 | New Asbestos Legislation In Ireland Brings Relief New legislation relating to claiming compensation for asbestos related disease has brought relief to many sufferers in Northern Ireland, as it means that they will now be able to claim the full amount of compensation due to them from employers that exposed them to the toxic material.

(08-02-06) August 2nd, 2006 | Widow Gets Over $10 Million For Wrongful Death A woman that filed a wrongful death lawsuit after losing her husband to an asbestos related disease has been awarded over $10 million.

(08-03-06) August 3rd, 2006 | Company Owner And Manager Sentenced For Asbestos Violations A judge has sentenced the owner as well as the manager of a renovations/development firm in connection with asbestos violations.

(08-04-06) August 4th, 2006 | Environmental Groups Promise To Fight Scrapping Of Ship Environmental groups from New Delhi have promised that they will fight against the scrapping of a toxic ship in Western India because, they claim, it is laden with toxic waste.

(08-07-06) August 7th, 2006 | Restaurant Demolition Delayed Due To Asbestos The demolition of a burnt out restaurant has been delayed due to the discovery of asbestos by state environmental and buildings inspector.

(08-08-06) August 8th, 2006 | Suspected Asbestos Results In Shut Down Of School Construction Site A section of the Robinson School construction site in Bayonne has been shut down amidst fears that there may be asbestos on the site.

(08-09-06) August 9th, 2006 | $10.3 Million Award In Asbestos Case A 60-year-old man suffering from mesothelioma, which is an asbestos related cancer, has been awarded over $10 million by a San Francisco Superior Court jury.

(08-10-06) August 10th, 2006 | Asbestos Clean-Up Planned By EPA Public information meetings are to be arranged with residents of the Milltown area, so that the Environmental Protection Agency can update them and answer any questions relating to the asbestos clean-up at the former Michelin Powerhouse building and site.

(08-11-06) August 11th, 2006 | Asbestos Found In Elementary School Attic An elementary school that was having re-roofing work carried out on it has become the topic of concern after asbestos was found in the area where the work was being carried out.

(08-14-06) August 14th, 2006 | Asbestos Found In Landfill Asbestos has been found illegally dumped at a northern Warren County landfill, sparking an investigation by the Environmental Protection Agency with regards to who is responsible.

(08-15-06) August 15th, 2006 | Asbestos Treatment Too Expensive For Ulster Sufferers of the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, could miss out on valuable treatment for the cancer, because officials have stated that the cost of the treatment is too high.

(08-16-06) August 16th, 2006 | Asbestos Violation Settlement Reached Following asbestos related violations that occurred last year, two corporations have reached a settlement with authorities.

(08-17-06) August 17th, 2006 | Century Old School To Shut Down A 100 year old school is to be closed down after asbestos was discovered during a roofing job, as well as a number of other problems that came to light.

(08-18-06) August 18th, 2006 | Courts State Blue Lady Should Not Be Dismantled Without Permission The Supreme Court in India has stated that the troubled Norwegian vessel, the Blue Lady, should not be dismantled without its permission.

(08-21-06) August 21st, 2006 | Employees Upset Over Asbestos Removal A number of employees are upset over works to remove asbestos from the Clark Building in the run up to the start of school.

(08-22-06) August 22nd, 2006 | Guidelines For Ship Dismantling Discussed Following recent controversy about vessels with toxic waste such as asbestos being dismantled in Alang, risking the health of workers there, meetings have been held to amend guidelines in order to stop the litigation that often takes place against ships that are coming in to the yard for dismantling.

(08-23-06) August 23rd, 2006 | James Hardie Directors Want Fees Doubled News that James Hardie directors want their fees doubled at a time when the asbestos compensation situation faced by the company remains unresolved has outraged federal treasurer Peter Costello.

(08-24-06) August 24th, 2006 | Residents Forced To Live On Streets It has been revealed that a number of residents that were forced out of their homes because of the discovery of asbestos are now on the streets and are not even able to get their belongings.

(08-25-06) August 25th, 2006 | State Prepares For Asbestos Screenings The state of Texas is preparing to begin health screenings for asbestos related problems after federal authorities revealed around a year ago that hundreds of workers that worked at the former Texas Vermiculite Plant in West Dallas could be suffering from asbestos related health problems.

(08-28-06) August 28th, 2006 | Turkish Fishing Industry Fight Against Asbestos Ship The Turkish fishing industry is launching a battle to fight against a decision that allows an asbestos laden ship into Turkish waters.

(08-29-06) August 29th, 2006 | UK Woman Fights For Asbestos Compensation A woman from the UK that lost two partners to asbestos related diseases is battling to get compensation after her second partner died from such a disease.

(08-30-06) August 30th, 2006 | Workers Move Towards Asbestos Claims Workers from a North Wales factory are moving towards claiming compensation after falling ill through working with asbestos.

(08-31-06) August 31st, 2006 | Approval For Improved Asbestos Regulations In The UK Approval has been given in the United Kingdom by the HSC with regards to the revision of asbestos regulations that will aim to provide better protection to workers through reduced exposure and improved training policies and procedures.

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