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Breaking News: May 2006

(05-01-06) May 1st, 2006 | Lawsuit Planned To Stop Court Repairs A number of high ranking officials from the Edward J. Sullivan Courthouse in Cambridge, along with the Middlesex District Attorney, Martha Coakley, are planning to file a lawsuit against Chief Justice Robert A. Mulligan, head of the state�s trial courts.

(05-02-06) May 2nd, 2006 | School Out For Students While Asbestos Is Removed School�s already out for some students, after asbestos removal was arranged at East Middle School as part of a major project.

(05-03-06) May 3rd, 2006 | UK Widow Prepared To Sue For Compensation The widow of a man that died from the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, is enlisting the help of her deceased husband�s former co-workers and preparing to file a lawsuit to claim compensation for the death of her husband.

(05-04-06) May 4th, 2006 | Canadian Firm To Offer Asbestos Course One of the largest environmental, health, and safety firms in Canada is scheduled to offer a three day course on controlling asbestos, which is designed to cover a number of areas.

(05-05-06) May 5th, 2006 | Hospital Could Face Fines For Asbestos Violations It has been reported by officials that the Oregon State Hospital could be facing hefty fines and penalties for violation of asbestos regulations, after asbestos was found at the hospital.

(05-08-06) May 8th, 2006 | Japanese Victims To Receive Compensation Payout A buildings material manufacturer along with its subsidiary company has agreed to come to a compensation settlement with victims that suffered ill health as a result of living near to the firms� asbestos plants.

(05-09-06) May 9th, 2006 | Liberty High School Fined For Asbestos And Mold A Liberty high school has been fined nearly $15,000 and been served with a number of citations by OSHA for mold and asbestos exposure at the school.

(05-10-06) May 10th, 2006 | Taxpayers May Have To Pay $1 Million Over Court Dispute It has been revealed that taxpayers could end up footing a bill of $1 million or more as the result of a dispute concerning workers at a court house in Massachusetts.

(05-11-06) May 11th, 2006 | Children Could Be In Danger Of Asbestos Exposure Concerns have been raised by officials in Australia with regards to the danger that children in the Northern Territory could face from exposure to asbestos.

(05-12-06) May 12th, 2006 | Compensation Levels For Asbestos Victims In The UK And Ireland Slashed Recent reports from Ulster in Ireland have indicated that the payout for asbestos victims in Ireland and the UK is likely to be slashed.

(05-15-06) May 15th, 2006 | Contractor Loses License For Asbestos Violations A former contractor has had his license revoked and has been fined for asbestos violations at a downtown Roanoke building last year.

(05-16-06) May 16th, 2006 | Court Transcript To Be Unsealed States Judge A judge has stated that a court transcript relating to evidence against two contractors accused of asbestos violations is to be unsealed.

(05-17-06) May 17th, 2006 | Health Effects Of Neighborhood Asbestos Exposure To Be Studied A study is to be carried out into the health effects of neighborhood asbestos exposure using current and past residents from Minneapolis who live or lived near to piles of contaminated rocks.

(05-18-06) May 18th, 2006 | EPA Will Assume Bigger Role In 9/11 Clean Up The Environmental Protection Agency is to take on a bigger role in the clean-up of the Deutsch Bank site in New York, which was damaged during the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001.

(05-19-06) May 19th, 2006 | French Vessel Banned From Indian Waters A French vessel said to contain a large amount of toxic waste including hundreds of tons of asbestos has been banned from entering Indian waters.

(05-22-06) May 22nd, 2006 | James Hardie To Take Asbestos Executives Off Payroll In a bid to leave behind its troubled past and reputation, James Hardie Industries has revealed that it will be taking two executives that were associated with the asbestos funding scandal off the payroll.

(05-23-06) May 23rd, 2006 | Officials Start Asbestos Awareness Campaign County officials have started an asbestos awareness campaign to make people aware not only of the dangers of asbestos but also that it is still present in many building and poses a danger to people today.

(05-24-06) May 24th, 2006 | Scottish Parliament Urged To Step In By Asbestos Victims The victims of asbestos exposure and their families have urged the Scottish Parliament to step in after the House of Lords recently imposed new legislation with regards to shared responsibility in asbestos cases.

(05-25-06) May 25th, 2006 | Asbestos Related Cancer Cases Going Down It has been claimed at a conference earlier this week that the number of cases of the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, that are coming to light each year in the United States has started to decline.

(05-26-06) May 26th, 2006 | Disbarred Lawyer Pleads Not Guilty To Asbestos Fraud A disbarred attorney that was charged with fraud relating to an asbestos trust fund has pleaded not guilty.

(05-29-06) May 29th, 2006 | Report Finds That Former Employees At Plant Were Exposed To Asbestos A report released by the Oregon Department of Human Services has revealed that a number of employees at a former Portland vermiculite processing plant were exposed to the carcinogenic, asbestos.

(05-30-06) May 30th, 2006 | Asbestos Tests Show Air Safe Asbestos testing at Reeves Middle School in Olympia have shown that the air is safe enough for the school to re-open as normal.

(05-31-06) May 31st, 2006 | Australian Study Shows Occupational Cancer Figures Higher Than Estimated A study carried out by the Queensland Cancer Fund and University of Sydney has shown that the number of Australians affected by cancer through their occupation is higher than originally thought.

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