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A toy maker and various retailers were sued after a California asbestos awareness group stated that one of their toys, the “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” toy kit, contained asbestos. The toy is based off of the popular television show and includes a toy version of a crime scene kit.
The awareness group alleges that tests show […]

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W.R. Grace & Co., a chemical maker company that went bankrupt more than seven years ago due to 135,000 asbestos claims, has agreed to settle the remainder of the lawsuits by paying $1.8 billion dollars.   This final payment represents the last step in the company’s reorganization.  A federal bankruptcy judge must approve the deal […]

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A woman diagnosed with mesothelioma, an incurable cancer caused by asbestos exposure, has filed suit against her husband’s former employer DuPont, and asbestos manufacturers Union Carbide, Ingersoll-Rand, Guard-Line, and others.
Frances Barras, of Nederland, TX, claims in her suit that she developed mesothelioma as a result of years of washing her husband’s contaminated work clothes. She […]

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An asbestos scare at Mokelumne River School, in Lodi, CA, prompted the closing of several classrooms and the relocation of students. Clifford Goehring, president of the school’s board, said that the asbestos may have been disturbed by workers who were repairing a leaky walkway.  School officials took action by moving students to empty classrooms and […]

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