Mesothelioma News

Chile–JAMES HARDIE Industries diverts 35 per cent of its cash flow into the Asbestos Injuries Compensation Fund. This Chilean court judgement against them may put a strain on Hardie to meet that number.

The judgement against JAMES HARDIE is based on a business related charge of predatory pricing.

The Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill passed its second stage and is close to becoming British law. Westminster unanimously passed the bill to restore pleural plaques compensation. Pleural plaques is asbestos-caused lung scarring which affects thousands in the UK.

Many victims were knowingly exposed by employers who knew the dangers.

New Brunswick-Friday, March 13, 2009–Chrysler Motor Corp. and Honeywell International were blocked in their attempt to obtain lung tissue from mesothelioma victim St. John in their attempt to prove themselves innocent of causing the subject’s mesothelioma.

Superior Court Judge Philip Paley ruled in favor of the family’s moral and religious objections.

Two days before the lawsuit began, 67 year old St John died. St. John worked in a family-owned auto repair shop in the 1950s and 1960s, and as a United Airlines baggage handler.

Sinisgalli is a demolition contractor, of Sinisgalli, Inc is under investigation for alleged illegal dumping of asbestos. Allegations are that workers dumped asbestos and other demolition debris in High Acres Landfill in Perinton, New York without proper permits, which means they kept money meant to pay for dumping fees, and jeopardized the health of the general public as well as landfill workers.