The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that asbestos lawsuits against Pfizer can go forward. Although Pfizer itself did not directly make asbestos, one of its subsidiaries did -- Quigley Co., a bankrupt arm of Pfizer that ceased operations in 1992. Quigley manufactured...
Month: June 2013
Construction company fined $25,000 for dumping asbestos in ditch
A company that was in the process of demolishing and replacing an old hotel has just been slapped with a $25,000 fine for violating the federal Clean Air and Clean Water acts. It was also ordered to pay $6,855 in restitution to the Nebraska Department of Health and...
Air Force vet’s asbestos lung cancer case kept in federal court
A 20-year Air Force vet and his wife discovered he had lung cancer in 2011. Since that tragic diagnosis, they have learned that the cancer was caused by asbestos he was exposed to during his military service. The couple was among 19 plaintiffs who filed suit here in...
Drilling mud laced with asbestos is put in landfills. Is it safe?
It has long been suspected that oil and gas drilling workers may be at risk for asbestos-related illnesses from exposure to drilling mud, in which asbestos is often used as a thickener. The question of whether asbestos-laced drilling mud is an inherently deadly...
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