The Intersection Among Torts, Science, Corporate Law, Insurance & Bankruptcy
At least for now, natural asbestos deposits are blocking highway construction near Las Vegas, according to a July 20, 2014 story in the Las Vegas Sun. Geologic researchers are continuing to investigate the extent of the fibers, and Michele Carbone’s lab at the University of Hawaii has been involved as to evaluation.
Issues arising from criminal prosecutions of former managers at an asbestos-cement plant (Everite) are up on appeal, as described in a February 2, 2021 post at the Ban Asbestos Secretariat run by Ms.
Some "toxins" are long-lived, and so decisions made decades ago continue to ripple through current events. A "now in the news" example is the Carolina Asbestos Company in North Carolina. In the first
The Isle of Jersey will be making lump sum mesothelioma payments as a result of citizen requests through an “e-petition,” as described in this 30 September 2019 online article at gov.je.news. Accordin