East Providence officials recently agreed to a plan to spend $9 million clearing out asbestos from schools in that city, showing that asbestos in New England is still an issue. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers recognize that asbestos isn’t something many citizens are constantly thinking of today. Some people think of…
Recent news out of Upstate New York shows that developers there are unable to follow the law regarding asbestos removal, just like construction workers from Massachusetts. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers have reported before on our Mesothelioma Lawyers Blog about situations where real estate developers try to skirt the law and…
Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers for years have been following the tragic news out of Libby, Montana, where thousands of people have gotten sick and many others have died as a result of heavy exposure to asbestos. For most of the 21st Century, that city produced a large majority of the…
Two men were recently indicted by a Norfolk County grand jury for allegedly skirting state guidelines for removing asbestos from a rental house in Medway, Wicked Local Plainville is reporting. While it is rare, it’s possible for contractors to remove criminal charges if they improperly remove asbestos in Massachusetts. While…
New England is a historic place — perhaps one of the most historic in our country. With our colonial-era buildings and national treasures, it is a favorite for tourists. But with the older buildings come inherent problems with asbestos exposure in New England. Asbestos was used in many old warehouses,…
Here we are in 2012 and companies are still not taking proper precautions to remove asbestos from buildings, despite detailed regulations about how it should be taken out. As our Mesothelioma Lawyers Blog has reported time and time again, schools throughout New England have been discovering that they were built…
The U.S. Department of Defense recently announced it was dedicating $16 million to go toward research of several major forms of cancer, including mesothelioma. Our Boston mesothelioma lawyers are happy that more money is being dedicated to this important research. While mesothelioma in Massachusetts doesn’t get nearly as much exposure…
Mississippi television station WAPT is reporting that a man who got an asbestos-related illness while working for an oil company recently was awarded more than $15 million by a jury. While these kinds of jury awards are impressive, they don’t change the fact that a man was severely injured and…
An elementary school in Hudson is looking to get some money from a state school building agency to remove dangerous asbestos and replace a leaky roof, The MetroWest Daily News reports. Our Massachusetts mesothelioma lawyers have noticed more and more that school officials are taking the hint and removing asbestos…
Newton school officials took a major step toward helping their students stay healthy and it wasn’t through new lunch choices or the removal of soda vending machines. The Boston Globe is reporting that officials spent more than $190 million to build the most expensive school in the state, but it…