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MesoLink.org Mesothelioma News, October 2005:

(10-31-05) October 31st, 2005 | Monsanto Company Dismissed As Defendant In Asbestos Litigation The Monsanto Company has been dismissed as a defendant in asbestos litigation in Adams County by the Mississippi Supreme Court.

(10-28-05) October 28th, 2005 | Health Ministry Report Cites Asbestos At Many Health And Welfare Facilities A report from the Health Ministry has revealed that there could be a risk of asbestos exposure at many public and health facilities around the country.

(10-27-05) October 27th, 2005 | Amtrak To Foot Bill For Grace Clean Up Costs It has been reported that Amtrak will be responsible for footing at least part of the bill for the clean up of the WR Grace Zonolite plant.

(10-26-05) October 26th, 2005 | No Asbestos In Dearborn, States EPA The Environmental Protection Agency has found that there is no asbestos contamination in the residential areas of Dearborn, having conducted recent tests and investigations in these areas.

(10-25-05) October 25th, 2005 | Dispute Breaks Out Over Lawsuit Venue A dispute has broken out between the Maryland based WR Grace & Co, a and the New Jersey Attorney General with regards to which court will have jurisdiction over the civil suit being brought against the company by the state.

(10-24-05) October 24th, 2005 | Asbestos Concerns In Military Homes Concerns have been raised over the issue of asbestos in military homes after a woman living in military housing in CFB Kingston with her family has spoken out about her fears of asbestos related disease.

(10-21-05) October 21st, 2005 | Authorities Warn About Cancer Risk To Employees Of Former Insulation Firm Federal authorities have warned that the employees of a former insulation firm in Newark, as well as local residents in the area, could be at increased risk of asbestos related cancer.

(10-20-05) October 20th, 2005 | Asbestos Compensation – Draft Bill Released In Japan Japanese officials have released a draft bill outlining laws that will ensure that victims of asbestos related disease are compensated.

(10-19-05) October 19th, 2005 | ABB Nearing Asbestos Settlement Following a hearing at the bankruptcy court earlier this week, it looks as though the Swiss engineering company ABB is nearing a settlement of $1.4 billion to settle asbestos related claims in the United States.

(10-18-05) October 18th, 2005 | Vacant Mills To Be Assessed – Orders From Governor Officials have been ordered to check all vacant mills across Connecticut by the governor in order to ensure that there are no unpleasant surprises or dangers present in the event of a fire.

(10-17-05) October 17th, 2005 | Residents Living Near Flour Mill Evacuated Locals living near to a flour mill destroyed by a fire earlier this week have been evacuated due to the risk of asbestos exposure.

(10-14-05) October 14th, 2005 | Moffat County Habitat Needs Asbestos Works A certified asbestos inspector who inspected the Moffat County Habitat for Humanity home in August is nearing completion of his report, which establishes that the building needs asbestos work carried out in order to make it safe.

(10-13-05) October 13th, 2005 | Former Grace Workers Advised To Learn More About Asbestos Dangers The government has labelled the exposure of former WR Grace workers to asbestos as ‘the nation’s biggest environmental disaster’.

(10-12-05) October 12th, 2005 | Evacuation At Courthouse Through Asbestos Scare Concerns about the possibility of asbestos contamination in the air resulted in the evacuation of about 100 employees from a courthouse in Monterey County.

(10-11-05) October 11th, 2005 | Trust Band Claims Validated By Nine Doctors A trust fund set up in 1988 to pay out compensation to asbestos victims has banned nine doctors and three screening companies, which means that claimants using those doctors and screening companies as evidence of their illness will not receive payments.

(10-10-05) October 10th, 2005 | Locals Concerned Over Asbestos Contamination Residents living near the old Coosa Thatcher Plant site are expressing both concern and anger over asbestos contamination in the area.

(10-07-05) October 7th, 2005 | Senate Leaders Given Authority To Subpoena Asbestos Information Leaders have been given the authority by the senate committee to subpoena information from companies that are facing lawsuits relating to asbestos while the government works on the asbestos trust fund that is to provide compensation funds for victims of asbestos-related diseases.

(10-06-05) October 6th, 2005 | Library Employees Laid Off After Asbestos Scare Over 30 employees of the Mount Vernon Public Library have been laid off after voicing their concerns over levels of asbestos in the building.

(10-05-06) October 5th, 2005 | Humane Society To Remove Asbestos A human society in Clifton has been ordered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to remove asbestos from its building.

(10-04-05) October 4th, 2005 | EPA Completes Connecticut Site Clean Up The Environmental Protection Agency has completed the clean up of a Connecticut site, involving the removal of hundreds of tons of asbestos laden debris.

(10-03-05) October 3rd, 2005 | Asbestos Fine For Owner Of Inn An inn owner from Sheffield has been fined over asbestos related charges.

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