In this asbestos action, decedent Giacinto Pira alleged he was exposed to asbestos from gloves manufactured by defendant Steel Grip. Steel Grip moved for summary judgment, arguing that plaintiff ...

He testified he recalled wearing and cleaning asbestos containing kitchen gloves, which created dust, at two jobs — from 1957-1959 and from 1981-1989. He testified the gloves were made by Magid ...

To prevent burning, he was equipped with heat-proof safety gloves made from asbestos. The coroner’s court heard that Mr Manley’s manager at the time had told him that while the gloves were ...

Chrysotile asbestos is used in the U.S. chlor-alkali industry, which manufactures chlorine and sodium hydroxide. It is no longer made in the U.S. and has in recent years been imported from China ...

Asbestos, a dangerous carcinogen outlawed in more than 55 countries, could make a comeback in the United States, under Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA has even made it easier ...

citing liabilities to more than 1,000 personal injury plaintiffs who allege that asbestos made its way into talc-containing cosmetic products such as Old Spice powder and Mary Kay cosmetics ...

Unions are now demanding tougher policing of Chinese imports, describing the current asbestos-free certificates as a farce. Last year freight carrier SCT imported 10 locomotives made by China ...