Family of former Camden British Rail worker seek answers following his asbestos-related cancer death - Triarchos Eraklides, ...

A plastic pipe manufacturer had accused attorneys at Simmons Hanly Conroy of an asbestos case strategy that encouraged perjury and obstructed discovery in an effort to secure large settlements, but a ...

A federal judge in Chicago has dismissed a lawsuit by plastic pipe maker JM Eagle against a U.S. law firm that filed hundreds ...

Pipe maker JM Eagle had sued Simmons Hanly Conroy LLP for alleged racketeering activity after being named in personal injury ...

At the start of the Industrial Revolution in the early 1900s, asbestos was a material of choice for building heat-resistant insulation, fireproofing construction materials, and pipe coverings. The ind ...

Seven months after Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Aden Duale, set a firm deadline of December for property owners still using asbestos roofing to bear the cost of removing and safely disposing of ...

Flooring tiles, insulation and pipework are some of the most common areas where asbestos might be found. Insulation and pipe wrapping are of particular concern, since those materials are more ...

The steelworks had a complex network of pipes that Tony believed were lagged with asbestos. This lagging was knocked off regularly to carry out repair works. In 1974, Tony moved to work for the ...

But the legacy of asbestos lives on. This is because it remains in buildings as a fireproof material. It is often found in insulation, floor tiles, joint compound and other components of homes and ...

Photo by Supplied Before 1950, asbestos cement was commonly used for pipe construction. “And the clock will be standing there, in all of its glory, working,” Bob Doherty of the Nagambie RSL ...

Because many of these areas generated high levels of heat, insulation, gaskets, valves, and pipes were made with asbestos to provide fire resistance and durability. From the 1930s to the 1980s, almost ...