Por: The Boston Globe Business June 29, 2023
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A federal jury ruled Wednesday that a health clinic in a Montana town where hundreds of people have died from asbestos exposure submitted 337 false asbestos claims that made patients eligible for Medicare and other benefits they shouldn’t have received.The seven-person jury said that the fraudulent claims caused more than $1 million in damage to the government.The case focused on the Center for Asbestos Related Disease... + full article
WPLG Local 10 USA Health June 28, 2023
MISSOULA, Mont. – A major U.S. railroad found liable for that killed hundreds of people in a Montana town tried to convince a federal jury during closing arguments Wednesday that a local clinic submitted more than 1,000 asbestos claims for people who weren’t sick, earning... + más
Clinic in Superfund town submitted 337 false asbestos claims costing government more than $1 million, jury says | CBS News
Health clinic in Montana Superfund town faces penalties for false asbestos claims | ABC News
ABC News USA Health April 15, 2023
A fire at a scrap plastics business in Indiana raises numerous health concerns for people in the area — particularly with the discovery of asbestos in debris, experts said Friday.An evacuation order for about 1,500 residents of the town of Richmond near the Ohio line remained... + más
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ABC News USA Tech April 15, 2023
WPLG Local 10 USA Tech April 15, 2023
A fire at a scrap plastics business in Indiana raises numerous health concerns for people in the area — particularly with the discovery of asbestos in debris, experts said Friday.An evacuation order for of the town of Richmond near the Ohio line remained in effect as while... + más
Associated Press USA Science April 14, 2023
ABC News USA Nation April 08, 2023
Two Philadelphia schools are immediately closing due to asbestos concerns amid a districtwide review of records on the potentially hazardous mineral fiber that was prompted by the discovery of asbestos at two other district buildings.The School District of Philadelphia announced... + más
W.R. Grace offers $18.5M to settle Montana asbestos claims | Associated Press
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Associated Press USA Health January 11, 2023
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The owner of a former vermiculite mine in northwestern Montana that spread harmful asbestos in and around the town of Libby has offered $18.5 million to settle the last of the state’s claims for environmental damages, Gov. Greg Gianforte announced... + más
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$6 million awarded in asbestos lawsuit against Ford, others | Associated Press
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