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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Feb. 5 that Anderson-Wilcox Corp. and Cutting Edge Concepts II LLC have agreed to pay a fine of $300,000 for improper removal and disposal of asbestos at a New Haven, Conn., site. This is a settlement agreement between the companies, the EPA, and the U.S. Attorney’s office for the District of Connecticut.
The families of two workers who died of mesothelioma will each receive 17 million yen as part of a settlement agreement in a claim against the former Japanese National Railways (JNR), which is no longer in operation. The workers’ families claimed they developed mesothelioma as a result of inhaling asbestos on their job with the railway.
The story, reported by The Mainichi Daily News, says the settlement was mediated in Yokohama District Court. Two companies that now operate in place of JNR – Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency, and the Japan Freight Railway Co. (JR Freight) – will pay the settlement.
The News estimates about 100,000 former JNR workers may have been exposed to asbestos on the job.
A man diagnosed with mesothelioma earlier this year will receive a $7.5 million settlement against 11 defendants that reportedly made, supplied or distributed the asbestos-containing products he handled and was exposed to in the workplace, according to a story in the Times-Herald. Robert Hilt of Vallejo, Calif., is 64. It is believed he developed mesothelioma during his work as a marine machinist.
According to an Associated Press report, on Friday the U.S. Supreme Court said it is reviewing consolidated cases against the Travelers Companies Inc., to reinstate a $500 million settlement and block any new lawsuits against Travelers. The original settlement was established in 1986 in relation to a group of asbestos claims against Johns-Manville Corp., which was once a leading asbestos producer. Travelers provided insurance policies for Johns-Manville.
A six-member jury in Superior Court in Bergen County, New Jersey, ruled on Feb. 26 to award the family of Mark Buttitta a settlement of $30.3 million. The judgment is one of the largest ever in asbestos litigation in the state. Buttitta died of mesothelioma just before Christmas 2002, at age 50, after being diagnosed in 2001. Mesothelioma is lung cancer attributed to asbestos exposure. Mark Buttitta is survived by his wife and three daughters.
An Associated Press report Nov. 2 announced Dana Corp. has agreed to pay a total of $2 million to more than 7,000 personal injury claimants to settle asbestos lawsuits. The company, an auto-parts supplier, produced gaskets containing asbestos. A Nov. 15 hearing was set to review the proposed settlement.
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