Betting Against the Asbestos Bill
BusinessWeek - USG’s willingness to cough up $4 billion to settle victims’ claims underscores the poor chances for passage of the Senate’s mammoth legislation As the Senate prepares for a marathon debate over an industry-paid $140 billion fund to compensate victims
London court deals a blow to people exposed to asbestos fibres
Business Report - Cape Town - The court of appeal in London has ruled that people whose lungs were scarred through exposure to asbestos were not entitled to damages. The appeal court overturned a 2004 decision by the high court that those suffering pleural plaques
Alfacell drug trial ahead of schedule
BusinessWeek - JAN. 30 11:01 A.M. ET Biopharmaceutical company Alfacell Corp. said Monday that it expects to fully enroll its late-stage cancer drug trial ahead of schedule. Alfacell shares rose $1.71, or 52.1 percent, to a new 52-week high of $4.99 in morning
Asbestos: Appeal Court rejects claims for plaques sufferers
ePolitix.com - West Dunbartonshire MP John McFall said this week that he was bitterly disappointed that thousands of workers exposed to asbestos by their employers negligence have lost the right to claim compensation. These are workers who have developed
Maryville man sues Alcoa, Inc. alleges company caused daughter’s
WBIR - A Maryville man is suing the Aluminum Company of America, Alcoa, because he says the company caused his 25-year-old daughter’s death. Amanda Satterfield died of cancer one year ago. Her father, Douglas Satterfield, has worked at Alcoa for 32 years
WORKED TO DEATH
Chicago Tribune - When my father’s blue Chevy station wagon entered the cul-de-sac of my childhood at the end of the day, our kitchen table was already set for supper. Stepping onto the driveway, a powdery veil of pale dust clinging to his work clothes, my father
SHfn Market Preview
Stockhouse Canada - The Federal Reserve takes center stage on Wall Street Tuesday, while some traders’ blood pressure might be rising over a 16-fold medical device stock. On Bay Street, meanwhile, shares of at least one commodity company are so hot they’re radioactive