/tags/asbestos Asbestos en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 09 Mar 2018 02:03:44 GMT /government-politics-issues/2018-03-08/missouri-house-passes-bill-making-it-easier-for-companies-to-fight-asbestos-lawsuits The Missouri House has passed legislation designed to reduce the number of asbestos lawsuits filed in the state.The bill would require plaintiffs to… Fri, 09 Mar 2018 02:03:44 GMT /government-politics-issues/2018-03-08/missouri-house-passes-bill-making-it-easier-for-companies-to-fight-asbestos-lawsuits Marshall Griffin /health-science-environment/2017-08-15/officials-say-no-asbestos-found-near-clemens-house-after-fire The Environmental Protection Agency has found no trace of asbestos near the Clemens House in north St. Louis, according to city officials.The mansion,… Wed, 16 Aug 2017 02:24:49 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-08-15/officials-say-no-asbestos-found-near-clemens-house-after-fire Maria Altman /health-science-environment/2014-04-10/concerns-over-minority-hiring-dominate-asbestos-cleanup-meeting-in-north-st-louis Updated after the public meeting on 4-10-2014:The meeting hosted Thursday night by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was supposed to focus on the… Fri, 11 Apr 2014 02:58:44 GMT /health-science-environment/2014-04-10/concerns-over-minority-hiring-dominate-asbestos-cleanup-meeting-in-north-st-louis /government-politics-issues/2014-01-15/its-called-a-hellhole-but-madison-county-defense-attorneys-say-better-the-devil-you-know Every year, the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) releases its annual list of so-called “judicial hellholes," a term it uses to refer to civil… Wed, 15 Jan 2014 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2014-01-15/its-called-a-hellhole-but-madison-county-defense-attorneys-say-better-the-devil-you-know Rachel Lippmann /2013-12-17/new-distinction-for-st-louis-it-joins-madison-county-on-judicial-hellhole-list A group that lobbies to make courts friendlier to business says it’s seeing a troubling increase in the number of large product liability cases filed in… Tue, 17 Dec 2013 22:16:15 GMT /2013-12-17/new-distinction-for-st-louis-it-joins-madison-county-on-judicial-hellhole-list Rachel Lippmann /2012-04-11/tests-find-no-asbestos-near-steam-pipe-rupture-some-streets-reopen-today View Larger MapSome streets around a ruptured steam pipe in downtown St. Louis are open again today after final test results for no risk from asbestos.As… Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:14:32 GMT /2012-04-11/tests-find-no-asbestos-near-steam-pipe-rupture-some-streets-reopen-today Rachel Lippmann /2012-04-11/morning-headlines-wednesday-april-11-2012 Tests near steam pipe rupture show no asbestosThe St. Louis city health department says tests from buildings around the site of a ruptured steam pipe have… Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:22:09 GMT /2012-04-11/morning-headlines-wednesday-april-11-2012 Rachel Lippmann /health-science-environment/2012-04-06/health-department-health-risk-minimal-following-downtown-steam-pipe-rupture View Larger MapUpdated 3:54 p.m. with comment from WalkerWe have an update on that steam pipe rupture that happened in downtown St. Louis Thursday… Fri, 06 Apr 2012 22:20:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2012-04-06/health-department-health-risk-minimal-following-downtown-steam-pipe-rupture /2012-03-23/granite-city-ill-lawsuit-over-take-home-asbestos-exposure-to-go-to-trial The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the family of Annette Simpkins of Granite City, Ill., returning her case to the Madison County circuit… Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:53:34 GMT /2012-03-23/granite-city-ill-lawsuit-over-take-home-asbestos-exposure-to-go-to-trial