Browsing articles from "February, 2011"
Feb
17
2011
17
2011
$43 million asbestos settlement
The state of Montana is being held responsible for the exposure of over 1,100 victims to vermiculite, which contains toxic asbestos dust. Asbestos is the only known cause for the deadly cancer, mesothelioma, many of the workers in the Libby, Montana mine were exposed to asbestos and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma as well as other asbestos related diseases. The claimants blame the State of Montana for the their oversight at the mine. According to [...]