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ABB sells Lummus to CB&I, reports suspect payments
Reuters - ABB, which has recovered from a multi-year restructuring drive, had long been looking to sell the Lummus Global business, the last remaining of a number of units it was aiming to divest after settling huge asbestos claims in previous years. In July

Man accused of stealing from job
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Police say the bookkeeper for a Henrico County-based asbestos-removal company apparently had a side job: clean-out artist. Henrico police arrested John Nicholas Sacco, who faces grand-larceny charges involving the embezzlement of hundreds of

Jurors side with college
Colorado Springs Gazette - O’Connor fairly.” O’Connor had charged he was fired after going public about what he said was inadequate asbestos remediation on campus and after he refused to recruit students for what he considered an inferior study-abroad program. Celeste

Tuesday, August 21
News.com.au - Asbestos victim Banton to sue James Hardie ASBESTOS campaigner Bernie Banton will sue building giant James Hardie, saying his terminal cancer has been caused by exposure to asbestos.