Asbestos victims betrayed: report
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JAMES Hardie chief Peter Macdonald lied to dying asbestos victims, misled his company and fed untruths to the stock exchange, a six-month inquiry has found.
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Â· Force's relationships 'damaged' by investigation Â· Phone calls about suing for racism were tapped
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Australian building group James Hardie Industries misled the public when it said it had set aside enough money to meet asbestos compensation claims.
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The reorganization plan filed by WR Grace &amp; Co. in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case includes a proposal to establish a trust to handle a variety of asbestos claims against the chemical manufacturer.
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James Hardie Industries NV, Australia&#39;s fourth-biggest building materials maker, agreed to cover an estimated A$1.5 billion ($1.1 billion) shortfall in compensation for sufferers of asbestos diseases.
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Australian building products group James Hardie has agreed to pay $1.1bn (Â£568m) to victims of asbestos-related diseases. The landmark deal could see thousands of people suffering from lung diseases - caused
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Asbestos victims voiced outrage Friday at a multimillion dollar golden handshake given to the chief of building products group James Hardie Industries NV, who resigned in the wake of a scandal about the company&#39;s treatment of thousands of people poisoned
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W.R. Grace and Co. and seven senior employees were charged in an indictment released yesterday with conspiring for decades to hide the dangers posed by asbestos contamination in a Montana vermiculite mine.
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Australian building products firm James Hardie Industries NV faces possible charges after a government inquiry found it broke the law when it said in 2001 it had enough money in a fund to compensate thousands of asbestos victims.
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Building products company James Hardie announced it had approved a multi-billion dollar deal to compensate victims of deadly diseases contracted from exposure to its asbestos products.
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JAMES Hardie would face possible litigation if it did not ensure asbestos victims were adequately compensated, the ACTU said today.
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The Columbia-based chemical firm conspired for decades to hide the health dangers posed by asbestos at a Montana mine and intentionally exposed mine workers and others to illness and death, a federal grand jury has charged.
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A U.S. Senate plan to create a $140  billion asbestos compensation fund has hit further snags over  ways to stop victims being paid twice and sagging support among  members of the Republican majority, lawmakers said on Tuesday.
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The Environmental Protection Agency cannot verify the effectiveness of its cleanup programs in a Montana town where residents have contracted asbestos-related illnesses in unusually large numbers, the agency's inspector general said Tuesday.
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The ACTU yesterday accused James Hardie of immoral and disgusting behaviour for allowing funds to compensate victims of asbestos-related diseases to run dangerously low.
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Embattled building products firm James Hardie Industries NV is facing a potential flood of new asbestos compensation claims from Asian countries after a hard-won deal with Australian victims, a report said.
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W.R. Grace & Co. and seven current or former executives were charged on Monday with conspiring to endanger residents in Libby, Montana, and concealing the health risks from asbestos-contaminated vermiculite, the U.S. Justice Department said.