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Contractors: no recovery soon: in national survey, fewer contractors will purchase equipment for jobs.(CONSTRUCTION SPENDING): An article from: Mississippi Business Journal Reviews
Contractors: no recovery soon: in national survey, fewer contractors will purchase equipment for jobs.(CONSTRUCTION SPENDING): An article from: Mississippi Business Journal
This digital document is an article from Mississippi Business Journal, published by Dolan Media Company on February 15, 2010. The length of the article is 673 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Contractors: no recovery soon: in national survey, fewer contractors will purchase equipment for jobs.(CONSTRUCTION SPENDING)
Author: Nash Nunnery
Publication: Mississippi Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 15, 2010
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Volume: 32 Issue: 7 Page: S15(2)
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Associated Builders and Contractors Inc.: this agency’s goal is to promote a merit philosophy when hiring workers for construction jobs. (Special … An article from: Alaska Business Monthly
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc.: this agency’s goal is to promote a merit philosophy when hiring workers for construction jobs. (Special … An article from: Alaska Business Monthly
This digital document is an article from Alaska Business Monthly, published by Alaska Business Publishing Company, Inc. on May 1, 2003. The length of the article is 572 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Associated Builders and Contractors Inc.: this agency’s goal is to promote a merit philosophy when hiring workers for construction jobs. (Special Section: Building Alaska).
Author: Eden Larson
Publication: Alaska Business Monthly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2003
Publisher: Alaska Business Publishing Company, Inc.
Volume: 19 Issue: 5 Page: 61(1)
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Read MoreAlmost Too Nice to Drive On …(job strory): An article from: Concrete Contractor
Almost Too Nice to Drive On …(job strory): An article from: Concrete Contractor
This digital document is an article from Concrete Contractor, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2008. The length of the article is 908 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Almost Too Nice to Drive On …(job strory)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Concrete Contractor (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2008
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Read More$7.5 Million to California Man from Six Companies in Settlement of Mesothelioma Lawsuit — Weitz & Luxenberg
Los Angeles, Calif. (PRWEB) January 26, 2012
A California construction worker who developed a highly aggressive form of cancer after exposure to asbestos has received $ 7.5 million in settlement of legal claims against six companies that manufactured or distributed asbestos-cement pipe, the law firm Weitz & Luxenberg, PC, today announced (docket number 153777, Butte County Superior Court, Chico, Calif.).
The man, 57, whose identity and current city of residence are withheld at his request, sued last August after he was diagnosed less than one year earlier with mesothelioma, an always fatal cancer linked to asbestos exposure, according to court documents.
Weitz & Luxenberg attorney Daniel Wasserberg, Esq., said, “Our client was a construction worker who, in the 1970s and 1980s, helped install underground water and sewer lines. These pipes — 6 to 48 inches in diameter — were made of a concrete-asbestos composite material for strength but also for ease of fabrication. The defendants made, sold or delivered them.”
The plaintiff’s job in part was to cut asbestos-concrete pipes so they could be properly laid and connected beneath public and private streets in and around the Sacramento Valley city of Chico, court documents show.
However, according to the court filing, the task of cutting this particular type of pipe posed extreme health risks.
“Our client performed his work with a gasoline-operated saw,” said Brent Zadorozny, Esq., a Weitz & Luxenberg California mesothelioma attorney. “The cuts generated an enormous amount of cement-asbestos dust, which flew in every direction from the saw’s whirring blades and engine exhaust blast. This veritable snowstorm of asbestos dust was at times so thick you couldn’t see the person standing three feet away from you.”
By the end of each workday, the plaintiff was covered from head to toe in a thick layer of asbestos dust, said Stephen Healy, another Weitz & Luxenberg California mesothelioma attorney and the author of a law textbook on asbestos litigation.
Asbestos is a mineral once widely used in the U.S. as an ingredient in the manufacture of more than 3,000 consumer and industrial products, including shipboard thermal insulation, automobile brake pads, and home roofing and siding products. However, inhalation of “asbestos dust and particles is known to cause malignant mesothelioma, lung cancer, other cancers, asbestosis, and other life-threatening health problems that typically surface decades after exposure,” explained Healy.
Malignant mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that affects the thin membranes lining organs in the chest (pleura) and abdomen (peritoneum), Healy said. “Mesothelioma is closely linked with asbestos; the only known and scientifically established cause of malignant mesothelioma is from asbestos exposure,” he continued. “Malignant mesothelioma is generally fatal within eight to 16 months of initial onset of symptoms.”
In the litigation just settled, the defendants — two from Southern California, the others from out of state — contended there was no asbestos exposure because their products were not delivered to the construction sites where the plaintiff worked or at the times he worked there, court records show.
The Weitz & Luxenberg California mesothelioma lawyers countered with documents they uncovered indicating that the pipes at issue were in fact delivered where and when the plaintiff worked, said Benno Ashrafi, Esq., head of Weitz & Luxenberg in Los Angeles.
“As so often happens in these kinds of cases, the key to eventually prevailing is solid detective work,” Ashrafi said. “It’s a lot like looking for a needle in a haystack because the evidence is often buried way down deep somewhere within thousands and thousands of pages of records. Weitz & Luxenberg happens to be exceptionally good at hunting down information we hope will tip the scales of justice in favor of our clients.”
The trial originally was to be held in Los Angeles, although the injury occurred in and around Chico. “Los Angeles was where most of our client’s expert witnesses were,” explained Ari Friedman, Esq., a Weitz & Luxenberg Los Angeles office California mesothelioma attorney who also worked on the case. “However, despite our objections, the defendants were able to have the trial be moved to Chico, more than 400 miles to the north. In the end, this did nothing to prevent us from fully pressing our case. If anything, the relocation handed us yet another opportunity to demonstrate that Weitz and Luxenberg will go anywhere and do everything to fight for justice for our clients.”
About Weitz & Luxenberg:
Founded in 1986 by attorneys Perry Weitz and Arthur Luxenberg, Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., today ranks among the nation’s leading law firms. Weitz & Luxenberg has secured more than $ 6.5 billion in verdicts and settlements for its clients. The firm’s numerous practice areas include: asbestos and mesothelioma, defective medicines and devices, environmental pollutants, accidents, personal injury, and medical malpractice. Victims of accidents are invited to rely on Weitz & Luxenberg’s more than 25 years of handling such cases — begin by contacting the firm’s Client Relations department at 1-800-476-6070 or at clientrelations(at)weitzlux(dot)com and ask for a free legal consultation. More information: http://www.weitzlux.com.
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Read MoreBuilt to last: PCM Construction Services achieves 50 percent diversion of its collected and processed construction debris.(Construction Job Story): An article from: Construction & Demolition Recycling
Built to last: PCM Construction Services achieves 50 percent diversion of its collected and processed construction debris.(Construction Job Story): An article from: Construction & Demolition Recycling
This digital document is an article from Construction & Demolition Recycling, published by G.I.E. Media, Inc. on May 1, 2004. The length of the article is 977 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Built to last: PCM Construction Services achieves 50 percent diversion of its collected and processed construction debris.(Construction Job Story)
Author: Mark Scheer
Publication: Construction & Demolition Recycling (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2004
Publisher: G.I.E. Media, Inc.
Volume: 6 Issue: 3 Page: 44(2)
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