the company and the employees named engaged in a conspiracy and cover up that risked the lives of people in Libby, Mont., by allowing them to be exposed to a type of asbestos stirred up by the company's
vermiculite mining and ore processing near town.
It was formerly the home of
a vermiculite mine — used to make asbestos — and a subsequent lawsuit from the ensuing damage to residents» health.
It was formerly the home of
a vermiculite mine — used to make asbestos — and a subsequent lawsuit from the ensuing damage to residents» health.
Not exact matches
The workers were exposed to a particularly hazardous form of asbestos from contaminated
vermiculite that had been
mined in Libby for decades.
In addition, more than 70,000 tons of asbestos - tainted
vermiculite from the
mines in LIbby, Mont. came to Arkansas, mostly to the North Little Rock area.
Until 1990, Grace operated a
mine in Libby that produced
vermiculite, a substance used in a variety of products, from insulation to fertilizers.
Only
vermiculite that was
mined next to asbestos has (caused) concern.
Only «one» of those
mines produced
Vermiculite contaiminated with asbestos.