vermiculite News

Superfund Town’s Health Clinic Accused of Submitting False Asbestos Claims

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) – A major U.S. railroad found liable for spreading hazardous asbestos that killed hundreds of people in a Montana town is trying to convince a federal jury that a local clinic submitted hundreds of asbestos claims for …

Jury Awards $36.5M to Former Libby Miner With Lung Disease

BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — A Montana jury has awarded $36.5 million in damages to an Oregon man who suffers from lung disease because of exposure to asbestos while working at a vermiculite mine in Libby, a bellwether case that could …