Thursday, June 18, 2009
Federal prosecutors in Montana dropped charges against the remaining defendant Monday after a jury last month acquitted the W.R. Grace & Co and individuals of all charges related to widespread asbestos contamination in Libby, Montana, according to the Missoulian newspaper.W.R.Grace, which operated a vermiculite mine in Libby for many years, had been accused of a 30-year conspiracy to defraud the government and knowingly endanger residents of Libby.
A mortality study at the Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby has identified 227 community members who died of asbestos disease and more than 1,800 active cases resulting from exposure.
Montana Asbestos Contamination Case
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