Archive for November 14, 2007

Cayuga County Slammed with Fourth Asbestos Lawsuit

A fourth asbestos lawsuit was filed against Cayuga County earlier this month, the latest in a string of complaints involving the improper removal of asbestos from the county Board of Elections building last year.

Environmentalists at War with Feds Over Suisun Bay Pollution

Environmentalists sued the U.S. Maritime Administration late last month in a U.S. District Court in Sacramento over what has long been considered an environmental time bomb ticking away in the calm waters of Suisun Bay.

Legislation that Bans Asbestos is Watered-Down, Backers Say

A bill passed in October that was supposed to ban all products containing asbestos in the country has taken on a new, watered-down meaning, according to activists of the original legislation.

Man Pulled Over on Suspicion of DWI Sues Over Police Brutality

On Oct. 30, a Sacramento man arrested two years earlier on suspicion of driving while intoxicated testified that he was wrongfully brutalized by Sacramento police.