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Canadian court dismisses class-action asbestos lawsuit
July 8th, 2010 - A Court of Queen's Bench Justice in Calgary, Alberta, recently dismissed a class-action asbestos lawsuit filed by former employees of the medical facility Holy Cross Center.
In 2008, Jim Stewart, a registered nurse employed at the center for two months during 2001, filed the suit claiming that asbestos in the building was improperly removed during a renovation project, thus endangering staff members, the Calgary Herald reports.
Stewart and his asbestos attorneys named brothers Dr Peter Huang, Dr Ian Huang and Dr John Huang as defendants, as well as their company, Enterprise Universal, which has a history of similar occupational safety claims.
In 2005, the company was required to pay a fine for failing to comply with a stop-work order from Occupational Health and Safety during an investigation into asbestos management, says the news source.
However, in the instant case, Justice Sheliah Martin ruled that "there is no genuine issue concerning the personal liability of Dr. Peter Huang and Dr. Ian Huang and the action against them is dismissed."
Asbestos, though common in older buildings, can cause serious lung diseases such as mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer.
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