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NBC Oct. 6: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Deny and Delay Asbestos Claims

Berkshire Hathaway subsidiaries deny, delay asbestos, hazard claims, suits, insiders allege Posted on October 6, 2013 Tonight, October 6th, a Scripps National Investigation, Risky Business, will air on televisions and in newspapers nationwide. The story dives into allegations that Berkshire Hathway, an American multinational conglomerate holding company that’s part of Warren Buffett’s empire, has intentionally delayed or denied [...]

admin2019-08-03T11:30:06-07:00October 6th, 2013|

JUST RELEASED — 2013 ADAO Asbestos Awareness Conference Videos

JUST RELEASED -- 2013 ADAO Conference Videos View and share the 2013 ADAO Asbestos Awareness Conference collection of speaker presentations, the awards ceremony, and remembrance brunch -- now on video! Special thanks to Herman Hamilton for overseeing this momentous YouTube effort. 9th Annual ADAO International Asbestos Awareness Conference, “The Asbestos Crisis: New Trends in Prevention and Treatment,” March 22 [...]

admin2019-08-03T11:30:06-07:00October 4th, 2013|

October is Health Literacy Month! Part One: Be a Health Literacy Hero

Posted on October 2, 2013 October is Health Literacy Month: Do you know the story of Clarence Borel? Borel testified that at the end of a day working with insulation material containing asbestos his clothes were usually so dusty he could "just barely pick them up without shaking them." Borel stated: "You just move them just [...]

admin2019-08-03T11:30:06-07:00October 2nd, 2013|

ADAO Supports AFEVA’s Plea to Yale University to Revoke Schmidheiny’s Honorary Doctorate

Corporate Crime Reporter: Italian Asbestos Victims Call on Yale To Revoke Honorary Degree to Schmidheiny @CorpCrimeReport The Courant: Asbestos Victims Ask Yale To Revoke Honorary Degree Of Former Factory Owner @hartfordcourant Yale Daily News: A Toxic Legacy @yaledailynews Posted on September 30, 2013 An Italian asbestos victims’ group, Associazione Famigliari Vittime Amianto (AFeVA) has sent a [...]

admin2019-08-03T11:30:06-07:00September 30th, 2013|

“Strength and Honor” – Dave’s Story

Posted on September 19, 2013 We have been touched by asbestos in individual ways, yet we are joined together by a bond of community. As a testament to the strength of our global family, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is highlighting the courageous stories of our members with the “Share Your Story” feature on our [...]

admin2021-07-02T14:38:06-07:00September 28th, 2013|