— A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination faces millions of dollars in penalties — and potential bankruptcy — after a jury found it submitted more than 300 false asbestos claims to the U.S. government, making patients eligible for Medicare and other benefits they shouldn’t have received. A seven-person jury said Wednesday night that the …
— A federal jury ruled Wednesday that a health clinic in a Montana town where hundreds of people have died from asbestos exposure submitted 337 false asbestos claims that made patients eligible for Medicare and other benefits they shouldn’t have received. BNSF’s lawsuit alleged CARD submitted more than 300 false claims on behalf of patients without getting outside confirmation that …
— The owner of a former vermiculite mine in northwestern Montana that spread harmful asbestos in and around the town of Libby has offered $18.5 million to settle the last of the state’s claims for environmental damages, Gov. The proposed settlement was filed in W.R. Grace & Co.'s bankruptcy case in Delaware for the Libby Asbestos Superfund Site in Lincoln …
COVID-19 Stalks A Montana Town Already Grappling With Asbestos Disease Enlarge this image toggle caption Nate Hegyi / Mountain West News Bureau Nate Hegyi / Mountain West News Bureau Frank Fahland has spent most days since the pandemic began at the site of his dream house, working to finish a 15-year labor of love while keeping away from town and …