West Virginia University has reached a settlement class-action case that affects up to 5600 current employees and former employees may have been exposed to asbestos, the school announced Tuesday. As part of the solution and pay WVU to launch a program of health surveillance will be implemented for 20 years. WVU also agreed to pay…
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Taxes on cigarettes challenged Minnesota
Three smokers who pay the state 75-cent-for-pack health impact fee that the judge has declared illegal want their money. Two Minneapolis law firms filed a lawsuit Monday on behalf of three people and are seeking class-action status on behalf of all U.S. smokers. Ramsey District Judge Michael Fetscher ruled Dec. 20 that the fee violated…