The Wisconsin Supreme Court reinstated penalties against Harenda Enterprises Incorporated in a mid-March decision.

Harenda Enterprises Incorporated is accused of violating Wisconsin’s rules regarding asbestos management during the renovation of the Milwaukee Theatre.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the firm is liable for violating the state regulations regarding asbestos removal. The court ruling reinstated a previous order that required Harenda to pay penalties and surcharges for their failure to remove asbestos.

The first complaint was filed by the state in 2003 after Harenda was hired to assist in the renovation of the Milwaukee Theatre.

The three dissenting judges stated that their decision was based on the failure of both state and federal regulators to clearly articulate the violations.

Asbestos is a hazardous substance that is the cause of both serious illness and death. Asbestos exposure has been linked to both asbestosis and mesothelioma.

Asbestos attorneys are currently working on cases that involve the mishandling of asbestos removal.

The Department of Justice has said that the settlement of $250 million between W.R. Grace and the federal government is the highest asbestos settlement in history. The settlement was announced on March 11, 2008.

A Room with a View trailer The money has been allocated to reimburse the government for the costs incurred during the process of investigating and cleaning up the asbestos contamination of the mining operations in Libby, Montana.

Since May 2000, the Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency have been working remove soil and materials in and around Libby that are contaminated with asbestos. Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the federal government filed a lawsuit against W.R. Grace in March 2001 to try to recover the expenses of asbestos removal.

The 2001 lawsuit also named a W.R. Grace subsidiary, Kootenai Development Corporation, as a defendant because they own three of the properties contaminated with asbestos.

W.R. Grace both owned and operated the vermiculite mine that was contaminated with asbestos in Libby from 1963 to 1990. Asbestos is the only known cause of mesothelioma, a rare and fatal form of lung cancer.

Mesothelioma attorneys are currently working on cases involving exposure to asbestos.

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