Asbestos is a highly dangerous substance which has been used in industrial applications for centuries. Because of its widespread use in millions of buildings in the United States, the ongoing cleanup of asbestos is expected to continue at a slow pace over the course of several decades. Two California men, who were involved in the cleanup of an asbestos treated building in Atwater, were recently sentenced to prison for their despicable way of going about the process.
Two men in Merced County were recently sentenced to prison, one receiving a 24 month sentence and the other a 27 month sentence, as a result of using high school students to clean up asbestos in a building in Atwater. The men, who ran a nonprofit organization called Firm Build, were contracted by the Merced County school system to help students receive job training. But, instead of providing them with a safe and educational job training program, the men used the students for the dangerous work involved with cleaning up asbestos.
They were sentenced under Federal asbestos statutes.
Putting the lives of our young people in danger in this way is despicable, as previously mentioned. But the truth is that thousands of people have unsuspectingly become the victims of asbestos exposure. If you, or someone you know, has developed disease as a result of asbestos exposure, call Brayton Purcell, LLP, at (800) 598-0314 today for a free consultation regarding getting you the compensation you deserve.
