Pennsylvania Appeals Court Affirms Ruling that the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education Cannot Hide Behind Governmental Immunity to Avoid Asbestos Liability
In January of this year, a Pennsylvania Appeals Court affirmed the ruling of the trial court that Pittsburgh’s Board of Public Education (“PBPE”) will not be able to use governmental immunity to escape liability for the death...
Across the country, our nation’s school districts are faced with limited funding for safety inspections meant to detect the presence of asbestos, the only established cause of mesothelioma, an aggressive and fatal cancer. Schools used to be reimbursed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cover the cost of asbestos inspections. Now that EPA funding has been cut off, many...
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