- Michele Van Almelo | April 18, 2012 4:17 PM | Houston, TX
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Toxic Substances
The 21 companies, that manufactured trailers for Hurricane Katrina and Rita victims, have reached a settlement. They have agreed to pay 14.8 million to resolve the claims. The Federal Emergency...
- Scott Kappes | January 25, 2011 3:52 PM | Houston, TX
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Toxic Substances
Late last week, attorneys representing the parties involved in toxic FEMA trailer litigation came to an agreement to settle a small portion of the toxic trailer claims.
The vast majority of...
- Scott Kappes | July 28, 2009 3:13 PM | Galveston Bay, TX
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Toxic Substances
According to a Homeland Security Department report FEMA took too long to respond to initial reports of dangerous levels of formaldehyde in trailers used to house victims of Hurricane Katrina and...
- Jeff Rasansky | November 17, 2008 5:06 PM | Dallas, TX
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Toxic Substances
Toxic trailers that are currently being used to house Hurricane Katrina survivors are now being sold as scrap by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Already, lawmakers are concerned that...
- Jeff Rasansky | June 11, 2008 4:36 PM | Dallas, TX
Category:
Toxic Substances
It’s been two years since residents of the FEMA trailers along the Mississippi Gulf Coast began reporting a myriad of health problems. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced on Thursday...