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Corpus Christi Firm's Failure to Protect Workers From Asbestos Exposure Brings OSHA Citations, Penalties

DALLAS -- A Corpus Christi, Texas, company's alleged failure to protect employees from potential asbestos exposure has resulted in 14 citations and proposed penalties of $167,775 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Meridian Contracting Inc., a general contractor that employs about 60 workers, was cited for four allegedwillful and 11 alleged serious violations following an inspection begun in January of a work site at theCorpus Christi Naval Air Station, where company employees were removing the roof and siding of a hangar.

The alleged willful violations were for failing to have a competent person conduct asbestos exposureassessments; failing to monitor employees for exposureto asbestos; failing to remove asbestos materials in aregulated area and failing to exercise general supervisory authority at the project site. A willful violation is defined as one in which there is evidence of an intentional violation of the OSHA Act or plainindifference to its requirements.

The alleged serious violations included failing tohave regular jobsite inspections for asbestos contained areas; failing to use labels identify asbestos contained material; failing to use warning signs marking regulated areas; failing to inform workers of the presence of asbestos; failing to prohibit dry sweeping of debris and failing to properly clean up and dispose of asbestos containedwaste. A serious violation one in which there is asubstantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result and the employer knew or should have known of the hazard.

Employers and employees with questions regardingsafety and health standards can contact the OSHA Corpus Christi area office at (361) 888-3420, or callOSHA's toll-free hotline at 1-800-321-6742, to report workplace accidents, fatalities or situations posing imminent danger to workers.

Meridian Contracting Inc. has 15 working days fromreceipt of the citations to either comply, request an informal conference with the Corpus Christi OSHA areadirector, or contest the citations and proposed penalties before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

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All about the disengagement.....carpetbaggers to the core.........God help you.....Maybe Hubert will be appointed 4TLR in Hell....Oh the drama.......

Aug. 31, 2007

Gov. Perry Appoints Hubert as District Attorney of Kleberg and Kenedy Counties

AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry appointed John T. Hubert of Kingsville as district attorney of Kleberg and Kenedy Counties, pursuant to Senate Bill 1951 of the 80th Legislature, to serve a term until the next general election.

Hubert most recently worked as a solo practitioner and associate with Hornblower, Manning, Ward, Harrison, Vencia and Rodriguez P.C. He formerly served as an assistant district attorney of Nueces County and as the managing assistant district attorney of Kleberg and Kenedy Counties. As a major in the United States Army, he served as the executive officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) 321st Civil Affairs Brigade in San Antonio. Hubert is a decorated combat veteran and currently serves in the Army Reserves as commander of HHC 451st Civil Affairs Battalion in Pasadena, Texas. He is a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Kleberg County Historical Society.

He received a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Texas A&M University and law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law.

Republican Party People

Confession by Cornyn......
Posted on July 18, 2007 at 04:53:35 AM by d1

"Lady Bird was not republican"

"funerals are a waste of time, I need to fund raise not waste time."

Out of the mouth of Junior John


If this were true.....
Posted on July 17, 2007 at 03:34:53 AM by d1

He would have voted yes to education.....

"There's going to be a primary in the Democratic party in March 2008. They're going to choose their candidate and I'm happy to let them campaign while I do the work of the people of Texas in the United States Senate," Cornyn said.

He confesses error to capture jurisdiction from SCOTUS only to
allow the error to benefit by the attorney general acquiescence

Verdad y Chismosos

He arms these firefighters with the junk science technology his ilk buy at the 2 for a nickel tree.

Junk defibrillator's bought with taxpayer funds from Corny's cronies carpetbagger cars peak gar cia's lube JOB at the MLK March 15, .........Ain't Bobby so cool......

Too bad the true menace is corporate welfare for the rich while I guarantee the poor (with the help(funding) of the
legislature (do not bother to hide it, you will just dig a deeper hole)know their private insurance is only because the rich go along with the premise that because the government is "Boss Hogg" then it is ok to steal from the poor.

A TLR chant credited and by self promotion is only because of the "disengagement of the average citizen in the formulation of public policy" why it is the TLR?INSURANCE achievement their reason behind their success.

Evidence will be in the event:routine surgery snafu results.... the Cut off of their Balls surgery they have allegedly claimed were removed through no fault of the attending physician.

Being the TLR Team player they would not ever consider "filing a lawsuit".
Accidental is incidental and to sue would be frivolous in light of the JoB

Of

"hurt,injured, need a lawyer, too bad"!

TLR~ Eunuchs/UNIX~don;t worry doc's you know they would never dream of suing.

The Texas Fair Defense Act balances the scales of justice to ensure that poor Texans are not sentenced to a poor defense." Landmark legislation actin

Press Release from State Senator Rodney Ellis

For Immediate Release
Thursday, June 14, 2001
Contact: Jeremy Warren, (512) 463-0113

Perry Signs Landmark Texas Fair Defense Act

New Law Overhauls Texas' Indigent Criminal Defense System

(Austin)//Governor Rick Perry today signed into law the Texas Fair Defense Act, landmark legislation to overhaul Texas' indigent criminal defense system. Senator Rodney Ellis (D-Houston), author of the legislation, praised Governor Perry's action.

"I am extremely pleased by Governor Perry's decision to sign the Texas Fair Defense Act into law," said Senator Ellis. "With today's signature, Texas has taken an historic stand for fairness. The Texas Fair Defense Act balances the scales of justice to ensure that poor Texans are not sentenced to a poor defense."

Texas' criminal justice system has been the focus of national and international criticism, particularly the lack of standards and state oversight of attorneys appointed to represent indigent defendants. The Texas Fair Defense Act addresses this criticism by focusing on four critical issues -- timely appointment of counsel, method of counsel appointment by the courts, reporting of information about indigent representation services, and minimum standards for counsel. The legislation also creates a task force within the Judicial Council to recommend further improvements and direct funding to assist counties in the improvements.

Senate Bill 7 ensures prompt appointment of an attorney for indigent criminal defendants in Texas. The legislation gives courts three options of appointment - a rotation or "wheel" system, a locally-controlled public defender system, or an alternate fair system designed by the judges in the county and approved by a regional presiding administrative judge. The legislation ensures ultimate decision making remains with judges and counties while providing necessary state input and oversight. Senate Bill 7 also requires counties and judges to collect and report information to the state on indigent criminal defense procedures and expenditures.

Senator Ellis has led the fight to reform Texas' indigent criminal defense system. The Texas Fair Defense Act is the product of nearly two years of bipartisan collaboration between legislators, the State Bar, district judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and reform groups to provide indigent Texans with timely, adequate counsel at trial.

"A lot of Texans were embarrassed by the problems in our criminal justice system revealed over the past two years," said Ellis. "The Texas Fair Defense act is not a magic potion that will cure all of those ills, but it is a significant first step toward creating a criminal justice system that Texans can be proud of."

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Texas Monthly was right on, Lost your balls , get castrated , Join TLR, they are liars of mistakes of fact and law.

http://27thcongressionaldistrict.blogspot.com/
Posted on August 18, 2007 at 07:30:13 AM by d1

dannoynted1 said...

Cut your balls off accidentally, guess if you sue it is lawsuit abuse.

I am so sick of these people paid by the insurance industry to pander to the catholic guilt for a fee of course.

Lawsuit Abuse is not hurting our economy or worth paying for considering filing a claim is automatic denial.
BYe providing the coverage to which you have been compensated for.

How about all the times that someone should have sued but did not.

All you get is Lawsuit Reform. Your eroding your own credibility when you back this kind of politics.



If the Physician insurance industry is too stupid to insure a quack then they are just as guilty,

The whole purpose is "covered" or "coverage" not to promote the quacks because TLR got into bed with the insurance industry,,,,,,


So let me refresh your memory of the the fanatical four that is TLR and their their stentorian Meister energizer bunny Meister, confirmed he took advantage because he could.


"The disengagement of the average citizen in the formulation of public policy" is why they got away with it.


Probably the most honest money hungry display of elevating through destruction of the moral fiber of corporate America who now thank to these ilk could care less about the average citizen.

Too bad when you go TLR and ilk you can't take not 1 PENNY with you........ahh, he gets tears just thinking about it.

August 18, 2007 5:26 AM

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* Poor TLR.....the truth of preying on the average citizens were exposed, be proud,,,you earned it. - By d1 August 18, 2007 at 07:52:56 AM
o TLR's good buddy won't mind if his balls get cut off ,,,,anything for the team! - By D1 August 18, 2007 at 08:04:43 AM
+ TLR Members don't mind getting their balls cut off ....anything for the team! ~TLR Dream Team~ - By d1 August 18, 2007 at 08:08:04 AM







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Poor TLR.....the truth of preying on the average citizens were exposed, be proud,,,you earned it.
Posted on August 18, 2007 at 07:52:56 AM by d1

From the January 2006 Issue...
TLR vs. TM

Texans for Lawsuit Reform responds to our November 2005 article; we respond to the organization’s response.

Shortly after the publication of senior editor Mimi Swartz’s article on the effect of tort reform in Texas (“Hurt? Injured? Need a Lawyer? Too Bad!” November 2005), TEXAS MONTHLY received a letter from Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) alleging that the article contained numerous mistakes of fact and law. We agreed to address TLR’s concerns, promised that we would acknowledge and apologize for any errors in the story, and vowed to defend ourselves vigorously when we believed that TLR’s accusations lacked merit. Although we provided TLR with an unprecedented amount of space in which to publish its criticisms in the January 2006 issue, TLR eventually chose not to repeat its claims of error but rather used the space to tout its achievements. In the meantime, TLR widely disseminated its criticism of Swartz’s article and posted the letter containing its accusations on its Web site. The document that appears below…

TLR's good buddy won't mind if his balls get cut off ,,,,anything for the team!

Posted on August 18, 2007 at 08:04:43 AM by D1

Mike Scott

Mike Scott serves on the Texans for Lawsuit Reform statewide committee and he is a regional director in Corpus Christi. He has been a valuable advisor to the Texans for Lawsuit Reform since it was founded in 1994 and as a key TLR supporter. He is an active advocate for civil justice reform and a spokesman on behalf of TLR.

Mike is vice president of H&S Constructors, Inc., with two offices in Corpus Christi, one in Alice, Texas and one in Edinburg. H&S currently employs 650 people and has employed as many as 1,800 people. As a businessman, Mike has seen firsthand the effect of lawsuit abuse and the effect of successful tort reform legislation.

Among his many civic activities, Mike served as a charter member and chairman of BACALA (Bay Area Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse), although he is no longer chairman, he continues to serve on the BACALA Board, past president of the Contrators Safety Council of the Coastal Bend, past chairman of the Craft Training Center, and he served for several years on the board of the Associated Builders and Contractors, Chamber of Commerce Committee to Investigate Lawsuit Abuse in the Coastal Bend. He sits on the Board of Directors for Northwest Regional Hospital. He is a member of the Texas Civil Justice League. He is a member of the United State Parachute Association, a member of the American Welding Society, a member of the American Concrete Institute, a millennium member of the National Rifle Association and a member of the Texas State Rifle Association. Mike is a member of the Navy and Marine Corps League, a life member of the Khe Sahn Veterans, a life member of the Third Marine Division Association, a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Vietnam Veterans of America. Mike is also a member of the Riverhills Baptist Church.

He is very active in politics and has put together many fundraisers for political candidates, including Governor George Bush, Governor Rick Perry, Senator John Cornyn, Attorney General Greg Abbott, Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, Comptroller Carl Strayhorn, AG Commissioner Susan Combs, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Senator Phil Gramm, all of the Texas Supreme Court Justices, District and County Judges, and City Council Members and Mayors. Scott worked on the passage of Proposition 12 to limit Medical Malpractice caps, and has testified numerous times in front of the Texas House on the ill-effects of frivolous lawsuits in Texas. He graduated from Carroll High School in Corpus Christi, spent four years in the Marine Corps with two years in Vietnam, and later received an Associates Degree from Coastal Bend College in Mechanical Engineering. After Coastal Bend College he attended A&I which is now known as Texas A&M Kingsville. In 1981 Scott and his partner Pat Horne formed H&S Constructors. He is married to his wife Connie, who incidentally is Executive Director for Bay Area Citizens Against Law Suit Abuse, and with whom he has four daughters and three grandsons.