Two insurance company employees have pleaded guilty in a case involving allegations of kickbacks in exchange for favorable settlement of silicosis claims.

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MSHA has posted on its website a series of materials from a workshop it co-sponsored last week on best practices for controlling respirable dust in coal mines.

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A former sandblaster who allegedly developed severe silicosis on the job has been awarded $7.6 million by a Mississippi jury.

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A case of an alleged bribery and kickback scheme to settle silicosis claims for inappropriate amounts of money has ended in a mistrial.

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