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W.R. Grace acquitted in Montana asbestos case

A jury Friday acquitted W.R. Grace & Company and three of its former executives of having knowingly exposed mine workers and residents of Libby, Montana, to asbestos.

Decades later, asbestos-ravaged town has its day in court

For much of the last century, people in the small town of Libby, Montana, were surrounded by toxic asbestos. It covered patches of grass, dusted the tops of cars and drifted through the air in a hazy smoke that became a part of their daily lives.

CNNMoney: W.R. Grace indicted over asbestos claims

W.R. Grace & Co. and seven of the corporation's executives were indicted Monday for engaging in a long-running conspiracy to "knowingly release" hazardous asbestos fibers that placed the entire town of Libby, Montana, "in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury," the Justice Department announced.

Fortune: GET EMPLOYEES TO BRAINSTORM ONLINE

IF YOU'RE LIKE MOST managers, you know you've hired some pretty smart people. Still, the suggestion boxes you have scattered around the place are gathering nothing but cobwebs, and in the daily rus...

Fortune: Firms Unite to Leave Asbestos in the Dust

A solution to the 20-year-long asbestos mess may finally be in the works. As FORTUNE explained last March (see "The $200 Billion Miscarriage of Justice" on fortune.com), trial lawyers have pitted p...

Fortune: Default Line How rising debt and bankruptcies could have a ripple effect across the economy

Think of it as a fitting start to one of the holiest months of the year. Like the plagues visited upon Pharaoh, each day in the first week of April seemed to bring word of another financial calamit...

Fortune: THE GOLDEN PAYROLL AWARD

When it comes to profits per employee, which FORTUNE 500 company is the best performer? This year's Golden Payroll Award goes to Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored mortgage purchaser, which earns...

Fortune: THE INS AND OUTS OF THIS YEAR'S 5 HUNDRED IN WHICH WE POINT OUT SOME OF THE MORE NOTABLE RULES, CHANGES, AND SURPRISES ON THIS Y

Every year the FORTUNE 500 has a new look. Growing companies move onto the list, while some others slip off. So, too, we make some changes ourselves, refining rules when appropriate, or even castin...

Fortune: WHEN TO RAT ON THE BOSS THE COSTS OF SNITCHING CAN BE HIGH. HERE ARE SOME GUIDELINES FOR WHEN YOU SHOULD--AND

Nobody loves a fink. A snitch. A rat. Well, maybe not. But why then are hundreds of companies rushing to install anonymous hotlines to enable tattlers to tell their tales? Why are companies appoint...

Money Magazine: A WHISTLE-BLOWER'S LAWSUIT TRIGGERS A JUSTICE PROBE THAT MAY DERAIL W.R. GRACE

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