Review of Grand Valley Building Supplies by Jim Baxter
Grand Valley sold me bags of Grace and Company Zonolite insulation in the summer of 1993. Mining of the Zonolite brand of vermiculite from Libby, Montana was stopped in 1980 due to the finding of high concentrations of a particularly dangerous form of Asbestos, although the sale of the material continued up until 1990 in the US. THREE YEARS LATER, it seems unlikely, in my humble opinion, that Grand Valley didn't know what they were selling or getting rid of. From the Canadian Grace class action website: "In the late 1970’s through to the 1990’s, W.R. Grace & Co. (“Grace”) and various of its subsidiaries were facing hundreds of thousands of asbestos-related claims. In April, 2001, Grace and its subsidiaries located in the United States filed voluntary petitions for bankruptcy protection in the US Court under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. At the same time, Grace Canada was granted an order pursuant to the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Scarfone Hawkins LLP and Lauzon Belanger Lesperance S.E.N.C.R.L. were appointed Representative Counsel for all Canadians with claims relating to Zonolite Attic Insulation (“ZAI”) in their homes." I will be getting a windfall of $300 from the class action suit. A total insult for my family's health and financial costs.
Jim Baxter