UPDATED: UM Agrees to $850,000 Settlement with Parents over Asbestos at Day Care

UPDATED: UM agrees to $850,000 settlement with parents over asbestos at day care

The University of Montana agreed to an $850,000 settlement in December with 17 parents of children who attended an on-campus day care found to have asbestos contamination.

Settlements in UM daycare asbestos exposure cases

Seven years after asbestos was found in University of Montanas daycare facilities, parents who said their children were exposed received settlements from the State of Montana.We don't want this to happen to any other families, said Lisa Davey, a parent involved in the incident.In December 2018, university employees discovered asbestos on the second floor of McGill Hall, a building which also housed the ASUM childcare center, and sealed it for cl…

UM agrees to $850,000 settlement with parents over asbestos at day care

The University of Montana agreed to an $850,000 settlement in December with 17 parents of children who attended an on-campus day care found to have asbestos contamination.