The Court of Appeal, Second District, California, affirmed the decision of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, which ruled in favor of Lori Ransom in an asbestos lawsuit filed by her late father, Glade Cookus.
The case is styled Lori Ransom,…
The U.S. District Court, Central District of California, granted Diana W. McCarthy’s motion for partial summary judgment, in an asbestos lawsuit filed against AstenJohnson, Inc.
The case is styled Diana W. McCarthy, et al. v. AstenJohnson, Inc.
Mrs. McCarthy is the widow…
The United Nations, on April 17, 2009, reassured its staff that the removal of asbestos during a major renovation project at U.N. headquarters would be done safely, Reuters reports.
U.N. spokesman Farhaq Haq responded to concerns about the removal of asbestos…
Crane Co. faced 75,266 asbestos claims during the three months ended March 31, 2009, compared with 81,103 claims during the three months ended March 31, 2008, according to a Company report, on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange…
Veolia Environnement says that several present and former indirect subsidiaries of Veolia Eau Compagnie Generale des Eaux in the United States face lawsuits in which the plaintiffs seek recovery for personal injury and other damages for alleged exposure to asbestos,…
Portland State University in Portland, Ore., is set to use part of state stimulus funds to remove asbestos and make other improvements to their campus, Mesothelioma.com.
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski signed the US$175 million stimulus package on Feb. 5, 2009. One…
Crane Co. says that it intends to pursue all available rights to appeal an adverse verdict in the James Baccus asbestos claim in Philadelphia.
On March 14, 2008, the Company received the adverse verdict in the Baccus claim, with compensatory damages…
The U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, issued split rulings in the asbestos-related lawsuit styled Dorothy Seltmann, et al., Plaintiff v. A.W. Chesterton Co., et al., Defendants.
U.S. District Judge Sandra Brown Armstrong entered judgment in Case No. C 08-5015…
At Norwich Magistrates Court, Mitie Property Services pleaded guilty to a breach of health and safety legislation and was ordered to pay GBP5,000, Safety Med!a reports.
It has been reported the Mitie has apologized after a Norwich, England, worker was placed…
The gross asbestos settlement and defense costs incurred (before insurance recoveries and tax effects) for Crane Co. totaled US$22.3 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2009 and US$$22.5 million in the three-month period ended March 31, 2008.
The gross…