The U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana, Lafayette Division, denied two motions for summary judgment in a case involving asbestos styled, “Voorhies Supply Co., L.L.C. v. Ohio Casualty Ins. Co. et al.”
U.S. District Judge Rebecca F. Doherty entered judgment…
The U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, issued a split ruling in a case involving asbestos styled Franklin Ham and Dana Ham, Plaintiffs v. The Continental Insurance Company and Does 1 through 50, Defendants.
U.S. District Judge Samuel Conti entered…
The students and staff of Public School 256 annex in Belle Harbor, Queens, N.Y., filed a lawsuit against the New York Education Department, claiming US$500 million in damages, Mesothelioma.com reports.
The plaintiffs allege that the school has taken over a decade…
The U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, ordered the dismissal of a case involving asbestos cleanup filed by Jeff Aidnik, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel.
The case is styled Jeff Aidnik, Plaintiff v. O’Conner, et al., Defendants.
U.S. Magistrate Judge…
The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the ruling of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County, which granted summary judgment in ICI Americas Inc.’s favor, in an asbestos lawsuit filed by Lillian Riedel.
The…
The Texas Senate, on April 16, 2009, approved Senate Bill 1123 (in a 20-11 vote), a bill that critics fear will expose thousands of additional businesses to asbestos lawsuits, The Southeast Texas Record reports.
Authored by state Senator Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock,…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s nearly US$20 million grant to the state of Vermont does not include asbestos abatement, the Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center reports.
A portion of the money will go towards cleaning water supplies, while the remaining millions…
The U.S. District Court, Western Tennessee, Western Division, denied a Title VII dismissal motion in a case involving asbestos filed by Tomeka Winston against various defendants.
The case is styled Tomeka Winston, Plaintiff v. Cargill, Inc., et al., Defendant.
U.S. District Judge…
Aviva plc, AXA UK plc, RSA Insurance Group plc, and Zurich Global Corporate UK Limited launched a legal challenge against a new law, which allows Scottish workers suffering from exposure to asbestos to sue for compensation, The Herald reports.
The four…
Crane Co. continues to pursue an appeal in the adverse verdict in the Chief Brewer asbestos claim in Los Angeles, according to a Company report, on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2009.
On May…