The Appellate Court of Connecticut affirmed the ruling of the Superior Court, Judicial District of Hartford, which favored the City of Hartford, Conn., in a case involving asbestos filed by Harbajan Singh.
The case is styled Harbajan Singh v. City of…
Crane Co. is pursuing an appeal over the verdict in the asbestos case of Chief Brewer, according to a Company report, on Form 8- K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 28, 2009.
On May 16, 2008, the…
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals reversed the ruling of the Superior Court of District of Columbia, which granted summary judgment in favor of Crane Co., in an asbestos case filed by Mildred Debnam on behalf of her husband…
Honeywell International Inc.’s Bendix friction materials business faced 51,110 asbestos-related claims as of June 30, 2009, compared with 51,951 claims as of Dec. 31, 2008.
Bendix faced 51,791 unresolved asbestos claims during the three months ended March 31, 2009. (Class Action…
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) issued a US$1,200 penalty to EnviroTech Remediation Services Inc. for environmental violations, including improper handling, disposal and notification of the removal of asbestos, according to the Capitol Report.
EnviroTech is a licensed asbestos removal contractor…
Crane Co.’s long-term asbestos liability was US$791,187,000 as of June 30, 2009, compared with US$839,496,000 as of Dec. 31, 2008, according to a Company report, on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 28, 2009.
Current asbestos…
An asbestos lawsuit filed on behalf of Atwood Taylor was filed in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., on July 16, 2009, The Southeast Texas Record reports.
The case is styled Linda Duke et al vs. AO Smith Corp.
Ms. Duke is suing…
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, an Exelon Corporation subsidiary, reserved US$50 million at June 30, 2009 for asbestos bodily injury claims, compared with US$52 million at Dec. 31, 2008.
Generation Company, LLC, at March 31, 2009, had reserved US$52 million in total…
Honeywell International Inc.’s long-term asbestos-related liabilities were US$1.557 billion as of June 30, 2009, compared with US$1.538 billion as of Dec. 31, 2008.
The Company’s long-term asbestos-related liabilities were US$1.550 billion as of March 31, 2009. (Class Action Reporter, May 1,…
The U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, issued split decisions in a case involving asbestos, in which Ronald L. Huber is one of the plaintiffs.
U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab entered judgment in Case No. 02cv304 on June 19,…