TriMas Corporation, as of June 30, 2009, was a party to 805 pending cases involving an aggregate of 7,528 claimants alleging personal injury from exposure to asbestos containing materials.
As of March 31, 2009, the Company was a party to 777…
IDEX Corporation and seven of its subsidiaries face lawsuits claiming various asbestos-related personal injuries, allegedly as a result of exposure to products manufactured with components that contained asbestos.
Claims have been filed in Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,…
Dana Holding Corporation, through June 30, 2009, had collected the entire US$47 million paid to claimants with respect to Center for Claims Resolution (CCR) asbestos claims.
After the CCR discontinued negotiating shared settlements for asbestos claims for its member companies…
Cooper Industries, Ltd., at June 30, 2009, recorded 23,028 pending asbestos-related claims that are part of its obligation to Pneumo-Abex Corporation (Pneumo).
At March 31, 2009, the Company recorded 23,401 pending asbestos- related claims that are part of its obligation to…
The Superior Court of Connecticut granted summary judgment in favor of Aurora Pump Company, in an asbestos case filed by Dorothy Drucker on behalf of her husband, Paul Drucker.
The case is styled Paul Drucker et al v. A.W. Chesterton Co.…
About 3,670 cases at June 30, 2009 were outstanding for which Standard Motor Products, Inc. was responsible for any related liabilities.
In 1986, the Company acquired a brake business, which it subsequently sold in March 1998 and which is accounted for…
Alleghany Corporation’s subsidiary, Alleghany Insurance Holdings LLC’s reserve for unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses includes US$19.5 million of gross reserves and US$19.4 million of net reserves at June 30, 2009, and US$20.4 million of gross reserves and US$20.3 million…
Huntsman Corporation continues to be named as a “premises defendant” in a number of asbestos exposure cases, typically claims by non-employees of exposure to asbestos while at a facility.
Where a claimant’s alleged exposure occurred prior to the Company’s ownership of…
Columbus McKinnon Corporation’s asbestos-related liability remains at US$8.8 million as of June 30, 2009.
Columbus McKinnon Corporation’s estimation of its asbestos- related aggregate liability was about US$8.8 million, which had been reflected as a liability in the consolidated financial statements as…
An inquest heard that the death of Edward Earnshaw, a resident of Colne, Lancashire, England, was linked to exposure to asbestos, the Burnley Express reports.
The inquest heard that Mr. Earnshaw died from the exposure he endured while serving with the…