An inquest at the Woking Coroners Court, held on Aug. 12, 2009, heard that the death of Wilfred Oldham, who once worked for BP p.l.c., was linked to exposure to asbestos.
Mr. Oldham, who died at the age of 85, was…
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA is engaged in litigation with Sealed Air Corporation to confirm its entitlement to indemnification from Sealed Air for all losses and expenses incurred by the Company relating to pre-Merger tax liabilities and Merger-related…
MetLife, Inc.’s subsidiary, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MLIC), received 1,726 new asbestos-related claims during the six months ended June 30, 2009, compared with 2,863 claims during the six months ended June 30, 2008.
MLIC received 981 new asbestos claims during the…
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp., at June 30, 2009, was a co-defendant in about 270 cases asserting claims on behalf of about 1,270 plaintiffs alleging personal injury as a result of exposure to asbestos, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with…
The Appeals Court of Massachusetts affirmed a trial court’s ruling, which upheld a summary judgment ruling in favor of Vermont Mutual Insurance Company and ServiceMaster by Gilmore Brothers, Inc., in a case filed by Richard Clemens.
The case is styled Richard…
Entrx Corporation’s current reserve for asbestos liability claims was US$6.8 million as of June 30, 2009, compared with US$7.25 million as of Dec. 31, 2008.
The Company’s current reserve for asbestos liability claims was US$7,025,000 as of March 31, 2009. (Class…
Colfax Corporation faced 29,279 unresolved asbestos claims during the six months ended July 3, 2009, compared with 36,620 unresolved claims during the six months ended June 27, 2008, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange…
Certain subsidiaries of Transocean Ltd. are still defendants in asbestos exposure lawsuits in the Circuit Courts of the State of Mississippi.
In 2004, several of the Company’s subsidiaries were named in 21 complaints that were filed in the Circuit Courts of…
A jury in the U.S. District Court, on Aug. 14, 2009, cleared Robert Gilkison in an asbestos-related suit involving CSX Transportation Inc., The State Journal reports.
Mr. Gilkison is an investigator for Robert Peirce & Associates, P.C. (f/k/a Peirce, Raimond &…
RBS Global, Inc.’s Falk unit, through its successor entity, faces about 180 lawsuits pending in state or federal court in numerous jurisdictions relating to alleged personal injuries due to the alleged presence of asbestos in certain clutches and drives previously…