W. R. Grace & Co. says that, as of Oct. 30, 2009, following the reclassification, withdrawal or expungement of claims, about 430 Property Damage Claims subject to a March 31, 2003 bar date remain outstanding.
The Bankruptcy Court has approved settlement…
Frank Onoff, an asbestos removal supervisor for Paragon Environmental Construction, Inc., on Nov. 13, 2009, pleaded guilty to various asbestos cleanup charges in New York federal court, EmpireStateNews.Net reports.
Mr. Onoff was indicted in May 2009, along with Certified Environmental Systems,…
EnPro Industries, Inc.’s subsidiary, Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC, began 10 asbestos-related trials during the first nine months of 2009.
A South Carolina jury returned a defense verdict in favor of Garlock in a mesothelioma lawsuit. In another South Carolina mesothelioma case,…
Betty Lou Cunningham, on behalf of her late husband Billy Cunningham, filed an asbestos-related lawsuit against Chevron USA on Nov. 20, 2009 in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.
Provost Umphrey attorney Keith Hyde, Esq., filed…
Gardner Denver, Inc. continues to be a defendant in asbestos personal injury lawsuits, according to the Company’s latest quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The plaintiffs in these suits allege exposure to asbestos from multiple sources and typically…
Chase Corporation says that, as of October 2009, there have been no new developments in an asbestos lawsuit styled Marie Lou Scott, Executrix of the Estate of James T. Scott v. A-Best Products, et al. (No. 312901).
The Company is one…
The family of Dudley Maasz, a worker from Plymouth, Devon, England, received GBP98,000 in asbestos compensation from BRB (Residuary) Limited, the named given for British Rail, in an out- of-court settlement, The Herald reports.
Mr. Maasz worked for Great Western Railways…
Amphibole asbestos fibers were found it at least four buildings in Tokyo, Hokkaido and Kagawa: three community centers in Hokkaido and Kagawa and the ceiling of a private building in Tokyo, The Mainichi Daily News reports.
The latter three all used…
Albany International Corp.’s affiliate, Brandon Drying Fabrics, Inc., faced 7,907 asbestos claims as of Oct. 30, 2009, 8,139 claims as of July 23, 2009, 8,604 claims as of May 1, 2009, and 8,607 claims as of Feb. 6, 2009.
Brandon, a…
About 499 individuals who were never employees of Constellation Energy Group, Inc. or Baltimore Gas Electric Company (BGE) have pending asbestos claims each seeking several million dollars in compensatory and punitive damages.
Since 1993, BGE and certain Company subsidiaries have…