At an emergency meeting on Dec. 8, 2009, commissioners of Berkeley County, W.Va., agreed to close the Dunn Building in Martinsburg, W.Va., to facilitate the removal of asbestos, The Journal reports.
The Dunn Building at 400 W. Stephen St. will be…
Colonial Commercial Corp. says that, as of Sept. 30, 2009, a plaintiff in an asbestos injury lawsuit had its action against Company subsidiary, The RAL Supply Group, Inc., dismissed.
The Company’s RAL subsidiary and other companies had been sued in the…
Colfax Corporation faced 26,391 unresolved asbestos-related claims during the nine months ended Oct. 2, 2009, compared with 36,607 claims during the nine months ended Sept. 26, 2008.
Two of the Company’s subsidiaries are each one of many defendants in lawsuits that…
Colonial Commercial Corp.’s subsidiary, Universal Supply Group, Inc., as of Sept. 30, 2009, faced asbestos cases with eight plaintiffs.
Universal Supply, as of June 30, 2009, faced asbestos cases with 13 plaintiffs. (Class Action Reporter, Aug. 21, 2009)
In the past, Universal…
ArvinMeritor, Inc.’s long-term asbestos-related liabilities were US$61 million as of Sept. 30, 2009, compared with US$64 million as of Sept. 30, 2008, according to the Company’s annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Nov. 19, 2009.
The Company’s…
Colonial Commercial Corp. says that, as of Sept. 30, 2009, there were 11 plaintiffs in asbestos lawsuits relating to alleged sales of asbestos products, or products containing asbestos, by Hilco, Inc.
The Company says that, as of June 30, 2009, there…
James Hardie Industries N.V. paid AUD28.8 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2009 and AUD56.1 million for the half year ended Sept. 30, 2009 for asbestos claims, according to a Company report, on Form 6-K, filed with the Securities…
Building Materials Corporation of America says that, on Nov. 17, 2009, its indirect parent G-I Holdings Inc.’s Eighth Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization became effective.
With the effectiveness of the Eighth Amended Joint Plan, all of the actions have been resolved…
The Western Australia Health Department confirmed the presence of asbestos in carpet underlay samples taken from a home in Perth, Australia, ABC News reports.
It is believed some underlay made before the 1970s may have included recycled hessian from bags previously…
Asbestos was found in gravel that has been used for road and bridge works on Clarence Valley Council in New South Wales, Australia, ABC News reports.
Stuart McPherson, Clarence Valley Council’s general manager, says gravel from its Ewingar Quarry is regularly…