Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V., at March 31, 2010, had accrued about US$2.1 million for asbestos-related liability and related expenses, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on April 27, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
At Dec. 31,…
The Court of Appeal, Second District, California, reversed the ruling of the Los Angeles Superior Court, which granted summary judgment in favor of Borg-Warnter Morsetec, Inc., in an asbestos case styled Viviana Teruel-Armstrong et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants v. Borg-Warner…
The Court of Appeals of Georgia affirmed the ruling of a trial court, which granted summary judgment in favor of six defendant corporations in an asbestos case styled Adamson v. General Electric, et al.
Relative to this appeal, the trial court…
The U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, issued split rulings in the asbestos-related action styled Lorraine Allen, Executrix of the estate of Donald G. Allen, et al., Plaintiffs v. General Electric Co., et al., Defendants.
District Judge Christopher F. Droney entered…
The abatement of asbestos at the Affton High School in Washington, Mo., is estimated at US$86,281, the South County Times reports.
The Affton School Board at its April 2010 meeting chose Spray Services, a Washington, Mo., contractor, to abate the asbestos…
Honeywell International Inc. says that about US$300 million of coverage under certain asbestos insurance policies is included in its North American Refractories Company (NARCO)-related insurance receivable at March 31, 2010.
In the second quarter of 2006, Travelers Casualty and Insurance Company…
An inactive subsidiary of Quaker Chemical Corporation that was acquired in 1978 and sold certain products containing asbestos, primarily on an installed basis, continues to be a defendant in numerous lawsuits alleging injury due to exposure to asbestos.
The subsidiary discontinued…
Union Pacific Corporation’s asbestos-related liability was US$169 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared with US$210 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on April 23, 2010 with…
The U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, granted Charles and Jean Luce’s motion to remand an asbestos case to California Superior Court, in which the motion was filed on Feb. 10, 2010.
The case is styled Charles Luce and Jean…
The U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, issued split rulings in a case involving asbestos-related matters, which is part of John-Manville Corporation’s bankruptcy.
Judges Guido Calabresi and Richard C. Wesley entered judgment in Docket Nos. 06-2103-bk, 06-2118-bk, 06-2186-bk on March 22,…