W. R. Grace & Co. says that, as of March 31, 2010, there remains about US$969 million of excess asbestos-related coverage from 53 presently solvent insurers.
The Company holds insurance policies that provide coverage for 1962 to 1985 with respect to…
Pepco Holdings, Inc. says that, as of March 31, 2010, there were about 180 asbestos-related cases still pending against its subsidiary Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) in the State Courts of Maryland.
In 1993, Pepco was served with Amended Complaints filed…
During the week of May 3, 2010 through May 7, 2010, a total of 15 new asbestos-related lawsuits were filed in Madison County Circuit Court, Ill., The Madison/St. Clair Record reports.
These cases are:
– (Case No. 10-L-480) Darlene S. Acosta of…
Lorillard, Inc. says that, as of May 3, 2010, nine asbestos- related Filter Cases were scheduled for trial, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on May 6, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Trial dates are subject to change.
As…
Ingersoll-Rand plc’s subsidiary Inc. continues to be in litigation against certain carriers whose policies it believes provide coverage for asbestos claims.
The insurance carriers named in this suit have challenged Trane’s right to recovery. Trane filed the action in April 1999…
Gardner Denver, Inc. continues to be a defendant in a number of asbestos personal injury lawsuits, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on May 6, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The plaintiffs in these suits allege exposure to…
Consolidated Edison, Inc. and its subsidiaries (Consolidated Edison of New York, Inc. [CECONY] and Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc.) are still defendants in asbestos-related lawsuits in New York State and federal courts.
In these cases, a large number of plaintiffs sought…
Allegheny Energy, Inc.’s total number of claims alleging exposure to asbestos was 868 in West Virginia and five in Pennsylvania as of March 31, 2010, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on May 7, 2010 with the Securities and…
A jury in Miami-Dade County, Fla., awarded more than US$14 million in asbestos compensation to William Aubin, of Sarasota, Fla., the Miami Herald reports.
Jurors found that Union Carbide Corporation was negligent for selling asbestos fibers to other companies, which had…
The Court of Appeals of Georgia affirmed the ruling of the Fulton Superior Court, which granted summary judgment in favor of six defendants in the asbestos case styled Adamson v. General Electric, et al.
Judges G. Alan Blackburn, Sara L. Doyle,…