ASBESTOS UPDATE: 3M Posts $113MM June 30 Respirator Liabilities

3M Company’s respirator mask/asbestos liabilities amounted to US$113 million as of June 30, 2011, compared with US$126 million as of Dec. 31, 2010.

Respirator mask/asbestos insurance receivables amounted to US$121 million as of June 30, 2011, compared with US$122 million as…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: 3M Co. Posts $31MM Aearo Liabilities at June 30

3M Company, through its Aearo Technologies subsidiary, as of June 30, 2011, has recorded US$31 million as the best estimate of the probable liabilities for product liabilities and defense costs related to current and future Aearo-related asbestos and silica- related…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: 3M Company Still Named in Respirator Lawsuits

3M Company, as of June 30, 2011, is a named defendant, with multiple co-defendants, in numerous lawsuits in various courts that purport to represent about 2,200 individual claimants compared to about 2,148 individual claimants with actions pending at Dec. 31,…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: 3M Still Has Declaratory Judgment Case in Minn.

3M Company, since Jan. 5, 2007, has been facing an asbestos- related declaratory judgment action filed on behalf of two of its insurers — Continental Casualty and Continental Insurance Co., both part of the Continental Casualty Group — disclaiming coverage…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Barton Lawsuit v. 65 Firms Filed in Kanawha Co.

An asbestos lawsuit styled Joan W. Barton, executrix of the Estate of Howard William Barton vs. 3M Company; A.W. Chesterton Company; Aurora Pump Company; et al was filed on May 25, 2011 in Kanawha County Circuit Court, W.Va., The West…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Tawney Lawsuit v. 65 Firms Filed in Kanawha Co.

An asbestos lawsuit styled Jack L. Tawney and Frances E. Tawney, his wife vs. 3M Company; A.W. Chesterton Company; Aurora Pump Company; et al was filed on May 23, 2011 in Kanawha County Circuit Court, W.Va., The West Virginia Record…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Reed Case v. 135 Firms Filed on May 9 in W.Va.

An asbestos lawsuit styled Edward A. Reed and Helen P. Reed vs. 3M Company; 4520 Corporation, Inc.; A.K. Steel Corporation; et al was filed on May 9, 2011 in Kanawha County Circuit Court, W.Va., The West Virginia Record reports.

The Reeds…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: 3M Co. Posts $31MM Aearo Liability at March 31

3M Company, through its Aearo Technologies subsidiary, as of March 31, 2011, has recorded US$31 million as the best estimate of the probable liabilities for product liabilities and defense costs related to current and future Aearo-related asbestos and silica- related…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: 3M Company Still Subject to Respirator Actions

3M Company, as of March 31, 2011, is a named defendant, with multiple co-defendants, in numerous lawsuits in various courts that purport to represent about 2,200 individual claimants compared to about 2,148 individual claimants with actions pending at Dec. 31,…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: 3M Facing Declaratory Judgment Action in Minn.

3M Company, since Jan. 5, 2007, has been facing an asbestos- related declaratory judgment action filed on behalf of two of its insurers — Continental Casualty and Continental Insurance Co. - both part of the Continental Casualty Group — disclaiming…

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