ASBESTOS UPDATE: Ill. Court Issues Various Rulings in Baker Case

The U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, issued various rulings in a case involving asbestos styled Thomas Franklin Baker, Jr., Plaintiff v. Air & Liquid Systems Corporation, a/k/a Buffalo Pumps, Inc., et al., Defendants.

District Judge Murphy entered judgment in…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Appeals Court Reverses Ruling in Morgan Lawsuit

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1, reversed the ruling of the King County Superior Court, which granted summary judgment in favor of various companies.

Judges Spearman, Gross and Schindler entered judgment in Case No. 63923-4-I on Jan. 31, 2011.

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ASBESTOS UPDATE: Wight Remand Bid Denied in Case v. Buffalo, GE

The U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, denied plaintiffs Louise Wight and Gail Bettencourt’s motion to remand to state court an asbestos case filed against Buffalo Pumps, Inc. and General Electric Company.

The case is styled Louise Wight, et al., Plaintiffs…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Allen Remand Bid Denied in Case v. Buffalo, GE

The U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, denied Samuel Allen and 11 other plaintiffs’ motion to remand to state court an asbestos case filed against Buffalo Pumps, Inc. and General Electric Company.

The case is styled Samuel Allen, et al., Plaintiffs…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Motion for Remand in GE, BP Lawsuit Denied

The U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, denied plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand an asbestos case filed against Buffalo Pumps, Inc. (BP) and General Electric Company (GE).

The case is styled Beverly Murphy, et al., Plaintiffs v. General Electric Company, et al.,…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Mass. Court OKs Remand Bid in Holdren Case

The U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, granted plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand in the asbestos case styled Franklin D. Holdren, et al., Plaintiffs v. Buffalo Pumps, Inc., et al., Defendants.

U.S. District Judge Gertner entered judgment in Civil Action No. 08cv10570-NG…