ASBESTOS UPDATE: Court OKs Dismissal of Federal-Mogul Trust Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, upheld the ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, which dismissed a complaint filed by Federal-Mogul U.S. Asbestos Personal Injury Trust.

The case is styled Federal-Mogul U.S. Asbestos Personal…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: N.Y. Court Reverses Ruling in Continental Case

The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York, reversed the ruling of the Supreme Court, New York County, in a case involving asbestos styled Continental Casualty Company, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Respondents v. Employers Insurance Company of Wausau, et al., Defendants-Respondents-Appellants,…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: N.Y. Court Enters Judgment in Continental Case

The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York, issued rulings in a case involving asbestos styled Continental Casualty Company, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Respondents v. Employers Insurance Company of Wausau, et al., Defendants- Respondents-Appellants, Robert A. Keasbey Company, a corporation dissolved…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Continental Case v. 3M Co. Still in Early Stage

An asbestos insurance lawsuit filed by Continental Casualty and Continental Insurance Co. (both part of the Continental Casualty Group) against 3M Company remains in its early stages.

Trial is scheduled to begin in June 2012.

On Jan. 5, 2007 the Company was…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Continental Case v. BorgWarner Pending in Ill.

A declaratory judgment action in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Ill., by Continental Casualty Company and related companies (CNA) continues to be pending against BorgWarner Inc. and certain of its other historical general liability insurers.

In the case filed on…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Continental Case v. 3M Still in Early Stage

An asbestos-related declaratory judgment action filed by Continental Casualty and Continental Insurance Co. (both part of the Continental Casualty Group) remains in its early stages.

On Jan. 5, 2007 the Company was served with a declaratory judgment action filed on…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Court OKs Partial Dismissal in Watts Action

The Superior Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk County, allowed defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Count IV of Plaintiffs’ Amended Complaint, in the case styled Watts Water Technologies, Inc. & Watts Regulator Company v. Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company & others (Travelers Indemnity Company,…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Continental Case v. 3M Ongoing in Minnesota

An asbestos insurance lawsuit filed by insurers Continental Casualty and Continental Insurance Co. against 3M Company and other parties is ongoing in Ramsey County, Minn.

On Jan. 5, 2007 the Company was served with a declaratory judgment action filed on behalf…