ASBESTOS UPDATE: Del. Supreme Court OKs Ruling in Price Lawsuit

The Supreme Court of Delaware upheld the ruling of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, in and for New Castle County, which denied Patricia Price’s Motion to Amend her household asbestos exposure complaint as futile.

The case is styled…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Whisnant Asbestos Case to Continue Another Year

The retrial of an asbestos lawsuit filed on behalf of refinery worker, Willis Whisnant Jr., against DuPont De Nemours has been continued for another year, The Southeast Texas Record reports.

Since 2007, the Southeast Texas Record has reported on the asbestos…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Dixon Lawsuit v. DuPont, Temple Filed in Texas

An asbestos lawsuit on behalf of John Dixon Sr. was filed on Aug. 31, 2011 in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.

The case was filed by Agnes Dixon, Jane Lampman, Molly Abshier and John Dixon Jr.…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: DuPont Seeks Continuance in Whisnant’s Lawsuit

E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, on June 27, 2011, filed an unopposed motion for continuance, asking Judge Donald Floyd to continue an asbestos case filed by Caryl Richardson on behalf of her late father, Willis Whisnant Jr., The…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Court Seeks Former DuPont Employee’s Testimony

Ann Skelton, on July 11, 2011, filed a petition in Jefferson County District Court to perpetuate the testimony of Robert Skelton, a former DuPont De Nemours employee who suffers from asbestos-related lung cancer, The Southeast Texas Record reports.

The petition states…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Court OKs AMF Dismissal Motion in King Lawsuit

The U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, granted AMF Inc.’s motion to dismiss, in an asbestos case styled King, et al., Plaintiff v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co., et al., Defendants.

District Judge Eduardo C. Robreno entered judgment in…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Johnson Claim v. 47 Firms Filed May 17 in W.Va.

Charles Judson and Sharon Marie Judson, on May 17, 2010, filed an asbestos lawsuit against 47 defendant corporations in Kanawha Circuit Court, W.Va., The West Virginia Record reports.

Mr. Johnson had worked for FMC Corporation from 1972 until 1980. He also…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: DuPont Motion in Whisnant Case Filed July 8

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, on July 8, 2009, filed a motion to Jefferson County District Judge Donald Floyd to set aside a ruling, in an asbestos case wherein Willis Whisnant Jr. is the plaintiff, The Southeast…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Texas Court Seeks Reasons for DuPont Trial

The Texas Supreme Court ordered Jefferson County Judge Donald Floyd to give reasons behind his ruling to grant Willis Whisnant, Jr. a new asbestos-related wrongful death trial against E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, The Southeast Texas Record…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: DuPont Motion in Whisnant OK’d on March 12

An order approving a motion for continuance filed by E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company was filed on March 12, 2009 in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.

In February 2009, DuPont petitioned the Supreme…