ASBESTOS UPDATE: Savoy’s Case v. 38 Firms Filed Nov. 5 in Texas

Cleveland J. Savoy, on Nov. 5, 2009, filed an asbestos-related lawsuit against 38 defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.

Defendants include A.O. Smith Corporation, A.W. Chesterton Company, American Optical, AMETEK Inc., Babcock Borsig AG,…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: 3rd Newman Action Filed in Jefferson on Oct. 7

The surviving children of Ameal Newman, on Oct. 7, 2009, filed an asbestos-related lawsuit against ExxonMobil Corporation, Mobil Oil Corp. and Mobil Chemical Co. in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.

This is the third asbestos lawsuit…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Fifth Circuit Upholds Dismissal in Exxon Action

The U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, upheld the ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, which dismissed an asbestos-related declaratory judgment action involving Exxon Mobil Corporation and Turner Industries Group LLC.

The case is styled…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Baggett Suit v. 33 Firms Filed in Jefferson

Linda Dale Baggett McLemore, Larry Donald Baggett and Hazel Baggett (on behalf of Lawrence Baggett) filed an asbestos lawsuit against 33 defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., on May 20, 2009, The Southeast Texas Record reports.

The defendants include…