ASBESTOS UPDATE: Foster Wheeler’s Bid in Crowder Lawsuit Denied

The U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, Terre Haute Division, denied Foster Wheeler LLC’s motion to strike and dismiss Paragraph 27 of Dennis and Suzanne Crowder’s asbestos- related complaint.

The case is styled Dennis Crowder and Suzanne Crowder, Plaintiffs v.…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Jury Favors Ford, Garlock Sealing in Rehm Claim

A jury in Jefferson County Circuit Court in Jefferson County, Ky., returned a verdict in favor of Ford Motor Company and Garlock Sealing Technologies after a trial in which James Rehm, a former millwright, said he developed mesothelioma from exposure…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Minn. Court Issues Split Ruling in Newinski

The Court of Appeals of Minnesota issued split rulings in the asbestos-related lawsuit styled Dennis Newinski, et al., Respondents v. John Crane, Inc., Appellant.

Judges Kevin G. Ross, Heidi S. Schellhas, and Michelle Ann Larkin entered judgment in Case No. A08-1715…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Majkut’s Action v. Garlock Filed on April 3

Donna Weeden, as trustee of the Majkut Family Living Trust, filed an asbestos lawsuit against Garlock Sealing Technologies in Jefferson County Court, Tex., on April 3, 2009, The Southeast Texas Record reports.

Ms. Weeden alleged Garlock failed to adequately warn Stanley…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Surgers’ Lawsuit Filed v. 82 Firms in Texas

Alfredene Surgers, on behalf of her late husband Joseph Wayne Surgers, on March 23, 2009, filed an asbestos-related lawsuit in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.

Some of the 82 defendants in the suit are A.W. Chesterton…