ASBESTOS UPDATE: GST Appeals Decision Denying Information Access

EnPro Industries, Inc., on Oct. 13, 2011, announced that its Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC, subsidiary has appealed a decision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court recently handed down in Pennsylvania, according to a Company press release dated Oct. 13, 2011.

The decision,…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Court Overturns $516,094 Award in Moeller Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, on Oct. 5, 2011, overturned a Kentucky jury’s US$516,094 award — a move favoring Garlock Sealing Technologies — in Robert Moeller’s asbestos case, Legal Newsline reports.

Mr. Moeller worked with asbestos-containing gaskets…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Appeal Court Affirms Ruling in Robertson Claim

The Court of Appeals of Kentucky affirmed the ruling of the Jefferson Circuit Court, which favored Dolores Ann Robertson (on behalf of Thomas E. Robertson), in an asbestos case involving Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC.

The case is styled Garlock Sealing Technologies,…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Ky. Court OKs Decision in Robertson v. Garlock

The Court of Appeals of Kentucky affirmed the judgment of the Jefferson Circuit Court, which ruled in favor of Dolores Ann Robertson in an asbestos case filed against Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC.

The case is styled Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC v.…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Claimants’ Committee Opposing Garlock’s Process

EnPro Industries, Inc.’s subsidiary, Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC, encounters opposition from the official asbestos claimants’ committee to the proposal for developing a Chapter 11 plan, Bloomberg reports.

In an Aug. 30, 2010 court filing, the asbestos committee said that Garlock is…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: EnPro Has $67.2MM in New Settlement Commitments

EnPro Industries, Inc. says that new asbestos-related settlement commitments in the first nine months of 2009 were US$67.2 million, up from US$53.9 million in the first nine months of 2008.

Company subsidiary Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC settles and disposes of actions…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Garlock Sealing Commences 10 Trials During 2009

EnPro Industries, Inc.’s subsidiary, Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC, began 10 asbestos-related trials during the first nine months of 2009.

A South Carolina jury returned a defense verdict in favor of Garlock in a mesothelioma lawsuit. In another South Carolina mesothelioma case,…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: EnPro Has 6 Pending Garlock Appeals at Sept. 30

EnPro Industries, Inc. says that, at Sept. 30, 2009, six Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC asbestos-related appeals were pending from adverse verdicts totaling US$2.9 million, up from US$2.2 million at Dec. 31, 2008 and US$1.4 million at Dec. 31, 2007.

Garlock, which…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Garlock Records $252.7Mil Coverage at Sept. 30

EnPro Industries, Inc.’s subsidiary, Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC, at Sept. 30, 2009, had available US$252.7 million of insurance and trust coverage that the Company said it believes will be available to cover current and future asbestos claims and certain expense…

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…

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