ASBESTOS UPDATE: Atkins Action v. 20 Firms Filed Aug. 9 in Texas

Jack Atkins on Aug. 9, 2010, filed an asbestos-related lawsuit against 20 defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.

Mr. Atkins claims he developed an asbestos-related disease different from the other non-malignant asbestos-related disease for…

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: Court Denies Kirks, Wiersma’s Motions to Remand

The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, denied the Motions to Remand filed by Dennis Kirks and Janice Wiersma in asbestos litigation filed against General Electric Company.

The cases are styled Wilbert Kirks and Dennis Kirks, Plaintiffs v. General…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Wight Remand Bid Denied in Case v. Buffalo, GE

The U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, denied plaintiffs Louise Wight and Gail Bettencourt’s motion to remand to state court an asbestos case filed against Buffalo Pumps, Inc. and General Electric Company.

The case is styled Louise Wight, et al., Plaintiffs…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Allen Remand Bid Denied in Case v. Buffalo, GE

The U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, denied Samuel Allen and 11 other plaintiffs’ motion to remand to state court an asbestos case filed against Buffalo Pumps, Inc. and General Electric Company.

The case is styled Samuel Allen, et al., Plaintiffs…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Duncan’s Lawsuit v. 26 Firms Filed in Jefferson

Bonnie Duncan, on behalf of her late husband Weldon F. Duncan, filed an asbestos lawsuit against 26 defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., on Sept. 4, 2009, The Southeast Texas Record reports.

Mr. Duncan worked as an insulator and…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Smith Lawsuit v. 10 Companies Filed July 24

Robert and Betty Smith, on July 24, 2009, filed an asbestos lawsuit against 10 defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.

The lawsuit alleges the Smiths claim Mr. Smith developed an asbestos-related disease during the…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Motion for Remand in GE, BP Lawsuit Denied

The U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut, denied plaintiffs’ Motion to Remand an asbestos case filed against Buffalo Pumps, Inc. (BP) and General Electric Company (GE).

The case is styled Beverly Murphy, et al., Plaintiffs v. General Electric Company, et al.,…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Conley Action Filed v. 14 Firms on July 21

Derrill and Carolyn Conley, on July 21, 2009, filed an asbestos lawsuit against 14 defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.

The Conleys claim Mr. Conley developed an asbestos-related disease during the course of his…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Board OKs Ruling in General Electric Claim

A New York Workers’ Compensation Board panel affirmed a workers’ compensation law judge’s decision disallowing an unnamed widow’s claim that the development of her husband’s lung cancer, and his subsequent death, were causally related to his exposure to asbestos at…

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