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…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Taylor’s Suit v. 57 Firms Filed on March 2

The family of Gerald C. Taylor Sr., of Nederland, Tex., filed an asbestos-related lawsuit against 57 defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court on March 2, 2009, The Southeast Texas Record reports.

On behalf of herself and Florenda Gale Gonzales and…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Owens-Illinois Claims Down to 11T at Dec.31

The number of pending asbestos-related lawsuits and claims pending against Owens-Illinois, Inc. declined more than 20 percent to about 11,000 as of Dec. 31, 2008, compared with about 14,000 pending as of year-end 2007, according to a Company press release…

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