The Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.), affirmed the order of the multi-district litigation (MDL) pretrial court, which denied Union Carbide Corporation’s motion and renewed motion to dismiss the asbestos claims made by the estate of Joseph Emmite,…
The Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit, reversed the ruling of the First Judicial District Court for the Parish of Caddo Louisiana, which granted the City of Shreveport’s exception of no cause of action, in an asbestos case filed…
The Mississippi Supreme Court on Oct. 4, 2011, said that Smith County Circuit Court Judge Eddie Bowen should recuse himself from further proceedings in an asbestos lawsuit, which produced a US$322 million verdict against Union Carbide Corporation and Chevron Phillips…
The Court of Appeals of Georgia affirmed rulings in a case involving asbestos filed by the family of Walter Butler against Union Carbide Corporation.
Judge Mikell entered judgment in Case No. A11A0481 on June 15, 2011.
This is a toxic tort case…
A jury in Broward County, Fla., awarded US$20,646,000 to Charles Garrison and his wife, Cynthia, on Sept. 16, 2011, in a Broward County courtroom, according to a press release dated Sept. 20, 2011 by The Ferraro Law Firm.
The 61-year-old Mr.…
Union Carbide Corporation’s receivable for insurance recoveries related to its asbestos liability was US$50 million at both June 30, 2011 and Dec. 31, 2010.
At Dec. 31, 2002, the Company increased the receivable for insurance recoveries related to its asbestos liability…
Union Carbide Corporation’s asbestos-related insurance litigation filed in New York court is ongoing.
In September 2003, the Company filed a comprehensive insurance coverage case, now proceeding in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, seeking…
Union Carbide Corporation recorded defense costs of US$28 million during the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared with US$36 million during the six months ended June 30, 2010.
The Company posted asbestos-related defense costs of US$13 million during the three…
Union Carbide Corporation faced 57,957 unresolved asbestos claims at June 30, 2011, compared with 66,090 claims at June 30, 2010, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 3, 2011 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company faced 61,249…
The Mississippi Supreme Court has stopped all proceedings in an asbestos case that resulted in a record US$322 million verdict in favor of Thomas “Tony” Brown Jr. until a decision is made on whether the trial judge should be removed,…