ASBESTOS UPDATE: La. Court Vacates Ruling, Remands Buorque Claim

The Court of Appeals of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit, vacated the ruling of the Twenty-Ninth Judicial District Court Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana, which granted a motion to enforce a settlement agreement urged by American Cyanamid Co., in a…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Belville Case v. 83 Firms Filed June 7 in W.Va.

An asbestos lawsuit styled Naomi J. Belville, executrix of the Estate of Bernard C. Belville, decease vs. A.W. Chesterton Company, Allied Chemical Corporation, American Cyanamid Company et al., was filed against 83 defendant corporations in Kanawha Circuit Court, W.Va., on…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Leleux Suit Filed v. 49 Defendants in Texas

Alicia Kay Prichard, on behalf of Clevines Leleux, filed an asbestos-related lawsuit against 49 defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., on May 28, 2009, The Southeast Texas Record reports.

Ms. Prichard claims that Mr. Leleux developed an asbestos- related…