ASBESTOS UPDATE: Ala. Lawyer’s Secretary Charged for Embezzling

According to a lawsuit filed in Mobile County Circuit Court in Mobile, Ala. — 48-year-old Susan Miller Pack, a former assistant to Saraland, Ala., lawyer Johnny Lane, Esq. — embezzled about US$258,000 in legal settlements intended for the families of…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: $10T Approved for Cobb Hospital Asbestos Survey

At a meeting on July 7, 2011, the City Council in Phenix City, Ala., approved a resolution calling for a US$10,000 asbestos survey for the condemned Cobb Hospital, WLTZ.com reports.

A divided Phenix City Council voted three to two to look…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Int’l. Shipholding Reserves $276,000 in ‘08

International Shipholding Corporation’s reserves for asbestos and hearing loss lawsuits were US$276,000 as of Dec. 31, 2008, compared with US$350,000 as of Dec. 31, 2007, according to the Company’s annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: CSX, MeadWestvaco Summary Judgment Affirmed

The Supreme Court of Alabama upheld the ruling of the St. Clair Circuit Court, which granted summary judgment in favor of MeadWestvaco Corporation and CSX Transportation, Inc., in asbestos litigation filed by Sheila Henderson on behalf of her husband, Tony…