The Chubb Corporation, its subsidiary, Chubb Indemnity Insurance Company, and various other subsidiaries are parties to asbestos insurance litigation pending in Texas, Ohio, and California courts.
Beginning in December 2002, Chubb Indemnity was named in a series of actions commenced by…
Ameron International Corporation was a defendant in 23 asbestos- related cases as of March 1, 2009, compared with 24 cases as of Nov. 30, 2008, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March…
Reading International, Ltd., as of Dec. 31, 2008, estimates that the total site preparation costs associated with the removal of this asbestos-contaminated soil at its 50-acre Burwood site in Melbourne, Australia, will be US$8.1 million (AUD9.6 million).
As of Dec. 31,…
EnPro Industries, Inc.’s subsidiary, Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC, in 2008, began 11 asbestos-related trials involving 13 plaintiffs.
Garlock received three jury verdicts in its favor, one in an Ohio case and two in a Pennsylvania trial involving two plaintiffs. In a…
Imperial Industries, Inc.’s subsidiary, Premix-Marbletite Manufacturing Co., is a defendant in six asbestos-related claims (two of which include the Company as a defendant).
These claims allege bodily injury due to exposure to asbestos contained in products manufactured in excess of 30…
Thomas Properties Group, Inc., as of Dec. 31, 2008, accrued US$1 million for estimated future costs of asbestos removal or abatement at its City National Plaza property, according to the Company’s annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission…
The U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, granted Dorothy Seltmann’s Motion to Remand an asbestos-related lawsuit filed against Watts Water Technologies, Inc. and other defendants.
The case is styled Dorothy Seltmann, et al., Plaintiff v. A.W. Chesterton Co., et al.,…
An asbestos lawsuit styled William and Barbara Church vs. Asbestos Corporation, LTD et al. (Case No. RG09434913) was filed on Feb. 6, 2009 against California Water Service Group and other defendants in Alameda County, Calif.
The complaint alleges personal injury from…
The Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division 3, California, issues split rulings in an asbestos-related case styled “Price Pfister, Inc., Plaintiff and Appellant v. TriMas Corporation, Defendant and Appellant.”
Judges Richard D. Fybel, Kathleen O’Leary, and Eileen C. Moore entered judgment…
The U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, denied United Airlines’ motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Larry Oilund. The matter was remanded to state court.
The case is styled Larry Oilund, Plaintiff v. United Airlines, et al., Defendants.
District Judge…