ASBESTOS LITIGATION: W. R. Grace Actions Expunged Last April 14

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware, on April 14, 2009, disallowed and expunged 35 W. R. Grace & Co. asbestos claims by the applicable Canadian ultimate limitations periods.

Case No. 01-01139 is styled In re W. R. Grace & Co.,…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Remand Revisions Entered in Grenier Lawsuit

The Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County, noted remand revisions in the case styled Roland Leo Grenier, Sr., Plaintiff- Appellee v. General Motors Corporation and Ford Motor Company, Defendants-Appellants.

Judge Joseph R. Slights revised and corrected judgment in Civil Action…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Court Issues $10T Fine to United Gilsonite

Judge Mary Johnston of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, New Castle County, issued a US$10,000 fine to Scranton, Pa.-based United Gilsonite Laboratories, wasted the court’s time by acting in bad faith at mediation in an asbestos lawsuit,…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Delaware Court Rules on Federal-Mogul Case

The U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, issued a ruling in the asbestos case, which is part of In re Federal-Mogul Global, et al., styled Certain Underwriters at Lloyds’s London, et al., Appellants v. Federal-Mogul Global Inc., et al., Appellees.

Senior…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Appeal Court Upholds Ruling in Grace Action

The U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, upheld the ruling of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, which affirmed the Bankruptcy Court’s Order disallowing 44 claimants’ asbestos property damage claims against W. R. Grace & Co.

Judges Theodore…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: McCaig Dropped From Montana Action v. Grace

U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy, on April 30, 2009, dismissed charges against former W. R. Grace & Co. executive William McCaig in the environmental crimes trial faced by the Company and several former executives, The Salt Lake Tribune reports.

Assistant U.S.…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Court Affirms ICI Americas Summary Judgment

The Supreme Court of Delaware affirmed the ruling of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County, which granted summary judgment in ICI Americas Inc.’s favor, in an asbestos lawsuit filed by Lillian Riedel.

The…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Grenier Lawsuit v. GM, Ford Motor Remanded

The Supreme Court of Delaware remanded an asbestos lawsuit filed by Roland Leo Grenier, Sr. against General Motors Corporation and Ford Motor Company for a Superior Court judge to reconsider admissibility of plaintiffs’ experts’ opinions.

The case is styled General Motors…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Court Issues Split Rulings in JELD-WEN Case

The U.S. District Court, District of Delaware, issued split rulings in JELD-WEN, inc.’s case involving asbestos against Mary and Gordon Van Brunt.

The case is part of In re Grossman’s, Inc., et al., Debtors.

The case is styled JELD-WEN, inc., f/k/a Grossman’s…

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