Pepco Holdings, Inc. says that, as of June 30, 2011, there are about 180 asbestos cases still pending against subsidiary Potomac Electric Power Company in the State Courts of Maryland.
Of these cases, about 90 cases were filed after Dec. 19,…
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals reversed the ruling of the Superior Court of District of Columbia, which granted summary judgment in favor of Crane Co., in an asbestos case filed by Mildred Debnam on behalf of her husband…
All 62 buildings of the former St. Elizabeth’s mental hospital compound in Washington, D.C., contain asbestos, Mesothelioma.com reports.
The site is located in the neighborhood of Anacostia, a short walk from the green line Metro in Washington, D.C.
St. Elizabeth’s opened in…
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals affirmed the ruling of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, which affirmed an arbitrator’s award in a case styled Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London, and Certain London Market Insurance Companies, Appellants…
Pepco Holdings, Inc.’s subsidiary, Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco), as of March 31, 2009, faced 180 asbestos- related cases in the State Courts of Maryland, according to the Company’s latest quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In 1993,…
House Administration Committee Chairman Robert A. Brady (D-Pa.) said on March 17, 2009 that he would hold a hearing to investigate health-and-safety allegations over the handling of asbestos at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., The Washington Post reports.
Mr. Brady…