Compagnie de Saint-Gobain’s subsidiary in the United States, CertainTeed Corporation, faced 67,000 outstanding asbestos claims at June 30, 2009, compared with 68,000 claims at Dec. 31, 2008, according to a Company press release dated July 23, 2009.
CertainTeed faced 70,000 asbestos-related…
Veolia Environnement says that several present and former indirect subsidiaries of Veolia Eau Compagnie Generale des Eaux in the United States face lawsuits in which the plaintiffs seek recovery for personal injury and other damages for alleged exposure to asbestos,…
Alcatel Lucent continues to be a defendant in various lawsuits, including asbestos-related exposure claims.
No other asbestos-related matters were disclosed in the Company’s annual report, on Form 20-F, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2009.
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AXA’s asbestos-related claims reserves were EUR1.005 billion (gross) for the year ended Dec. 31, 2008, compared with EUR1.172 billion (gross) for the year ended Dec. 31, 2008, according to the Company’s annual report, on Form 6-K, filed with the Securities…
Parties in asbestos-related insurance litigation involving AXA and Philips N.V. reached a settlement in June 2008, following litigation initiated in the Netherlands and United States, according to the Company’s annual report, on Form 6-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange…
The number of outstanding asbestos exposure claims against certain French subsidiaries of ArcelorMittal was 431 at Dec. 31, 2008, as compared to 449 at Dec. 31, 2007, according to the Company’s annual report, on Form 20-F, filed with the Securities…