ASBESTOS UPDATE: Abatement at Ishman Ballard Site to Cost $7,875

The Board of Commissioners of Coweta County, Ga., voted unanimously on Oct. 4, 2011, to have the low-bidder, Resurgence Demolition, remove asbestos from four abandoned buildings at a dumping site on Ishman Ballard Road, for a cost of US$7,875, The…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Coweta Seeks Cleanup Bids for Ishman Buildings

Coweta County, Ga., seeks more bids for the removal of asbestos from structures at 64 Ishman Ballard Road, the Times-Herald reports.

Taking action to clean up the property, which has been a dump site for several years, was on the agenda…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Georgia-Pacific Still Facing Exposure Lawsuits

BlueLinx Holdings, Inc. says that Georgia-Pacific, LLC is a defendant in suits brought in various courts around the nation by plaintiffs who allege that they have suffered personal injury as a result of exposure to products containing asbestos.

These suits allege…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Coca-Cola Sees May 2011 Settlement in Aqua-Chem

The Coca-Cola Company anticipates that a final settlement with certain of those insurers in litigation involving Aqua-Chem, Inc. (n/k/a Cleaver-Brooks, Inc.) will be finalized in May 2011.

During the period from 1970 to 1981, the Company owned Aqua-Chem. A division of…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Mueller Water Units Still Face Exposure Actions

Some of Mueller Water Products, Inc.’s subsidiaries have been named as defendants in asbestos-related lawsuits, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 9, 2011.

Mueller Water Products, Inc. operates in three business segments:…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Coca-Cola Remains Party to Aqua-Chem Suit

The Coca-Cola Company is still disputing former subsidiary Aqua- Chem, Inc.’s (n/k/a Cleaver-Brooks, Inc.) claims over Aqua-Chem’s demands for about US$10 million for out-of-pocket asbestos litigation-related expenses.

During the period from 1970 to 1981, the Company owned Aqua-Chem. A division of…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Coca-Cola Co. Disputing Aqua-Chem, Inc. Demands

The Coca-Cola Company continues to dispute former subsidiary Aqua-Chem, Inc.’s (n/k/a Cleaver-Brooks, Inc.) claims over Aqua- Chem’s demands for about US$10 million for out-of-pocket asbestos litigation-related expenses.

During the period from 1970 to 1981, the Company owned Aqua-Chem. A division of…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: More Asbestos Found at Augusta Tissue Mill

More asbestos has been found at eight derelict buildings at the Augusta Tissue Mill, Llc site in Augusta, Ga., the Morning Sentinel reports.

City Manager William Bridgeo said that dismantling of the former mill, previously known as Statler Tissue, is still…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Exposure Lawsuits Ongoing v. Mueller Units

Some of Mueller Water Products, Inc.’s subsidiaries continue to be defendants in asbestos-related lawsuits.

No other asbestos-related matters were disclosed in the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2009.

Based in Atlanta, Mueller Water Products,…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Katy Ind. Records 2700 Sterling Fluid Cases

Katy Industries, Inc. says that Sterling Fluid Systems (USA) has tendered about 2,700 asbestos cases to the Company for defense and indemnification.

These cases are pending in Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Nevada, Mississippi, Wyoming, Louisiana, Georgia, Massachusetts, Missouri, Kentucky,…

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