Sears Holdings Corporation is still involved and subject to legal proceedings, which include asbestos exposure allegations.
These claims may seek compensatory, punitive or treble damage claims (potentially in large amounts) or as well as other types of relief.
No other asbestos-related matters…
Deere & Company is still subject to various unresolved legal actions, which arise in the normal course of its business, the most prevalent of which relate to product liability (including asbestos-related liability), retail credit, software licensing, patent and trademark matters.
No…
During the week of Aug. 3, 2009 through Aug. 7, 2009, a total of 10 new asbestos-related lawsuits were filed in Madison County Circuit Court, Ill., The Madison St. Clair Record reports.
These cases are:
– (Case No. 09-L826) David DeSante…
During the week of Aug 10, 2009 through Aug. 14, 2009, a total of nine new asbestos suits were filed in Madison County Circuit Court, Ill., The Madison St. Clair Record reports.
These cases are:
– (Case No. 09-L-833) Mary Balthasar of…
An asbestos claim filed by Harles and Betty Sisson, of Walnut Hill, Ill., against 41 defendant corporations was filed on Aug. 31, 2009, in St. Clair County Circuit Court, Ill., The Madison St. Clair Record reports.
Mr. Sisson was diagnosed with…
IDEX Corporation and seven of its subsidiaries face lawsuits claiming various asbestos-related personal injuries, allegedly as a result of exposure to products manufactured with components that contained asbestos.
Claims have been filed in Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,…
Tenneco Inc. continues to be subject to lawsuits initiated by claimants alleging health problems as a result of exposure to asbestos, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug. 6, 2009.
A small percentage…
The Allstate Corporation’s reserves for asbestos claims were US$1.19 billion at June 30, 2009 and US$1.23 billion at Dec. 31, 2008.
The Company’s reserves for asbestos claims were US$1.21 billion at March 31, 2009. (Class Action Reporter, May 22, 2009)
Net of…
CIRCOR International, Inc.’s subsidiary, Leslie Controls, Inc., as of the end of June 2009, faced 1,158 active, unresolved asbestos-related claims filed in California, Texas, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Rhode Island and 23 other states.
Leslie, as of March…
Caterpillar Inc. continues to be subject to unresolved legal actions, including asbestos-related, that arise in the normal course of business.
The most prevalent of these unresolved actions involve disputes related to product design, manufacture and performance liability (including claimed asbestos and…