Craig Hirsch, on Sept. 12, 2011, filed an asbestos lawsuit against 41 defendant corporations in St. Clair County Circuit Court, Ill., The Madison/St. Clair Record reports.
Mr. Hirsch’s case is St. Clair County Circuit Court Case No. 11-L-511.
Mr. Hirsch is represented…
The U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, granted Green, Tweed, & Company’s motion for dismissal in an asbestos case filed by Margaret A. Bulanda.
The case is styled Margaret A. Bulanda, individually and as Special Administrator of the…
Three asbestos-related lawsuits have been added to the growing list of cases in the asbestos docket of St. Clair County, Ill., The Madison/St. Clair Record reports.
Raymond Paskauskas of Illinois, Raymond R. Ridley and Leon and Catherine Zbigniewicz filed three separate…
Robert H. Bromley, on Aug. 15, 2011, filed an asbestos lawsuit against Consolidated Rail Corporation and American Premier Underwriters in St. Clair County Circuit Court, Ill., The Madison/St. Clair Record reports.
In his complaint, Mr. Bromley alleges he worked as a…
Along with other vehicle manufacturers, Navistar International Corporation has been subject to an increase in the number of asbestos-related claims in recent years.
In general, these claims relate to illnesses alleged to have resulted from asbestos exposure from component parts found…
Sears Holdings Corporation is subject to various legal and governmental proceedings, some involving environmental and asbestos exposure allegations and other consumer-based claims.
No significant asbestos-related matters were discussed in the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 18, 2011 with the Securities…
The Fourth District Appellate Court, on Aug. 23, 2011, cancelled Bloomington, Ill.-based James Wylder’s Sept. 8, 2011 hearing date regarding an asbestos conspiracy case, The Madison/St. Clair Record reports.
Clerk Carla Bender vacated the Sept. 8, 2011 setting in a consolidated…
Tenneco Inc. is subject to a number of lawsuits initiated by a significant number of claimants alleging health problems as a result of exposure to asbestos.
In the early 2000s, the Company was named in nearly 20,000 complaints, most of which…
Caterpillar Inc. continues to be involved in unresolved legal actions including performance liability (including claimed asbestos and welding fumes exposure).
No other significant asbestos matters were disclosed in the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug.…
Property owner Ronnie Phillips who sued the city of Belleville, Ill., for tearing down his commercial building after a fire in 2010 now faces a counterclaim from the City to get him to clean up asbestos at the site, the…