The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, on Oct. 5, 2011, overturned a Kentucky jury’s US$516,094 award — a move favoring Garlock Sealing Technologies — in Robert Moeller’s asbestos case, Legal Newsline reports.
Mr. Moeller worked with asbestos-containing gaskets…
The Court of Appeals of Kentucky affirmed the ruling of the Jefferson Circuit Court, which favored Dolores Ann Robertson (on behalf of Thomas E. Robertson), in an asbestos case involving Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC.
The case is styled Garlock Sealing Technologies,…
General Cable Corporation, as of July 1, 2011, was a defendant in a total of about 29,082 asbestos cases (of which 590 were non- maritime cases and 28,438 were maritime cases) brought in various jurisdictions throughout the United States.
As of…
Ashland Inc.’s Hercules subsidiary faced 22,000 open asbestos claims during the nine months ended June 30, 2011, compared with 20,000 claims during the nine months ended June 30, 2010.
Hercules faced 22,000 open asbestos claims during the six months ended March…
Ashland Inc. faced 75,000 open asbestos-related claims during the nine months ended June 30, 2011, compared with 84,000 claims during the nine months ended June 30, 2010.
The Company faced 76,000 open asbestos claims during the six months ended March 31,…
Ashland Inc.’s non-current asbestos litigation reserve was US$793 million as of June 30, 2011, compared with US4841 million as of Sept. 30, 2011, according to a Company report, on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July…
The Court of Appeals of Kentucky issued split rulings in a case involving asbestos styled Edwin L. Clemmer and Mary A. Clemmer, Appellants v. Rowan Water, Inc., Appellee.
Judges Caperton, Thompson, and Lambert entered judgment in Case No. 2010-CA-000018-MR on May…
Ashland Inc.’s Hercules subsidiary faced 22,000 open asbestos claims during the six months ended March 31, 2011, compared with 20,000 open claims during the six months ended March 31, 2010.
During the six months ended March 31, 2011, the Company recorded…
The Supreme Court of Kentucky reversed the ruling of the Court of Appeals in a case involving asbestos styled CertainTeed Corporation, Appellant v. Ava Nell Dexter, Individually; and James M. Dexter, Executor of the Estate of James G. Dexter, Appellees.
Judges…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined the Kentucky Department of Transportation US$6,000 for asbestos- related violations, Local 6 WPSD reports.
The DOT district one headquarters in Reidland, Ky., was installing new light fixtures but employees noticed a white dust in…