The U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, upheld the ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, which dismissed a complaint filed by Federal-Mogul U.S. Asbestos Personal Injury Trust.
The case is styled Federal-Mogul U.S. Asbestos Personal…
Meritor, Inc.’s Maremont Corporation subsidiary is still subject to about 26,000 pending asbestos-related claims at June 30, 2011 and Sept. 30, 2010, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 4, 2011 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Maremont manufactured…
Various legal actions, claims and proceedings are pending against General Motors Company including matters arising out of alleged product defects, including asbestos-related claims.
No significant asbestos-related matters were discussed in the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 5, 2011 with the…
Meritor, Inc., along with many other companies, has also been named as a defendant in lawsuits alleging personal injury as a result of exposure to asbestos used in certain components of Rockwell International products many years ago.
Liability for these claims…
Meritor, Inc.’s current asbestos-related liabilities amounted to US$19 million as of June 30, 2011, compared with US$18 million as of Sept. 30, 2010, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 4, 2011 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The…
The Dow Chemical Company’s non-current asbestos-related liabilities amounted to US$643 million as of June 30, 2011, compared with US$663 million as of Dec. 31, 2010.
The Company’s non-current asbestos-related liabilities were US$655 million as of March 31, 2011. (Class Action Reporter,…
BorgWarner Inc. has estimated a liability of US$55.2 million for asbestos claims asserted, but not yet resolved and their related defense costs at June 30, 2011.
The Company also has a related asset of US$55.2 million to recognize proceeds from the…
Asbestos abatement at the former Economic Opportunity Committee (EOC) in Port Huron, Mich., should be complete around July 25, 2011 and demolition could start the last week of July 2011, The Times Herald reports.
The St. Clair County is paying Bay…
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Detroit affirmed a district court’s decision to dismiss a trust’s September 2008 lawsuit in asbestos litigation involving Continental Insurance Co., Insurance Journal reports.
The Appeals Court has…
On June 21, 2011, Judge James Arner, a visiting judge from Clarion County, Pa., temporarily ceased the Armstrong School District’s asbestos abatement projects, as long as the plaintiffs post a US$650,000 bond, the Leader Times reports.
Judge Arner granted a preliminary…