ASBESTOS UPDATE: Court Denies Lindstrom Summary Judgment Motion

The U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, denied Lindstrom Cleaning & Construction Inc.’s motion for summary judgment in a case styled Gary Reed and Tom Vevea, as Trustees of the Minnesota Laborers Health and Welfare Fund et al., Plaintiffs v.…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: H.B. Fuller Settles 5 Suits, Claims at Aug. 27

H.B. Fuller Company settled five asbestos-related lawsuits and claims during the 39 weeks ended Aug. 27, 2011, compared with three lawsuits and claims during the 39 weeks ended Aug. 28, 2010.

During the 39 weeks ended Aug. 27, 2011, the Company…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: 3M Co. Posts $31MM Aearo Liabilities at June 30

3M Company, through its Aearo Technologies subsidiary, as of June 30, 2011, has recorded US$31 million as the best estimate of the probable liabilities for product liabilities and defense costs related to current and future Aearo-related asbestos and silica- related…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: 3M Company Still Named in Respirator Lawsuits

3M Company, as of June 30, 2011, is a named defendant, with multiple co-defendants, in numerous lawsuits in various courts that purport to represent about 2,200 individual claimants compared to about 2,148 individual claimants with actions pending at Dec. 31,…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: 3M Still Has Declaratory Judgment Case in Minn.

3M Company, since Jan. 5, 2007, has been facing an asbestos- related declaratory judgment action filed on behalf of two of its insurers — Continental Casualty and Continental Insurance Co., both part of the Continental Casualty Group — disclaiming coverage…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: H.B. Fuller Posts $874T Liabilities at May 28

H.B. Fuller Company says that, as of May 28, 2011, its probable liabilities related to asbestos claims were US$874,000 and the corresponding insurance recoveries were US$616,000.

The Company has been named as a defendant in lawsuits in which plaintiffs have alleged…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: 3M Co. Posts $31MM Aearo Liability at March 31

3M Company, through its Aearo Technologies subsidiary, as of March 31, 2011, has recorded US$31 million as the best estimate of the probable liabilities for product liabilities and defense costs related to current and future Aearo-related asbestos and silica- related…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: 3M Company Still Subject to Respirator Actions

3M Company, as of March 31, 2011, is a named defendant, with multiple co-defendants, in numerous lawsuits in various courts that purport to represent about 2,200 individual claimants compared to about 2,148 individual claimants with actions pending at Dec. 31,…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: 3M Facing Declaratory Judgment Action in Minn.

3M Company, since Jan. 5, 2007, has been facing an asbestos- related declaratory judgment action filed on behalf of two of its insurers — Continental Casualty and Continental Insurance Co. - both part of the Continental Casualty Group — disclaiming…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: 3M Company Posts $123MM Liabilities at March 31

3M Company recorded asbestos/respirator mask liabilities of US$123 million as of March 31, 2011, compared with US$126 million as of Dec. 31, 2010, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5, 2011.

The…

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