ASBESTOS UPDATE: Miss. Judge Dismissed From $322MM Asbestos Case

The Mississippi Supreme Court on Oct. 4, 2011, said that Smith County Circuit Court Judge Eddie Bowen should recuse himself from further proceedings in an asbestos lawsuit, which produced a US$322 million verdict against Union Carbide Corporation and Chevron Phillips…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Cases v. Transocean Ltd. Still Ongoing in Miss.

Certain of Transocean Ltd.’s subsidiaries are still subject to asbestos complaints filed in Mississippi courts.

In 2004, several of the Company’s subsidiaries were named, along with numerous other unaffiliated defendants, in 21 complaints filed on behalf of 769 plaintiffs in the…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Diamond Offshore Defending v. Exposure Lawsuits

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. is one of several unrelated defendants in lawsuits filed in the Circuit Courts of the State of Mississippi, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 28, 2011.

These cases…

ASBESTOS ALERT: Harbinger Faces Exposure Suits in Miss., La.

Harbinger Group Inc. faces multiple complaints in Mississippi and Louisiana state court and in a federal multi-district litigation alleging injury from exposure to asbestos on offshore drilling rigs and shipping vessels formerly owned or operated by the Company’s offshore drilling…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Miss. Actions v. Parker Drilling Remain Pending

Parker Drilling Company has been named since August 2004 in several asbestos-related complaints that have been filed in the Circuit Courts of the State of Mississippi by several hundred persons that allege that they were employed by some of the…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Transocean’s Units Still Face Lawsuits in Miss.

Certain of Transocean Ltd.’s subsidiaries continue to face asbestos-related lawsuits in the Circuit Courts of the State of Mississippi.

In 2004, several of the Company’s subsidiaries were named in 21 complaints filed on behalf of 769 plaintiffs in the Circuit Courts…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Hercules Offshore Still Party to Aaron Lawsuit

Hercules Offshore, Inc. continues to be involved as a defendant in the asbestos-related lawsuit styled Robert E. Aaron et al. vs. Phillips 66 Company et al. Circuit Court, Second Judicial District, Jones County, Miss.

This is the case name used to…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Diamond Offshore Still Party to Claims in Miss.

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. is still one of several unrelated defendants in asbestos lawsuits filed in the Circuit Courts of the State of Mississippi, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on July 29, 2010, with the Securities and Exchange…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Ensco, Units Still Subject to Lawsuits in Miss.

Ensco plc, together with certain current and former subsidiaries, continues to face asbestos-related lawsuits in Mississippi courts.

During 2004, the Company and certain current and former subsidiaries were named as defendants, along with numerous other third-party companies as co-defendants, in three…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Pa. Court Issues Split Ruling in Huber Action

The U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, issued split rulings in an asbestos case in which Ronald L. Huber is one of the plaintiffs.

The case is styled Ronald L. Huber; William J. Airgood; Anthony DeFabbo; John Dinio; Ernest Gishnock;…

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