ASBESTOS UPDATE: Mo. Developer Pleads Guilty to Safety Breaches

Beth Phillips, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that the 41-year-old Anthony Crompton, a Kansas City, Mo. Developer, pleaded guilty in federal court on Oct. 5, 2011 to improperly removing and disposing of asbestos-containing materials in connection…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Katy Industries Faces 11 Injury Cases

Katy Industries, Inc. has been named as defendant in 11 asbestos lawsuits filed in state court in Alabama by a total of about 325 individual plaintiffs, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Ameren Facing 83 Exposure Actions at March 31

Ameren Corporation and its subsidiaries faced 83 asbestos-related lawsuits as of March 31, 2011, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2011.

The Company, Ameren Missouri, Ameren Illinois Company and EEI have…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: 90 LaBour Exposure Lawsuits Pending at April 1

Katy Industries, Inc. says there are about 90 asbestos cases, which remain active as of April 1, 2011 against its former LaBour Pump Company subsidiary.

LaBour Pump has been named as a defendant in about 430 of the New Jersey cases…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Belden Has 84 Personal Injury Cases at April 24

Belden Inc. is facing asbestos-related personal injury cases, of which 84 are pending as of April 24, 2011, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2011.

Electricians have filed a majority of…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: FutureFuel Corp. Faces Possible Exposure Cases

From time to time, FutureFuel Corp. may be parties to, or targets of, lawsuits, claims, investigations, and proceedings, including product liability, personal injury, asbestos, patent and intellectual property, commercial, contract, environmental, antitrust, health and safety, and employment matters.

No significant asbestos-related…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Olin Corp. Posts $16.2MM Liability at March 31

Olin Corporation’s liabilities for asbestos legal actions amounted to US$16.2 million at March 31, 2011 and US$18.1 million at Dec. 31, 2010.

These liabilities do not include costs associated with legal representation.

The Company and its subsidiaries are defendants in various legal…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: FutureFuel Could be Subject to Potential Claims

From time to time, FutureFuel Corp. may be parties to, or targets of, lawsuits, claims, investigations, and proceedings, including product liability, personal injury, asbestos, patent and intellectual property, commercial, contract, environmental, antitrust, health and safety, and employment matters.

No significant asbestos-related…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: District Court Favors Holloran in Martin Action

The U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division, entered judgment in favor of the defendants in a case involving asbestos styled Edwin C. Martin, Jr., a law corporation and as an individual, Plaintiffs v. James P. Holloran, a…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Ameren, Units Face 71 Claims at June 30

Ameren Corporation and its subsidiaries faced 71 asbestos-related lawsuits as of June 30, 2010, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 9, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company and its units: Union Electric Company (UE), Central…

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