An appellate court, during the second quarter of 2009, upheld the Supreme Court of New York, County of New York’s ruling in favor of Honeywell International Inc.
In the second quarter of 2006, Travelers Casualty and Insurance Company filed a lawsuit…
The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York, granted a Motion to Vacate, in an action styled Eugene Charlop, Plaintiff-Respondent v. A.O. Smith Water Products, et al., Defendants, Kohler Co., Defendant-Appellant.
Judges Peter Tom, David Friedman, Catterson, Karla Moskowitz, and…
The New York state Department of Labor charged Milestone Environmental for breaching asbestos-removal guidelines at Shango residence hall and College Hall at the State University of New York at New Paltz, the Times-Herald Record reports.
Milestone was charged with the same…
The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York, denied a Motion seeking leave to supplement record, in an asbestos case filed by Travelers Casualty and Surety Company.
The case was filed against Honeywell International, Inc., Defendant-Respondent, American Re-Insurance Company, et…
The Supreme Court, Kings County, New York, issued split rulings in a case involving asbestos, and concerning Advanced Environmental Services and Raul Mora as parties.
Judge Bert A. Bunyan entered judgment in Case No. 19172/05 on May 13, 2009.
Advanced Environmental Services…
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, on May 28, 2009, issued an order confirming a Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.’s subsidiary in the United States, TH Agriculture & Nutrition L.L.C. (THAN).
THAN…
A New York Workers’ Compensation Board panel affirmed a workers’ compensation law judge’s decision disallowing an unnamed widow’s claim that the development of her husband’s lung cancer, and his subsequent death, were causally related to his exposure to asbestos at…
The Dover Knolls developers are planning to remove asbestos from the abandoned Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center (HVPC), located near Poughkeepsie, N.Y., in the community of Wingdale, Mesothelioma.com reports.
Officials hope that thousands of new jobs can be restored to the community,…
Joseph W. Belluck, Esq., says the presence of attic insulation made from asbestos-contaminated vermiculite in millions of homes and businesses underscores the need for caution and public education to avoid exposure, according to a Belluck & Fox, LLP press release…
The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Department, New York, upheld a ruling, which revoked for two years the asbestos handling license of Hygeia of New York Inc.
The case is styled In the Matter of Hygeia of New York, Inc. and…