The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, New York, upheld a July 24, 2007 ruling of the Workers’ Compensation Board, which ruled that Jerry Webb’s death was causally related to occupational illness.
The case is styled In the Matter of the…
Certain employees of Certified Environmental Services, Inc., on May 28, 2009, have been indicted of falsifying laboratory results on asbestos cleanup across Central New York, the Observer-Dispatch reports.
The 16-count indictment names Barbara DuChene as the “owner” of CES, the Company’s…
Katy Industries, Inc. says that Sterling Fluid Systems (USA) has tendered about 2,700 asbestos cases to the Company for defense and indemnification.
These cases are pending in Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Nevada, Mississippi, Wyoming, Louisiana, Georgia, Massachusetts, Missouri, Kentucky,…
Eugene Roos, a whistleblower who admitted taking asbestos samples from a Long Island, N.Y., elementary school, has been arrested on trespassing charges, the Associated Press reports.
Mr. Roos surrendered on May 28, 2009 and was released on a US$200 bail.
The arrest…
Graham Corporation continues to be a defendant in certain lawsuits alleging personal injury from exposure to asbestos contained in products made by the Company, according to the Company’s annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2,…
EnPro Industries, Inc. says that, at March 31, 2009, five asbestos appeals of its subsidiary, Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLC, were pending from adverse verdicts totaling US$2.7 million, up from US$2.2 million at Dec. 31, 2008 and US$1.4 million at Dec.…
The U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, issued split rulings in the case styled Paul Bull, Plaintiff v. Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
U.S. District Judge Lawrence E. Kahn entered judgment in Case No. 1:05-CV-1232 (LEK/RFT) on March 25,…
Empire State Development, on May 21, 2009, awarded a US$34.1 million contract to Cambria Contracting Inc. in Lockport, N.Y., to remove asbestos from Midtown Plaza, the Democrat and Chronicle reports.
Empire State also awarded a separate US$1.69 million contract to Rochester,…
M & F Worldwide Corp., as of March 31, 2009, has not incurred and does not expect to incur material amounts related to asbestos-related claims not subject certain arrangements (Remaining Claims).
The Company’s non-operating contingent claims are generally associated with its…
CBS Corporation faced 67,540 asbestos claims as of March 31, 2009, as compared with 68,520 as of Dec. 31, 2008 and 72,870 as of March 31, 2008.
The Company is a defendant in lawsuits claiming various personal injuries related to asbestos…