The U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, granted the New York City Department of Sanitation’s and the New York State Division of Human Rights’ motion to dismiss a case involving asbestos filed by Juan Rullan.
Judge Robert P. Patterson,…
Corning Incorporated says the liability for the amended Pittsburgh Corning Corporation plan of reorganization and the non-PCC asbestos claims was estimated to be US$644 million at June 30, 2011, compared with an estimate of the liability of US$633 million at…
Standard Motor Products, Inc. says that, at June 30, 2011, about 2,110 asbestos cases were outstanding for which it may be responsible for any related liabilities, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 2, 2011 with the Securities…
The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, New York, issued rulings in a case involving asbestos styled In the Matter of the Claim of Bernard Heckerman, Respondent v. Daimler Chrysler Corporation, Appellant, Workers’ Compensation Board, Respondent.
Judges Karen Peters, Robert Rose,…
Standard Motor Products, Inc.’s accrued asbestos liabilities amounted to US$25,533,000 as of June 30, 2011, compared with US$24,792,000 as of Dec. 31, 2010, according to a Company report, on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July…
Crane Co. faced 56,403 asbestos claims for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, compared with 65,352 claims for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, according to a Company report, on Form 8-K, filed with…
The Travelers Companies, Inc.’s net asbestos-related reserves amounted to US$2.438 billion as of June 30, 2011, compared with US$2.593 billion as of June 30, 2010, according to a Company press release dated July 21, 2011.
Headquartered in New York, The Travelers…
The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York, issued rulings in a case involving asbestos styled Avonia Beckford, Plaintiff-Appellant v. The New York City Housing Authority, et al., Defendants-Respondents.
Judges Saxe, Friedman, Freedman, and Richter entered judgment of the case…
The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York, affirmed the ruling of the Supreme Court, Kings County, which granted summary judgment in favor of Witold J. Poracki on issue of church’s liability, and dismissed a claim and third-party causes…
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Interfaith Medical Center, 1545 Atlantic Ave. in Brooklyn, N.Y., for 14 violations of workplace health and safety standards following an OSHA inspection, according to an OSHA press release…