On June 28, 2011, a jury in a Manhattan court acquitted foreman Salvatore DePaola of charges that he should have known a crucial water pipe was damaged in the former Deutsche Bank building at Ground Zero which caught fire in…
The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, New York, dismissed an appeal in a case involving asbestos styled In the Matter of the Claim of Lawrence Dow, Respondent v. Silver Construction Corporation, Appellant, and Travelers Insurance Company, Respondent.
Judges Spain, Stein,…
Met-Pro Corporation said 118 asbestos cases remain pending against the Company, as of June 2, 2011, with a majority of those cases pending in New York, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Mississippi, as compared with 93 cases that were pending…
Graham Corporation continues to be a named 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…
Columbus McKinnon Corporation’s estimation of its discounted asbestos-related aggregate liability is about US$11 million, which has been reflected as a liability in the consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2011.
Like many industrial manufacturers, the Company is involved in asbestos-related…
Pfizer Inc.’s Quigley Company, Inc. subsidiary, on April 6, 2011, filed a revised plan of reorganization and accompanying disclosure statement with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on…
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted defendants’ dismissal motion in a case involving asbestos styled, Sidney E. Purdie, Plaintiff v. The City of New York; P. Feeney, Assistant Commissioner, Dept. of Correction George Motchan…
MetLife, Inc.’s Metropolitan Life Insurance Company subsidiary received about 1,123 new asbestos-related claims during the three months ended March 31, 2011, compared with 1,180 claims during the three months ended March 31, 2010.
MLIC recorded 68,513 asbestos injury claims during the…
The Supreme Court, New York County, New York, granted Colgate- Palmolive Company’s in limine motion of apparent first impression in asbestos litigation filed on behalf of Karen Tedrick.
The case is styled Lori Konopka-Sauer and Richard Konopka, as Executors of the…
Union Carbide Corporation’s asbestos-related insurance litigation filed in New York is ongoing.
In September 2003, the Company filed a comprehensive insurance coverage case, now proceeding in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, seeking to…