The Court of Appeals of Ohio, Tenth District, Franklin County, denied a writ for mandamus filed by Roger Bacon High School in an asbestos case styled State ex rel. Roger Bacon High School, Relator v. Industrial Commission of Ohio and…
The Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County, affirmed the ruling of the trial court, which administratively dismissed an asbestos complaint filed by Raymond S. Bland, Executor of the Estate of Albert E. Bland, and Mary L. Bland.
The…
Park-Ohio Holdings, Corp., at March 31, 2011, was a co-defendant in about 260 cases asserting claims on behalf of about 1,230 plaintiffs alleging personal injury as a result of exposure to asbestos, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with…
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company has been named as a defendant in a number of cases alleging injuries that the lawsuits claim resulted from exposure to asbestos-containing products, apparently based on the Company’s historic use of vermiculite in certain of its…
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., at March 31, 2011, was a co- defendant in cases alleging asbestos induced illness involving claims by about 16,841 plaintiffs, which is a net decrease of 24 claims from those previously reported.
At Dec. 31, 2010, the…
There are various lawsuits, claims (including claims for asbestos exposure) and proceedings related to FirstEnergy Corp.’s normal business operations pending against the Company and its subsidiaries.
No other significant asbestos matters were discussed in the Company’s quarterly report filed with the…
Dana Holding Corporation had about 29,000 active pending asbestos personal injury liability claims at March 31, 2011 versus 30,000 at Dec. 31, 2010, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2011.
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Dana Holding Corporation had recorded US$51 million at March 31, 2011 as an asset for probable recovery from its insurers for the pending and projected asbestos personal injury liability claims, compared with US$52 million recorded at Dec. 31, 2010.
Dana Holding…
The U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, issued various rulings in cases involving asbestos filed by Ronald D. Leonard against the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Ernie Moore, and others.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Norah McCann King entered…
Youngstown finance director David Bozanich said the removal of asbestos from the Erie Terminal in downtown Youngstown, Ohio, is estimated at US$500,000, vindy.com reports.
The sale of the Erie Terminal is delayed a month, but a major renovation project of the…