As of March 31, 2010, Owens-Illinois, Inc. has determined that it is a named defendant in asbestos lawsuits and claims involving about 6,700 plaintiffs and claimants, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on April 29, 2010 with the Securities…
Dana Holding Corporation had about 32,000 active pending asbestos personal injury liability claims at March 31, 2010 and 31,000 at Dec. 31, 2009, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on April 29, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., at March 31, 2010, was a co- defendant in cases alleging asbestos induced illness involving claims by about 16,794 plaintiffs, which is a net decrease of 397 claims from those previously reported.
At Dec. 31, 2009, the…
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries are still party to claims relating to the exposure of asbestos and silica to seamen who sailed on the Great Lakes vessels formerly owned and operated by certain of the Company’s…
Owens-Illinois, Inc. says that asbestos-related cash payments during the first quarter of 2010 were US$34 million, down slightly from US$35 million during the first quarter of 2009, according to a Company press dated April 28, 2010.
The deferred amount payable for…
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company faced 90,500 pending asbestos- related claims during the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared with 90,200 claims during the year ended Dec. 31, 2009, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on April…
An engineering estimate for asbestos abatement at the vacant Princeton School on Hillman Street in Youngstown, Ohio, states that the school cleanup will cost about US$1,250,000, Vindy.com reports.
The Youngstown school board has voted to seek bids for asbestos removal from…
The City of Akron, Ohio, is set to get US$1.9 million from the Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund (CORF) to remove asbestos from the historic Landmark Building, Mesothelioma reports.
The Ohio Department of Development operates CORF, which is a competitive program operating…
Kraton Polymers LLC says that Shell Chemicals is named a party in lawsuits alleging workplace asbestos exposure at the Belpre, Ohio, facility.
Under the sale agreements between Shell Chemicals and the Company relating to the separation from Shell Chemicals in 2001,…
EnPro Industries, Inc. says that, at Sept. 30, 2009, six Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC asbestos-related appeals were pending from adverse verdicts totaling US$2.9 million, up from US$2.2 million at Dec. 31, 2008 and US$1.4 million at Dec. 31, 2007.
Garlock, which…