Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation and a certain carrier concluded a settlement generally consistent with a Coverage Arrangement in a lawsuit filed by Howden North America, Inc. and all claims between that carrier and the Company were dismissed with prejudice on Dec. 8,…
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation and its Air & Liquid Systems Corporation subsidiary, on Feb. 24, 2011, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against 13 domestic insurance companies, certain underwriters at Lloyd’s, London and certain…
The Council Rock School District in Pennsylvania has approved Sargent Enterprises’ bid of just under US$20,000 bid to remove asbestos from the Churchville Elementary School in Northampton, Pa., Asbestos.Net reports.
The abatement is part of a US$13 million building renovation to…
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation’s loss from operations for the three months ended Dec. 31, 2010 equaled US$(12,399,000) and includes a pre-tax charge of US$19,980,000 for additional net asbestos litigation costs through 2020 associated with products manufactured decades ago by the Air and…
The U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, granted MCIC, Inc.’s (f/k/a McCormick Asbestos Co.) motion for summary judgment in an asbestos case filed by Andrew Cowley.
The case is styled Andrew Cowley, et al., Plaintiffs v. ACandS, Inc., et al.,…
PPG Industries, Inc.’s current asbestos settlement amounted to US$578 million during the year ended Dec. 31, 2010, compared with US$534 million during the year ended Dec. 31, 2009, according to a Company press release dated Jan. 20, 2011.
The Company’s fourth…
The U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, granted AMF Inc.’s motion to dismiss, in an asbestos case styled King, et al., Plaintiff v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co., et al., Defendants.
District Judge Eduardo C. Robreno entered judgment in…
Asbestos covers the iconic 12-ton Gettysburg electric map, which highlights troop movement during the Civil War’s Battle of Gettysburg, the Mesothelioma Resource Center reports.
The electric map was formerly used at the Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, Pa.
The Gettysburg Times…
The U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, granted Ford Motor Company and Honeywell International Inc.’s request for information contained in the claims submitted Shirley Shepherd to bankruptcy trusts.
The case is styled Shirley Shepherd v. Pneumo-Abex, LLC, et al.
U.S. Magistrates…
The U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, will affirm the ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, which granted summary judgment in favor of Viad Corporation and Railroad Friction Products Corporation.
The case is styled Gloria…