The Texas Senate, on April 16, 2009, approved Senate Bill 1123 (in a 20-11 vote), a bill that critics fear will expose thousands of additional businesses to asbestos lawsuits, The Southeast Texas Record reports.
Authored by state Senator Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock,…
The U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, denied Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association’s (TPCIGA) petition to review a Benefits Review Board ruling, in an action involving asbestos exposure filed by Mary Pelaez on behalf of her late husband,…
U.S. District Judge Eduardo Robreno, on April 8, 2009, dismissed 444 asbestos-related lawsuits, The Southeast Texas Record reports.
Judge Robreno, responsible for about 60,000 suits from around the nation, also set an April 21, 2009 hearing on another 686 suits. He…
The U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Texarkana Division, issued a memorandum adopting the recommendation of the U.S. Magistrate Judge to dismiss the claims, including asbestos exposure claims, filed by Jed Stewart Lineberry.
The case is styled Jed Stewart Lineberry…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is adding nine new hazardous waste sites that pose risks to human health and the environment to the National Priorities List of Superfund sites, according to an EPA press releases dated April 8, 2009.
Also, EPA…
Orion Marine Group, Inc. continues to be subject to legal actions (including asbestos-related lawsuits) claiming damages in connection with marine infrastructure projects and other matters.
These are typically claims that arise in the normal course of business, including employment-related claims and…
J. C. Penney Company, Inc.’s estimates that its asbestos and environmental liabilities amounted to US$39 million as of Jan. 31, 2009, according to the Company’s annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2009.
As of Jan.…
DXP Enterprises, Inc. says that the remaining asbestos-related settlements are in the process of completion, according to the Company’s 2008 annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2009.
In 2003, the Company was notified that it…
Donna Weeden, as trustee of the Majkut Family Living Trust, filed an asbestos lawsuit against Garlock Sealing Technologies in Jefferson County Court, Tex., on April 3, 2009, The Southeast Texas Record reports.
Ms. Weeden alleged Garlock failed to adequately warn Stanley…
The family of Ronald Yawn, on April 1, 2009, filed an asbestos- related lawsuit against Chevron Corporation and Texaco Inc. in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.
Mr. Yawn’s widow (Betty Lou Yawn) and daughter (Sheila Newall)…