Appellate justices, on July 29, 2010, dismissed an appeal regarding a legal battle between the Provost Umphrey law firm and attorney Brent Coon over lawyers’ fees garnered from asbestos litigation, The Southeast Texas Record reports.
In February 2010, the Southeast Texas…
Celanese Corporation, as of June 30, 2010, faced a total of 507 asbestos cases, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on July 29, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company and several of its U.S. subsidiaries, as of…
Halliburton Company says that a brief in opposition to the petition for writ of certiorari, which was filed by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Supporting Fund, is due on Aug. 18, 2010.
In June 2002, a class action lawsuit was filed against…
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. recorded long-term asbestos- and environmental-related liabilities of US$3.8 million as of June 30, 2010, compared with US$3.4 million as of Dec. 31, 2009.
The Company recorded US$6.4 million as of June 30, 2010 (US$7.3 million as of…
Flowserve Corporation continues to be a defendant in a number of pending lawsuits (which include, in many cases, multiple claimants) that seek to recover damages for personal injury allegedly caused by exposure to asbestos-containing products manufactured and/or distributed by its…
The U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, denied The Brock Group’s motion for summary judgment in a case styled Melissa Guerrero and Veronica Villareal, Plaintiffs v. The Brock Group a/k/a Brock Maintenance a/k/a Brock Specialty Group a/k/a…
According to a Texas state inspector, officials of Kilgore, Tex., issued permits to commercial real estate owners for renovations with checking to see if the areas had conducted asbestos surveys, Mesothelioma reports.
The inspector found out about the oversights as he…
J. C. Penney Company, Inc., as of May 1, 2010, estimated its total potential asbestos and environmental liabilities to range from US$49 million to US$60 million and recorded its best estimate of US$50 million in other liabilities in the Consolidated…
Doug and Brenda York, of Orange County, Tex., on May 20, 2010, filed an asbestos lawsuit against 46 defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.
According to the suit, Mr. York was diagnosed with lung…
Houston Wire & Cable Company, along with many other defendants, has been named in a number of asbestos lawsuits in the state courts of Minnesota, North Dakota, New Jersey, and South Dakota.
The suits allege that certain wire and cable, which…