Union Carbide Corporation faced 66,099 unresolved asbestos claims at June 30, 2010, compared with 74,957 unresolved claims at June 30, 2009, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 4, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company faced…
Union Carbide Corporation recorded US$36 million defense costs for asbestos-related claims during the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared with US$20 million during the six months ended June 30, 2009, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug.…
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (or its subsidiaries) has been named as a defendant in lawsuits filed by a number of individuals who claim injury due to exposure to asbestos.
Some facilities owned by the Company contain or have contained asbestos insulation and…
RBS Global, Inc.’s Prager subsidiary continues to face two pending multi-defendant lawsuits relating to alleged personal injuries due to the alleged presence of asbestos in a product allegedly manufactured by Prager, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug.…
NL Industries, Inc. is named as a defendant in various lawsuits in several jurisdictions, alleging personal injuries as a result of occupational exposure primarily to products manufactured by the Company’s former operations containing asbestos, silica and/or mixed dust.
In addition, some…
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…