Honeywell International Inc.’s long-term asbestos-related liabilities amounted to US$1.574 billion as of Sept. 30, 2011 and US$1.557 billion as of Dec. 31, 2010, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Oct. 21, 2011 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange…
The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York, reversed the ruling of the Supreme Court, New York County, which favored Kerr Corporation in an asbestos case filed by Josephine Penn.
The case is styled Josephine Penn, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants v.…
The U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, granted a motion to remand filed by Joseph Sublett and Virginia A. Sublett in an asbestos case filed against General Electric Company.
The case is styled Joseph Sublett, et al., Plaintiffs v. Air…
The Supreme Court of Delaware upheld the ruling of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, in and for New Castle County, which denied Patricia Price’s Motion to Amend her household asbestos exposure complaint as futile.
The case is styled…
Fremont City Schools estimates the cost of asbestos abatement at Fremont Middle School in Fremont, Ohio, will be US$178,000, more than US$1.2 million less than the Fremont City School District had budgeted, The News-Messenger.com reports.
Chris Moore of Touchstone CPM, the…
Abatement of Toledo Public Schools’ former Libbey High School in Toledo, Ohio, has started, Fox Toledo.com reports.
Crews were seen last Oct. 12, 2011 removing asbestos within the former school. The abatement should be completed by December 2011. Demolition of the…
The Supreme Court of Florida affirmed the ruling of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, which held that the Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness Act is unconstitutional as applied to the Appellees in litigation involving American Optical Corporation.
The cases are…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims vacated the ruling of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, which denied Mary S. Gibbs’ claim for entitlement to service connection for the cause of her veteran-husband’s death.
The case is styled Mary S.…
The U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, granted Aida Savelesky’s motion to remand an asbestos lawsuit filed against National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) and other defendants.
The case is styled Aida Savelesky, Plaintiff v. Allied Packing and Supply Inc.,…
Nick Teasdale, the son of Norman Teasdale, is calling on council chiefs to warn the elder Mr. Teasdale’s former colleagues and pupils at a school in Teesside, England, the Evening Gazette reports.
Nick Teasdale believes others who were at the same…