The U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, issued rulings in an asbestos case styled General Refractories Company v. First State Insurance Co., et al. (Lexington Insurance Company) (AIU Insurance Company).
District Judge Ludwig entered judgment in Civil Action No. 04-3509…
The Board of Commissioners of Coweta County, Ga., voted unanimously on Oct. 4, 2011, to have the low-bidder, Resurgence Demolition, remove asbestos from four abandoned buildings at a dumping site on Ishman Ballard Road, for a cost of US$7,875, The…
The U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, issued rulings in a case involving asbestos styled United States of America v. Donald Fillers, et al.
Judge Curtis L. Collier entered judgment in Case No. 1:09-CR-144 on June 14, 2011.
Defendants Donald Fillers…
The Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit, affirmed the decision of the Civil District Court, Orleans Parish, which dismissed the asbestos case of Elodie Granier Rome and Donald Francis Rome against Dover Engineered Systems, Inc. and Sargent Aerospace, Inc.,…
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has assessed a US$41,235 penalty to David J. Oliveri and Prudential Lenmar Realty of Natick for violations of MassDEP’s asbestos regulations that occurred at a Worcester residence and an Upton storage unit in February…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, on Oct. 5, 2011, overturned a Kentucky jury’s US$516,094 award — a move favoring Garlock Sealing Technologies — in Robert Moeller’s asbestos case, Legal Newsline reports.
Mr. Moeller worked with asbestos-containing gaskets…
Beth Phillips, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that the 41-year-old Anthony Crompton, a Kansas City, Mo. Developer, pleaded guilty in federal court on Oct. 5, 2011 to improperly removing and disposing of asbestos-containing materials in connection…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims will affirm the Sept. 24, 2009 ruling of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, which denied Kenneth K. Kritenbrink service connection for asbestosis.
The case is styled Kenneth K. Kritenbrink, Appellant v. Eric K.…
The U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, Urbana Division, has ruled in a case involving asbestos styled Cat Iron, Inc., Plaintiff v. Bodine Environmental Services, Inc., Defendant. Judge Michael P. McCuskey entered judgment in Case No. 10-CV-2102 on June…
The U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, denied Todd Shipyard Corporation’s motion to dismiss an asbestos lawsuit, which is part of In Asbestos Products Liability Litigation (No. VI). The particular case is styled, Taylor v. Various, Defendants.
District Judge Eduardo…