The Court of Appeals of North Carolina reversed the ruling of the North Carolina Industrial Commission in a lawsuit involving asbestos styled Edith L. Johnson, Widow and Sole Dependent of Russell L. Johnson, Deceased Employee, Plaintiff v. Covil Corporation, Employer,…
After a two day hearing in federal court in Rochester, N.Y., U.S. District Court Judge Charles J. Siragusa sentenced 54-year-old Keith Gordon-Smith to six years in prison on Sept. 21, 2011, for knowingly violating the Clean Air Act and making…
Edward Lewis Montgomery and Callie Ilene Montgomery, of Dublin, Va., on Sept. 6, 2011, filed an asbestos lawsuit against 92 defendant corporations in Kanawha Circuit Court, W.Va., The West Virginia Record reports.
According to the complaint, Mr. Montgomery was diagnosed with…
The U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, granted the application of the Kodak Occupational Accidental Death Insurance Plan (KOADI) and other defendants to dismiss an asbestos case involving Peggy A. Hall.
This is an action brought under ERISA, to…
The U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, affirmed the ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, which sentenced Michael Phillips to 18 months of imprisonment, three years of supervised release, US$12,765 in restitution, and a…
GenCorp Inc. faced 143 pending asbestos cases as of Aug. 31, 2011, compared with 141 cases as of Nov. 30, 2011, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Sept. 30, 2011 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company…
The Court of Appeals of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit, vacated the ruling of the Twenty-Ninth Judicial District Court Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana, which granted a motion to enforce a settlement agreement urged by American Cyanamid Co., in a…
The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, New York, affirmed the Jan. 15, 2010 ruling of the Workers’ Compensation Board, which ruled that the employer and its workers’ compensation carrier were not entitled to reimbursement from the Special Disability Fund.
The…
H.B. Fuller Company settled five asbestos-related lawsuits and claims during the 39 weeks ended Aug. 27, 2011, compared with three lawsuits and claims during the 39 weeks ended Aug. 28, 2010.
During the 39 weeks ended Aug. 27, 2011, the Company…
The Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County, granted Georgia-Pacific, LLC’s motion for summary judgment in an asbestos case filed by Raymond Foucha.
Judge Peggy L. Ableman entered judgment in Civil Action No. N10C- 05-042 ASB on June 3, 2011.
Mr. Foucha…