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 removal of asbestos from homes throughout Parkfairfax, Va., could cost property owners around US$14,000, the Alexandria Times reports.
However, Board of Directors President Barbary Turpyn says a final decision is months away. The board established a working group to look…
MeadWestvaco Corporation, as of June 30, 2011, faced about 530 asbestos-related lawsuits, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 4, 2011 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
As with numerous other large industrial companies, the Company has been named…
Various claims and other legal proceedings incidental to the normal course of business are pending or threatened against General Dynamics Corporation and relate to such issues like asbestos-related claims and employee-related matters.
No significant asbestos-related matters were discussed in the Company’s…
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted several defendants’ dismissal motions in an asbestos- related lawsuit styled Phyllis Kiser, Plaintiff v. A.W. Chesterton Co., et al., Defendants.
Judge Eduardo C. Robreno entered judgment in Civil Action No.…
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. and its predecessors in interest are defendants in a long-standing series of cases filed in numerous jurisdictions around the country wherein former and current employees and various third party persons allege exposure to asbestos containing materials…
Various claims and other legal proceedings incidental to the normal course of business are pending or threatened against General Dynamics Corporation and relate to such issues like asbestos-related claims and employee-related matters.
No significant asbestos-related matters were discussed in the Company’s…
Norfolk Southern Corporation continues to be subject to occupational claims (including asbestosis and other respiratory diseases, as well as conditions allegedly related to repetitive motion) that are often not caused by a specific accident or event but rather allegedly result…
MeadWestvaco Corporation, as of June 30, 2010, was involved in about 550 asbestos-related lawsuits, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 3, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company, as of March 31, 2010, faced about 550…
Colfax Corporation’s asbestos coverage litigation expenses were US$4,543,000 during the three months ended July 2, 2010, compared with US$4,027,000 during the three months ended July 3, 2009, according to a Company press release dated July 28, 2010.
The Company recorded asbestos…