ASBESTOS UPDATE: Greene’s Dismissal Bid Ok’d in Bulanda Lawsuit

The U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, granted Green, Tweed, & Company’s motion for dismissal in an asbestos case filed by Margaret A. Bulanda.

The case is styled Margaret A. Bulanda, individually and as Special Administrator of the…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Claims v. CBS Corp. Drop to 50,390 at June 30

CBS Corporation had pending about 50,390 asbestos claims as of June 30, 2011, as compared with about 52,220 as of Dec. 31, 2010 and 58,920 as of June 30, 2010, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with on Aug.…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Hutto Case v. 18 Firms Filed on June 28 in Tex.

Juanita Keith Hutto, on June 28, 2011, filed an asbestos lawsuit on behalf of Jimmie Jefferson Hutto against 18 defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.

The defending companies named in the complaint are: A.W.…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Chiquita Records 2,250 MARDOC Actions Dismissed

Chiquita Brands International, Inc. says that, of the MARDOC cases pending in Federal court in Pennsylvania (claims alleging injury or illness from exposure to asbestos), about 2,250 of about 4,000 cases that had been administratively dismissed without prejudice (i.e., with…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: CBS Corp. Subject to 52,230 Claims at March 31

CBS Corporation had about 52,230 pending asbestos claims as of March 31, 2011, as compared with about 52,220 as of Dec. 31, 2010 and 62,340 as of March 31, 2010, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Atkins Action v. 20 Firms Filed Aug. 9 in Texas

Jack Atkins on Aug. 9, 2010, filed an asbestos-related lawsuit against 20 defendant corporations in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.

Mr. Atkins claims he developed an asbestos-related disease different from the other non-malignant asbestos-related disease for…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: CBS Corporation Faced 58,920 Claims at June 30

CBS Corporation faced about 58,920 pending asbestos claims as of June 30, 2010, compared with about 62,360 as of Dec. 31, 2009 and 64,480 as of June 30, 2009.

The Company had about 62,340 pending asbestos claims as of March 31,…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: CBS Corp. Has 62,340 Pending Claims at March 31

CBS Corporation had about 62,340 pending asbestos claims as of March 31, 2010, as compared with about 62,360 pending claims as of Dec. 31, 2009 and 67,540 as of March 31, 2009.

The Company is a defendant in lawsuits claiming various…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Foster Wheeler’s Bid in Crowder Lawsuit Denied

The U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, Terre Haute Division, denied Foster Wheeler LLC’s motion to strike and dismiss Paragraph 27 of Dennis and Suzanne Crowder’s asbestos- related complaint.

The case is styled Dennis Crowder and Suzanne Crowder, Plaintiffs v.…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Thomas Cites $900T for Remediation at Sept. 30

Thomas Properties Group, Inc., as of Sept. 30, 2009, had accrued about US$900,000 for estimated future costs of asbestos removal or abatement at its City National Plaza and Brookhollow properties.

The Company has removed or abated asbestos-containing building materials from certain…

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