ASBESTOS UPDATE: Honeywell Still Facing Coverage Action in N.Y.

Honeywell International Inc. continues to face an asbestos-related declaratory judgment action in the Supreme Court of New York, County of New York.

In the second quarter of 2006, Travelers Casualty and Insurance Company filed the action against the Company and other…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Honeywell Has $685MM Sept. 30 NARCO Receivable

Honeywell International Inc. recorded an insurance receivable corresponding to the liability for settlement of pending and future NARCO-related asbestos claims of US$685 million as of Sept. 30, 2011 and US$718 million as of Dec. 31, 2010.

The Company owned North American…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Honeywell Has $38MM Sept. 30 Litigation Charges

Honeywell International Inc. recorded asbestos-related litigation charges, net of insurance, of US$38 million during the three months ended Sept. 30, 2011, compared with US$48 million during the three months ended Sept. 30, 2010.

The Company recorded litigation charges, net of insurance,…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Honeywell Faces 22.8T Bendix Claims at Sept. 30

Honeywell International Inc.’s Bendix friction materials business faced 22,800 asbestos-related claims during the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2011, compared with 22,480 claims during the year ended Dec. 31, 2010.

Bendix manufactured automotive brake parts that contained chrysotile asbestos in an…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Honeywell Has $1.574-Bil. Long-Term Liabilities

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…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Claims v. GenCorp Inc. Rise to 143 at Aug. 31

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…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Precision Castparts Named in Exposure Lawsuits

Like many other industrial companies in recent years, Precision Castparts Corp. is a defendant in lawsuits alleging personal injury as a result of exposure to chemicals and substances in the workplace, including asbestos.

To date, the Company has been dismissed from…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Exposure Cases Still Pending v. Curtiss-Wright

Curtiss-Wright Corporation or its subsidiaries have been named in a number of lawsuits that allege injury from exposure to asbestos, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug. 5, 2011.

To date, neither the…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Lawsuits v. Park-Ohio Surge to 300 at June 30

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp., at June 30, 2011, was a co-defendant in about 300 cases asserting claims on behalf of about 1,240 plaintiffs alleging personal injury as a result of exposure to asbestos, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: General Dynamics Could Face Potential Lawsuits

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…

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