ASBESTOS UPDATE: Court OKs Glein’s Remand Bid in Lawsuit v. UTC

The U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, granted Betty Glein’s motion to remand an asbestos case styled Betty Glein, Plaintiff v. Boeing Company, et al., Defendants.

The case was remanded to the Circuit Court of the Third Judicial Circuit, Madison…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Sealed Air Unit Still Party to Thundersky Claim

Sealed Air Corporation’s Canadian subsidiary, Sealed Air (Canada) Co./Cie, since 2004, is a defendant in an asbestos case styled Thundersky v. The Attorney General of Canada, et al. (File No. CI04-01-39818).

The case is pending in the Manitoba Court of Queen’s…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Asbestos Halts CITIC Pacific’s Iron Ore Project

Officials of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union said that a crisis meeting stopped work at CITIC Pacific’s AUD5.2 billion Sino iron ore project near Karratha, Western Australia, after asbestos was found on site, WAtoday.com.au reports.

On Sept. 18, 2009, AMWU State…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Appeals Withdrawn in Harris Action in N.Y.

The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York, withdrew an appeal dated Jan. 24, 2008 in the case, which is part of In re New York City Asbestos Litigation, styled Shannon Harris, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Amchem Products, Inc., et al.,…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Sealed Air Unit Has Thundersky Injury Suit

Sealed Air Corporation’s Canadian subsidiary Sealed Air (Canada) Co./Cie, since November 2004, has been a defendant in the case of Thundersky v. The Attorney General of Canada, et al. (File No. CI04-01-39818), pending in the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench.

W.…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: Sealed Air Party to Grace’s Cases in Canada

Sealed Air Corporation continues to be a party to W. R. Grace & Co.’s asbestos-related lawsuits in Canadian courts.

In November 2004, the Company’s Canadian subsidiary Sealed Air (Canada) Co./Cie learned that it had been named a defendant in the case…