ASBESTOS UPDATE: Pittsburgh Corning’s 3rd Turnaround Plan Junked

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Judith Fitzgerald has rejected a third plan to reorganize Pittsburgh Corning Corp., a local joint venture of PPG Industries Inc. and Corning Inc. that went bankrupt in 2000 under asbestos-related claims, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

Judge Fitzgerald in…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: 39 Suits Pending v. American Locker at March 9

The balance of unresolved asbestos cases against American Locker Group Incorporated as of March 9, 2011, the most recent date information is available, is about 39 cases, according to the Company’s annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Harrison Family Files Claim v. Moores Furniture

The family of Brian Harrison, of Wetherby, Leeds, England, filed an asbestos-related lawsuit against Moores Furniture Group, where Mr. Harrison worked for 30 years, the Wetherby News reports.

Mr. Harrison, a former Moores stores manager, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in December…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: N.Y. Court Vacates Ruling in Charlop Claim

The Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York, granted a Motion to Vacate, in an action styled Eugene Charlop, Plaintiff-Respondent v. A.O. Smith Water Products, et al., Defendants, Kohler Co., Defendant-Appellant.

Judges Peter Tom, David Friedman, Catterson, Karla Moskowitz, and…

ASBESTOS LITIGATION: RAL Supply Still Facing 1 Action at Dec. 31

Colonial Commercial Corp.’s subsidiary, The RAL Supply Group, Inc., is party to one asbestos-related lawsuit as of Dec. 31, 2008, according to the Company’s annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2009.

The lawsuit alleges injury…