EnPro Industries, Inc. recorded asbestos-related expenses of US$8.8 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2010, compared with US$14.3 million during the quarter ended June 30, 2009, according to Company press release dated Aug. 5, 2010.
The Company recorded asbestos-related expenses…
The Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County, affirmed the ruling of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, which granted summary judgment in favor of BorgWarner Corporation in an asbestos case filed by Alice and Bernard Cantrell.
The…
The Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County, denied Ford Motor Company’s Motion for Reargument of Decision in an asbestos lawsuit filed by Barry Urian.
The case is styled Barry Urian, Plaintiff v. Ford Motor Company, et al., Defendants.
Judge Johnston entered…
Tenneco Inc. continues to be subject to a number of lawsuits initiated by a significant number of claimants alleging health problems as a result of exposure to asbestos, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 5, 2010 with…
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Gerber in New York, on Aug. 9, 2010, granted permission to unsecured creditors of General Motors Corporation’s bankruptcy estate to request documents, after they agreed to keep sensitive information confidential, Bloomberg reports.
The case is styled In…
The Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 8, issued split rulings in a case involving asbestos styled John Russell et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents v. Ford Motor Company, Defendant and Appellant.
Judges Tricia A. Bigelow, Madeleine Flier and Elizabeth A. Grimes…
Standard Motor Products, Inc., at June 30, 2010, says that 1,534 asbestos cases were outstanding for which it was responsible for any related liabilities, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 3, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange…
The Supreme Court of New Jersey, on July 8, 2010, denied BorgWarner, Inc.’s Notice of Petition appealing the decision of the lower courts in an insurance-related asbestos action.
On April 5, 2010 the Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed…
Standard Motor Products, Inc.’s accrued asbestos liability was US$24,135,000 as of June 30, 2010, compared with US$24,874,000 as of Dec. 31, 2009, according to a Company press release dated Aug. 2, 2010.
The Company’s accrued asbestos liabilities of US$24,472,000 as of…
BorgWarner, Inc. faced about 18,000 pending asbestos-related product liability claims as of both June 30, 2010 and Dec. 31, 2009, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on July 30, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Like many other industrial…