The Supreme Court of Delaware upheld the ruling of the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, in and for New Castle County, which denied Patricia Price’s Motion to Amend her household asbestos exposure complaint as futile.
The case is styled…
The Supreme Court of Florida affirmed the ruling of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, which held that the Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness Act is unconstitutional as applied to the Appellees in litigation involving American Optical Corporation.
The cases are…
The retrial of an asbestos lawsuit filed on behalf of refinery worker, Willis Whisnant Jr., against DuPont De Nemours has been continued for another year, The Southeast Texas Record reports.
Since 2007, the Southeast Texas Record has reported on the asbestos…
The Court of Appeals of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit, vacated the ruling of the Twenty-Ninth Judicial District Court Parish of St. Charles, State of Louisiana, which granted a motion to enforce a settlement agreement urged by American Cyanamid Co., in a…
An asbestos lawsuit on behalf of John Dixon Sr. was filed on Aug. 31, 2011 in Jefferson County District Court, Tex., The Southeast Texas Record reports.
The case was filed by Agnes Dixon, Jane Lampman, Molly Abshier and John Dixon Jr.…
Numerous lawsuits are pending against Pfizer in various federal and state courts seeking damages for alleged personal injury from exposure to products containing asbestos and other allegedly hazardous materials sold by Gibsonburg Lime Products Company.
Gibsonburg was acquired by the Company…
Pfizer Inc.’s Warner-Lambert subsidiary is actively engaged in the defense of, and will continue to explore various means to resolve, asbestos-related claims involving American Optical Corporation.
Between 1967 and 1982, Warner-Lambert owned AO, which manufactured and sold respiratory protective devices and…
Pfizer Inc.’s wholly owned Quigley Company, Inc. continues to be subject to asbestos-related exposure litigation.
Quigley was acquired by the Company in 1968 and sold small amounts of products containing asbestos until the early 1970s. In September 2004, the Company and…
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA is engaged in litigation with Sealed Air Corporation to confirm its entitlement to indemnification from Sealed Air for all losses and expenses incurred by the Company relating to pre-Merger tax liabilities and Merger-related…
Pfizer Inc. has agreed to lend its Quigley unit as much as US$65 million in cash to extend Quigley’s bankruptcy, potentially giving Pfizer more protection against claims for asbestos-related health issues, Bloomberg reports.
Quigley asked U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Stuart Bernstein for…