RPM International Inc. says that Bondex International, Inc. and Specialty Products Holding Corp. are defendants in various asbestos-related bodily injury lawsuits filed in various state courts, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Oct. 7, 2011 with the U.S.…
The Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit, reversed the ruling of the First Judicial District Court for the Parish of Caddo Louisiana, which granted the City of Shreveport’s exception of no cause of action, in an asbestos case filed…
The appeal from RPM International Inc.’s Bondex International, Inc. subsidiary and Specialty Products Holding Corp. over an asbestos-related insurance case is ongoing in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
During calendar year 2003, Bondex and SPH’s third-party insurers…
The Mississippi Supreme Court on Oct. 4, 2011, said that Smith County Circuit Court Judge Eddie Bowen should recuse himself from further proceedings in an asbestos lawsuit, which produced a US$322 million verdict against Union Carbide Corporation and Chevron Phillips…
H.B. Fuller Company settled five asbestos-related lawsuits and claims during the 39 weeks ended Aug. 27, 2011, compared with three lawsuits and claims during the 39 weeks ended Aug. 28, 2010.
During the 39 weeks ended Aug. 27, 2011, the Company…
The Court of Appeals of Georgia affirmed rulings in a case involving asbestos filed by the family of Walter Butler against Union Carbide Corporation.
Judge Mikell entered judgment in Case No. A11A0481 on June 15, 2011.
This is a toxic tort case…
A jury in Broward County, Fla., awarded US$20,646,000 to Charles Garrison and his wife, Cynthia, on Sept. 16, 2011, in a Broward County courtroom, according to a press release dated Sept. 20, 2011 by The Ferraro Law Firm.
The 61-year-old Mr.…
The Superior Court of Connecticut denied H.B. Fuller Company’s motion for summary judgment in an asbestos case styled Stephen Mastroianni et al. v. Acands, Inc. et al.
Judge Barbara N. Bellis entered judgment in Case No. CV990362945S on May 17, 2011.
Stephen…
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.…
W.R. Grace & Co. says that, as of June 30, 2011, following the reclassification, withdrawal or expungement of claims, about 430 asbestos-related Property Damage Claims subject to a March 31, 2003 bar date remain outstanding.
The plaintiffs in asbestos property damage…