From time to time, Eastman Chemical Company and its operations are parties to lawsuits and claims including asbestos matters, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed on Aug. 2, 2011 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Headquartered in Kingsport, Tenn., Eastman…
There were about 213 pending asbestos claims as of June 30, 2011, against Rogers Corporation, compared with about 194 pending claims at Dec. 31, 2010, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug.…
The Dow Chemical Company’s non-current asbestos-related liabilities amounted to US$643 million as of June 30, 2011, compared with US$663 million as of Dec. 31, 2010.
The Company’s non-current asbestos-related liabilities were US$655 million as of March 31, 2011. (Class Action Reporter,…
There were about 4,400 asbestos lawsuits as of June 24, 2011 that were pending against Tyco International Ltd., its subsidiaries or entities for which the Company has assumed responsibility.
There were about 4,400 lawsuits as of March 25, 2011 pending against…
An inactive subsidiary of Quaker Chemical Corporation, which was acquired in 1978 and sold certain products containing asbestos, primarily on an installed basis, is among the defendants in numerous lawsuits alleging injury due to exposure to asbestos.
The subsidiary discontinued operations…
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, on June 27, 2011, filed an unopposed motion for continuance, asking Judge Donald Floyd to continue an asbestos case filed by Caryl Richardson on behalf of her late father, Willis Whisnant Jr., The…
W. R. Grace & Co.’s net Chapter 11 and asbestos-related costs amounted to US$9 million during the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared with US$7.8 million during the three months ended June 30, 2010, according to a Company report,…
A court ruled that RPM International Inc.’s Bondex International Inc. subsidiary is unable to acquire data on compensation paid to asbestos victims the company wants to use to calculate future liabilities, Bloomberg reports.
On July 26, 2011, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Judith…
Ruth E. Smith, on June 9, 2011, filed an asbestos lawsuit against 60 defendant corporations in Kanawha Circuit Court, W.Va., The West Virginia Record reports.
According to the complaint, Mrs. Smith was diagnosed with mesothelioma on May 25, 2011. She claims…
Olin Corporation’s liabilities for asbestos-related actions were US$17 million as of June 30, 2011, US$18.1 million as of Dec. 31, 2010, and US$19.4 million as of June 30, 2010.
The Company and its subsidiaries are defendants in various legal actions (including…